The Peter principle (TEFC)

In any hierarchical organization, en employee tend to se to his level of incompetence and remains there. Dr Laurence J. Peters outlines the dangers of working in a hierarchy and offers advice to employers and employees on the best use of the Peter Principle. The serious social implications from both an individual and organisational viewpoint includes stress related illness, unbalanced home life, inefficiency and incompetence.

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Credits

producer

Peter Riding

production company

BBC

Duration

00:25:25:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300870

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employees

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work practice

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

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Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1973

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