Peter Principle. Dr. Peter offers his disturbing insight into why people get promoted to their level of competence. Why people struggle up the hierarchy of an organization when it is no good for neither them or the company? “Jumping Jelly Beans” Professor Fred Hezberges name is associated with the study of motivation. Here he delivers his theories in a stimulating lecture. “Up the organization”. Robert Townsend expounds his radical philosophy on the subject of running a business. No department is safe from his challenging and witty criticism.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
509499
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Career changes
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Career development
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Career education
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Corporate culture
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Promotions
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Speeches, addresses, etc.
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Career development
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Career education
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Motivation (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)