I am fascinated by the outcome of a careful study by an American researcher, Dr. Laurence J Peter, which has today become known as "The Peter principle." This study focuses on one fundamental principle of relationships both at the formal and informal levels. This is hierarchy and he devised a study series he referred to as hierarcheology.
His postulation is, in simple terms, that hierarcheology is the major problem of the organized human society. Why it is a problem is because it affects professional responsibilities by its inability to create awareness of such responsibilities. The logical consequence of such a development, according to "The Peter Principle" is incompetence in the execution of professional responsibilities.
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