Which of the following does the statement, “people are promoted into positions they are not qualified to perform” relate to ?
a.

weber’s model of bureaucracies

c.

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b.

the peter principle

d.

iron law of oligarchy

The correct answer is B.

The Peter Principle is a concept used in management and it was coined for the first time by Laurence J. Peter.

It describes how employees are sucessively promoted due to high performance in accomplished tasks (tasks performed in the past), until they get stagnated in a level in which they are not competent anymore. They do not succeed in the new level, because if the had, they would have obtained new promotions.

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