Laurence J. Peter
Sign in to saveAlso known as Laurence Johnston Peter, Laurence Peter
Canadian educator (1919–1990)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 61
Top works
- Le monde selon Peter, ou, Les subtilités de la pyramide hiérarchique
- Peter's Ideas for our time
- Why Things Go Wrong or the Peter Principle Revisited
- ʻEḳron ha-tseḥoḳ ha-Piṭeri
- ha-Piramidah ha-piṭerit
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1945-09-16
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 87,436x
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,819x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,949x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 25,594x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,222x
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Quotes
- “In every organization there is a considerable accumulation of dead wood in the executive level.”
- “Occupational incompetence is everywhere. Have you noticed it? Probably we all have noticed it.”
- “In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.”
- “In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties. Do not be fooled by apparent exceptions.”
- “Some Blockett-type employees actually believe that they have received a genuine promotion; others recognize the truth. But the main function of a pseudo-promotion is to deceive people outside the hierarchy. When this is achieved, the maneuver is counted a success.”
- “Never stand when you can sit; never walk when you can ride; never Push when you can Pull.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Laurence Johnston Peter , ( 1919-09-16 ) September 16, 1919, Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
- Died
- January 12, 1990 (1990-01-12) (aged 70), California , United States
- Alma mater
- Western Washington State College
- Occupations
- Educator, psychologist, writer
- Known for
- Peter principle
- Spouse s
- Nancy M. Peter, Irene Peter
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Vancouver
- Place of death
- Palos Verdes Estates
- Occupation
- pedagogue
- Educated at
- Western Washington University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Peter Principle
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Field of work
- management
- Image
- Laurence J. Peter, 1975.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- date of birth
- 1919-09-16
- date of death
- 1990-01-12
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Encyclopedic overview
Laurence Johnston Peter (September 16, 1919 – January 12, 1990) was a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist" who is best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Laurence J. Peter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.