Vocabulary

Peter Principle

ピーターの法則(ほうそく)

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(1) Noun, Phrase, Proper Noun

The Peter Principle is a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter, which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to their "level of incompetence."  The Peter Principle states that, if you perform well in your job, you will likely be promoted to the next level of your organization's hierarchy. You will continue to rise up the ladder until you reach the point where you can no longer perform well.

ピーターの法則(ほうそく)は、ローレンスJ.ピーターによって開発(かいはつ)された管理(かんり)概念(がいねん)であり、階層(かいそう)社会(しゃかい)人々(ひとびと)は「無能(むのう)のレベル」に上昇(じょうしょう)する傾向(けいこう)があることを観察(かんさつ)しています。 Peter Principleは、仕事(しごと)でうまくやれば、組織(そしき)階層(かいそう)(つぎ)のレベルに昇進(しょうしん)する可能(かのう)(せい)(たか)いと()べています。しかしずっと梯子(はしご)(のぼ)りつめるとそれ以上(いじょう)()()げられなくなり無能(むのう)中間(ちゅうかん)管理(かんり)(しょく)になる。

Examples

  1. He was promoted numerous times, but when he became vice president, he could not do the job up to expectations. When the president fired him, he mentioned that he was a victim of the Peter Principle.

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