Peter Principlen.

Brit.

/ˈpiːtə ˌprɪnsᵻpl/, U.S.

/ˈpidər ˌprɪnsəp(ə)l/

Forms:

α. 1900s– Peter principle.

β. 1900s– Peter's principle.

Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Peter , principle n.

Etymology: < the name of Laurence Johnston Peter (1919–90), Canadian-born U.S. educationalist and author, who propounded it + principle n. In β. forms < the genitive of the name of Peter + principle n.

The principle that members of a hierarchical organization are promoted until they reach the level at which they are incompetent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > inability or inaptitude > system of promotion to unsuitable position

Peter Principle1967

1967 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 14 May 22/4 The Peter Principle is this: In each hierarchy, wherever it be government, business, etc. each employe [sic] tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

1968 L. J. Peter Peter Princ. (1969) i. 25 My analysis of hundreds of cases of occupational incompetence led me on to formulate The Peter Principle: In a Hierarchy Every Employee Tends to Rise to His Level of Incompetence.

1970 Guardian Weekly 25 July 6 Much blame must attach to the administrative system,..which religiously follows the Peter Principle of promoting mediocrities.

1978 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 126 273/2 In in-company situations, assessment centres can hopefully help avoid Peter's principle, whereby everyone is promoted to his level of incompetence.

2000 N.Y. Times 17 Nov. e1/3 I worry that humanity has been ‘advanced’ to its present level of incompetency because evolution works on the Peter Principle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peter principle
释义	Peter Principlen. Brit. /ˈpiːtə ˌprɪnsᵻpl/, U.S. /ˈpidər ˌprɪnsəp(ə)l/ Forms: α. 1900s– Peter principle. β. 1900s– Peter's principle. Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Peter , principle n. Etymology: < the name of Laurence Johnston Peter (1919–90), Canadian-born U.S. educationalist and author, who propounded it + principle n. In β. forms < the genitive of the name of Peter + principle n. The principle that members of a hierarchical organization are promoted until they reach the level at which they are incompetent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > inability or inaptitude > system of promotion to unsuitable position Peter Principle1967 1967 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 14 May 22/4 The Peter Principle is this: In each hierarchy, wherever it be government, business, etc. each employe [sic] tends to rise to his level of incompetence. 1968 L. J. Peter Peter Princ. (1969) i. 25 My analysis of hundreds of cases of occupational incompetence led me on to formulate The Peter Principle: In a Hierarchy Every Employee Tends to Rise to His Level of Incompetence. 1970 Guardian Weekly 25 July 6 Much blame must attach to the administrative system,..which religiously follows the Peter Principle of promoting mediocrities. 1978 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 126 273/2 In in-company situations, assessment centres can hopefully help avoid Peter's principle, whereby everyone is promoted to his level of incompetence. 2000 N.Y. Times 17 Nov. e1/3 I worry that humanity has been ‘advanced’ to its present level of incompetency because evolution works on the Peter Principle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1967
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