The Peter principle: A theory of decline

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Lazear, Edward P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ECONOMIC THEORY; LABOR MARKET; OCCUPATION;

EID: 1842864893     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/379943     Document Type: Article

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