Which of the Following Best Captures the "Peter Principle

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best captures the "Peter Principle"?

• A) Through natural selection, incompetent employees tend to turn over.
• B) When promoting based on past performance and seniority, employees will be promoted regularly until they are promoted to a position where they cannot perform well.
• C) Incompetence breeds incompetence.
• D) Managers who are incompetent tend to produce situations where there are more grievances, more voluntary turnover, more absenteeism, and more harassment.

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