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Parkinson's Law
Parkinson's Law
Author: C. Northcote Parkinson
"in the Spring of 1956 Fortune Magazine published an aritcle titled "How Seven Employees Can be made toDo the Work of One," a devastating and hilarious critique of managerial bureaucracy...The Fortune article is one chapter in this slender but deadly intercontinental ballistic missive. The entire book consists of a series of shockingly improbab...  more »
ISBN: 330871
Publication Date: 8/1964
Pages: 140
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Audio Cassette
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Classic primer on business practice.
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One of the earliest books commenting on some of the absurdities of business--which unfortunately still explains a lot about why things at the office are still very messed up.


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