Laurence Peter & Raymond HullThe Peter Principle, 1969
In hierarchies, people are promoted on performance in their current role until they reach a role they cannot perform — everyone tends to rise to their level of incompetence.
Benson, Li & ShueQuarterly Journal of Economics, 2019
Empirical confirmation in sales: firms promote top sellers into management even when they make poor managers — promotion used as a reward corrupts selection.
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