On the Peter Principle and the adoption of random strategies
First papers
“The Peter principle revisited: A computational study” , A. Pluchino, A. Rapisarda, C. Garofalo,
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume 389, Issue 3, 1 February 2010, Pages 467-472
“Efficient promotion strategies in hierarchical organizations” , A. Pluchino, A. Rapisarda, C. Garofalo, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
The first paper was awarded with the 2010 Ig-Nobel prize for management.
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The 2010 Ig-Nobel Prize for Management see this link
A schematic view of our results
Media coverage
1. “Incompetence rules”, New Scientist (2009)
2. “Random promotions”, The New York Times (2010)
3. “Random promotions may be the best”, The Guardian (2010)
4. “If the Peter principle is right we should randomly promote people”, Psychology Today (2010)