Parkinson's Law

帕金森 (Parkinson , C. Northcote (Cyril Northcote), 1909- )
Parkinson, C. Northcote Cyril Northcote 1909-
書名/作者
帕金森定律 : 組織病態之硏究 / C. N. Parkinson原著; 潘煥昆,崔寶瑛合譯
出版項
台北市 : 中華企業管理, 民80[1991]
版本項
十一版



C. Northcote Parkinson Spotlight: Parkinson's Law states: "Work expands to fill the time available for its completion." Having spent time working in the British Civil Service, C. Northcote Parkinson developed a cynical philosophy on bureaucracies and their efficiency, and wrote about it in his book Parkinson's Law: The Pursuit of Progress. He writes of the (in)efficiency of committees in his definition of a Coefficient of Inefficiency. Parkinson, born on this date in 1909, also wrote novels set in the nautical world, including the Richard Delancey series and The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower.
Quote: "'The Law of Triviality'... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved." — C. Northcote Parkinson