Category: Management
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Eponymous Laws describing Bureaucracy
Pournelle’s Iron Law of Bureaucracy – In any large organization, the faction devoted to protecting the bureaucracy itself eventually gains control, sidelining the people focused on the mission. Parkinson’s Law – “Work expands to fill the time (and resources) available.” Bureaucracies therefore grow even when workloads don’t. Parkinson’s Law of Triviality (the “bike-shed effect”) –…
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Fifty Laws defining the underlying structure of Reality
1 – 10 • Murphy 11 – 20 • Everyday Mischief and Mishaps 21 – 30 • Work, Management, and Bureaucracy 31 – 40 • Internet and Media 41 – 50 • Technology and Engineering