Question: Which hierarcchiologist believed It states that the selection of a candidate for a position is based on the candidate's performance in their current role, rather than on abilities relevant to the intended role?
Related documents: [0]  [DOC] The Peter principle is a concept in management theory formulated by educator Laurence J. Peter and published in 1969. It states that the selection of a candidate for a position is based on the candidate's performance in their current role, rather than on abilities relevant to the intended role. Thus, employees only stop being promoted once they can no longer perform effectively, and "managers rise to the level of their incompetence". [END] 
[1]  [DOC] Laurence Johnston Peter (September 16, 1919 – January 12, 1990) was a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist" best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle. [END] 
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Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter