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Organizations
The higher up the organization, the fewer people appreciate Murphy's Law.
Ouzman’s Opinion
Murphy’s Laws
Organizations
Employees in a hierarchy do not really object to incompetence in their colleagues.
Peter's Paradox
Murphy’s Laws
People
Hierarchies
Incompetence
Organizations
At some time in the life cycle of virtually every organization, its ability to succeed in spite of itself runs out.
Brien's First Law
Murphy’s Laws
Success
Organizations
Nobody really knows what is going on anywhere within the organization.
Johnson's Corollary
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
Knowledge
Organizations
On successive charts of the same organization the number of boxes will never decrease.
Boyle’s Twelfth Law
Murphy’s Laws
Charts
Organizations
Every organization has an allotted number of positions to be filled by misfits.Corollary: Once a misfit leaves, another will be recruited.
Owen's Theory of Organizational Deviance
Murphy’s Laws
People
Misfits
Organizations
In every organization there will always be one person who knows what is going on… and this person must be fired.
Conway's Law
Murphy’s Laws
People
Situations
Fired
Organizations
Organizations always have too many managers.
Truth 5.1 of Management
Murphy’s Laws
Managers
Organizations
Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other large organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot actually masturbate.
Dave Barry
(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Activities
People
Sex
Masturbation
Meetings
Organizations
Any organization is like a septic tank; the really big chunks rise to the top.
John Imhoff
(1923 – 2005) American professor
Things
Organizations
In a hierarchical organization, the higher the level, the greater the confusion.
Dow's Law
Murphy’s Laws
People
Confusion
Hierarchies
Organizations
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.
Groucho Marx
(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host
People
Self
Clubs
Organizations
Internal consistency is valued more highly than efficiency.
Peter's Inversion
Murphy’s Laws
Consistency
Efficiency
Organizations
The less work an organization produces, the more frequently it reorganizes.
Jacobson's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Organizations
On successive charts of the same organization the number of boxes will never decrease.
Anonymous Murphy's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Charts
Organizations