Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/34218 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 2973
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The Peter Principle captures two stylized facts about hierarchies: first, promotions often place employees into jobs for which they are less well suited than for that previously held. Second, demotions are extremely rare. Why do organizations not correct 'wrong' promotion decision? This paper shows in a complete contracting setting that a simple trade-off between incentive provision and efficient job assignment may make it optimal to promote some employees to a job at which they produce less than they would at the previous level.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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