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EXPERTISE. "Among the really expert, all organizations are instantly judged by the looks of their female office staff. Vice President A, who cannot find an attractive girl for his outer office, is most unlikely to have found anything else." There is also the Parkinsey Report: "Before joining a company as vice president or president, you must discover its sex. A male corporation is to be identified, first of all, by its rough exterior. The layout is more practical than pleasing, the machinery unconcealed, and the paint- work conservative and drab. Combined with this rugged appearance is an assertiveness in advertising...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Executives: Parkinson's Third Law | 8/24/1962 | See Source »

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