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Northcote Parkinson
Official Question Material
Prep: 30-40 Seconds
Northcote Parkinson, a British writer, formulated Parkinson's rule: "Work expands to fill the time allotted to it; or, conversely, the amount of work completed is in inverse proportion to the number of people employed." Simply said: If you have an hour to do a 5 minute job, it will take an hour to do it. A large number of people accomplish less work than a smaller number of people.
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