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Praxis II: Sociology Exam Prep

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Which of the following quotes can be attributed to Parkinson’s Law?
  1. “Bureaucracy is connected with everything else that gives our culture its uniqueness.”
  2. “In any hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.”
  3. “Modern bureaucrats are people pushing.”
  4. “Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.”
Explanation
Answer - D - “Work expands to fill the time available for its completion” can be attributed to Parkinson’s Law.

Key Takeaway: Parkinson’s Law was the first sentence of an essay published in The Economist in 1955, attributed to Cyril Parkinson. The sentence, “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion,” basically meant that people tend to take as long to complete a task as time available.
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