Which of the following best captures the "Peter Principle"?
A) Through natural selection, incompetent employees tend to turn over.
B) When promoting based on past performance and seniority, employees will be promoted regularly until they are promoted to a position where they cannot perform well.
C) Incompetence breeds incompetence.
D) Managers who are incompetent tend to produce situations where there are more grievances, more voluntary turnover, more absenteeism, and more harassment.

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The Peter Principle suggests that employees are promoted based on their performance in their current role rather than their abilities relevant to the intended role. This process continues until they reach a position at which they are no longer competent.

Which of the Following Best Captures the "Peter Principle