From Gerry Lynch
Mark Buchanan’s reference to Parkinson’s law (10 January, p 38) prompted me to read the entirety of C. Northcote Parkinson’s treatise where it originated.
Of particular significance is his ground-breaking discovery of “injelititis” – the chemical reaction within organisations when the concentration of incompetence and jealousy among senior management reaches such a level that the whole organisation becomes moribund.
The illness seems to have been particularly prevalent among the banking industry’s non-executive directors.
Nutbourne, West Sussex, UK
