Table of Contents

Preface.

Part I - Incompetence at Work.

Chapter 1 Military and Management Incompetence.

Chapter 2 The Nature of Incompetence.

Chapter 3 Paradoxical Incompetence and Management Madness.

Chapter 4 The Concept of Competence.

Part II - The Causes of Incompetence.

Chapter 5 The Causes of Incompetencies: Personality Traits.

Chapter 6 Pathological Incompetence.

Chapter 7 Teams and Team Managers.

Part III - Curing the Problem.

Chapter 8 Possible Cures of Management Incompetence.

References.

Index.

About the Author

Adrian Furnham is Professor of Psychology at University College, London, UK. He is on the editorial board of a number of journals, has received many awards, and is recognized as the most productive psychologist in the world. He is the author of over 800 journal articles and more than 60 books, including successful, popular management books. He acts as a consultant to a number of multinational corporations. He has written regular columns in The Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Times and is a frequent contributor to BBC radio and television.