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Dilbert principle

satirical observation by Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams
Intangible concept Q585169

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
concept, anti-pattern[3]
Facet of
competence, organizational theory[6][7]
Discoverer or inventor
Scott Adams[2]
Inspired by
The Peter Principle[5]
Named after
Dilbert[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dilbert principle en the Dilbert principle ar مبدأ ديلبرت da Dilbertprincippet de Das Dilbert-Prinzip es Principio de Dilbert fr Principe de Dilbert hu A Dilbert elv hu A Dilbert-elv it Principio di Dilbert ja ディルバートの法則 pt Princípio Dilbert ro Principiul lui Dilbert zh 呆伯特法則
🔖 Identifiers · 3
BookBrainz work ID
06ec18ea-0ea3-45d5-a398-8a0976675cc1
Freebase ID
/m/017rjb
Quora topic ID
Dilbert-Principle-1

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🔗 Connections
Facet of 2
organizational theory, competence
Instance of 2
concept, anti-pattern
Discoverer or inventor 1
Scott Adams
Inspired by 1
The Peter Principle
Named after 1
Dilbert
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Dilbert principle is a concept[1].

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  1. 27d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Dilbert
    Facet of → competence, organizational theory
    Named after → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'lt', 'nn', 'pt', '
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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