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Executives who don't deserve their position work with incompetent employees to justify themselves

Research carried out jointly by the University of Granada and the University of Lovaina finds that qualified persons prefer to work in a competent surrounding in jobs that imply some responsibility. Executives who feel they're not the right person to hold the job they have been assigned try to work with less competent people.

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