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October 26, 2007

Garbage can

This is the best Dilbert cartoon I have ever seen, and that says something. Of course there is an academic name for this situation, and it is called a garbage can, from Cohen, M. D., J. G. March, et al. (1972). "A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice." Administrative Science Quarterly 17(1).

Aw shucks, I'll just post it:

Dilbert on Garbage cans
Update 10 minutes later: Now it dawned on me - it is the garbage man saying this. Which leads me to think that Scott Adams has read a lot more organizational theory than he wants to let on.

Posted by Espen at October 26, 2007 1:40 PM

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It is actually "The World's Smartest Garbageman":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_characters_in_Dilbert#The_World.27s_Smartest_Garbageman

Posted by: Karl at October 27, 2007 1:43 PM