Cyril Northcote Parkinson (1909–1993) was a British naval historian and author of some 60 books, the most famous of which was his best-seller Parkinson's Law (1957), in which he advanced Parkinson's law, stating that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion".[1]
This bibliography covers writing about Parkinson.
- Baistow, Tom. "PARKINSON'S SECOND LAW." The Singapore Free Press 30 Mar. 1960: 6. Print
- Parkinson, Cyril Northcote. "THE ART OF BEING NO.2 IN THE OFFICE." The Singapore Free Press 17 Oct. 1961: 6. Print.
- "General Knowledge Quiz." The Singapore Free Press 23 Oct. 1961: 9. Print: "3. Who wrote Parkinson's Law? What connection did the author have with Singapore?"
- "THE MALE AND FEMALE FIRMS - BY PARKINSON. Reuters." The Straits Times [Singapore] 3 Mar. 1962: 1. Print
- "STOP-GO ECONOMY BY PARKINSON. The Straits Times [Singapore] 19 Mar. 1962: 10. Print
- "Bill to amend constitution." The Straits Times [Singapore] 10 Jul. 1964: 20. Print
- "Car insurance poser for the 'innocent' victim." The Straits Times [Singapore] 11 Jul. 1964: 15. Print
- Geldard, Geoffrey. "The 'small-minded' Opposition: Chief Minister hits out." The Straits Times [Singapore] 17 Dec. 1966: 17. Print
- "THE U.N. TRIES AGAIN." The Straits Times [Singapore] 16 Sep. 1970: 10. Print
- "A Fiction." The Straits Times [Singapore] 14 Dec. 1970: 20. Print
- "PAPER PAPER PAPER BACKS." New Nation [Singapore] 3 Jul. 1971: 9. Print
- Sheppard, Trish. "Into the antique business by accident." New Nation [Singapore] 15 Sep. 1971: 7. Print
- "PAPER PAPER PAPER BACKS." New Nation [Singapore] 16 Oct. 1971: 9. Print
- Sheppard, Trish. "Helping those who live in a world of their own (in three parts)." New Nation [Singapore] 9—11 May 1972: 9. Print
- "Talks to forge Asean link-up with EEC." The Straits Times [Singapore] 7 Jun. 1972: 15. Print
- Holmberg, Judith. "Parkinson's 'law'" New Nation [Singapore] 19 Dec. 1973: 4. Print
- Wilson, Dick. "TOWARDS A WORLD OF TRIBES." New Nation [Singapore] 23 Oct. 1974: 10. Print
- "Danes learn to adjust welfare state to rule of necessity." The Straits Times [Singapore] 13 Apr. 1975: 24. Print
- "Be thankful for our bureaucracy: PM." The Straits Times 17 Mar. 1976: 6. Print
- The Straits Times [Singapore] 12 Nov. 1976: 16. Print
- "SEARCHING FOR THE CURE. New Nation {Singapore] 16 Aug. 1977: 10, 11. Print
- "Once upon a time, he'd very little to do. The Business Times [Singapore] 10 Dec. 1977: 11. Print
- "Professor Parkinson's Law comes of age. NYT" The Business Times [Singapore] 21 Jun. 1978: 7. Print
- "Professor Parkinson's Law comes of age. NYT" New Nation [Singapore] 24 Jun. 1978: 9. Print
- Yap, Sonny. "Disney setting for crystal-ball gazing into Tomorrowland." New Nation [Singapore] 29 Sep. 1978: 9. Print
- "Full marks for the full day. New Nation [Singapore] 8 Dec. 1978: 8. Print
- Tho, Thian-Ser. "Thatcher changing welfare state to working system." The Straits Times [Singapore] 29 Oct. 1979: 16. Print
- "Another new law from Parkinson. Reuters." The Business Times [Singapore] 19 Nov. 1979: 12. Print
- "Parkinson's latest law. New Nation [Singapore] 19 Nov. 1979: 13. Print
- "Singapore 1128. This shows policy is inconsistent." The Straits Times [Singapore] 3 Jan. 1980: 13. Print
- "The Prof lays down the law again." New Nation [Singapore] 11 Jan. 1980: 8. Print
- "Progress based entirely on performance." The Straits Times [Singapore] 30 Jan. 1980: 17. Print
- "'She's the answer to strikes.' AFP." New Nation [Singapore] 18 Mar. 1980: 7. Print
- "No 30 per cent answers." New Nation [Singapore] 21 Mar. 1980: 8. Print
- "BOOKS I." The Straits Times [Singapore] 14 Jun. 1980: 1. Print
- "The amazing art of getting things done.: New Nation [Singapore] 5 Mar. 1981: 29. Print
- Simpson, Gavin. "Don't be blinkered by a job, says prof." New Nation[Singapore] 7 Jul. 1981: 9. Print
- Chew, Robert. "Japan's Occupation bureaucracy studied. The Straits Times [Singapore] 3 Oct. 1981: 8. Print
- "BOGAARS." The Straits Times [Singapore] 26 Oct. 1981: 12. Print
- "Oberst's Law." New Nation [Singapore] 12 Nov. 1981: 2. Print
- "Talking turkey. New Nation [Singapore] 3 Dec. 1981: 40. Print
- Colverd, Gerald. "PREDATOR PRIZES. The Business Times [Singapore] 28 Dec. 1981: 9. Print
- Tan, Suan-Ann. "History come-alive." The Straits Times [Singapore] 23 Jan. 1982: 1-2. Print
- "Parkinson's story." The Straits Times [Singapore] 23 Jan. 1982: 7. Print
- "Minister's reading list. The Straits Times [Singapore] 30 May 1982: 4. Print
- Koh, Tse-Ying. "Getting along with people." The Business Times [Singapore] 4 Oct. 1982: 2. Print
- Chew, Robert. "The other side of Japan." The Straits Times [Singapore] 20 Nov. 1982: 6. Print
- Lee, Geok Boi. "Queue up, get ready for the hassle." The Straits Times [Singapore] 13 Mar. 1983: 3. Print
- Colverd, Gerald. "Parkinson's law." The Business Times [Singapore] 20 Jun. 1983: 11. Print
- "Murphy's Law as explained through science." The Straits Times [Singapore] 12 Sep. 1983: 16. Print]
- "The Straits Times says... Parkinson's law." The Straits Times [Singapore] 8 Oct. 1983: 18. Print
- Lee, Yoke-Meng. "One illustration too many." The Business Times [Singapore] 17 Oct. 1983: 8. Print
- "Your Viewing And Listening Guide. SBC 5." The Straits Times [Singapore] 28 Jan. 1984: 24. Print: "8.40pm. Management - Parkinson's Law and the PeterPrinciple (Last episode/Chinese subtitles): The dangers and negative mechanisms of bureaucracy are discussed."
- Gwee, Monica. "Speak, listen or sink." The Business Times [Singapore] 19 Mar. 1984: 2. Print
- Ho, Chin-Beng. "How you can manage with humour and ease." The Straits Times [Singapore] 24 Mar. 1984: 7. Print
- "When one head is better than 20." Singapore Monitor 21 Jun. 1985: 14. Print
- "When one head is better than 20." Singapore Monitor (Afternoon Edition) 21 Jun 1985: 14. Print
- Hoe, Irene. "Now for a word — or two or three — from your MPs." The Straits Times [Singapore] 26 Feb. 1986: 11. Print
- Pates, Irene. "It's all in a day's work." The Straits Times [Singapore] 29 Jul. 1986: 1. Print
- Thio, Lay-Hoon. "New Arrivals." The Straits Times [Singapore] 22 Nov. 1986: 8. Print
- "High-tech free time: Boredom need not follow. The Economist." The Straits Times [Singapore] 16 May 1987: 18. Print
- King, John Leonard (Baron King of Wartnaby). "Privatisation: the British Airways experience." The Business Times [Singapore] 27 Jul. 1987: 3. Print
- "Parkinson'sLaw." The Straits Times [Singapore] 10 Oct. 1987: 2. Print
- "At 78, essayist Parkinson is still laying down the laws. NYT." The Straits Times [Singapore] 10 Oct. 1987: 2. Print
- Smith, D. J. "Beware of pastoral school system." The New Paper [Singapore] 3 Oct. 1988: 9. Print
- "Firma sebenarnya satu organisasi." Berita Harian [Singapore] 16 Jan. 1989: 5. Print. [Malay]
- "Where to, Mr President? From the Economist." The Straits Times [Singapore] 16 Mar. 1989: 23. Print
- Leong, Chan-Teik. "Traffic flow at 15 kmh if vehicle growth not curbed." The Straits Times [Singapore] 6 Oct. 1992: 20. Print
- Chan, Caroline and Robert Ng. "Stockbroking houses likely to pay out modest bonuses this year." The Straits Times [Singapore] 22 Dec. 1992: 40. Print
- "Man behind Parkinson's Law dies, aged 83. Reuters." The Straits Times [Singapore] 12 Mar. 1993: 6. Print
- "Reformers must fight Japan's bureaucracy." The Straits Times [Singapore] 1 Oct. 1993: 35. Print
- "Elak gejala 'Parkinson.'" Berita Harian [Singapore] 26 Mar. 1994: 4. Print. [Malay]
- Hadar, Leon. "Promoting underdevelopment." The Business Times [Singapore] 26 Apr. 1994: 16. Print
- Ahmad, H. U. "Transforming Third World bureaucracy." The Business Times [Singapore] 30 Apr. 1994: 19. Print
- "Attempting a record in a race against time." The Straits Times [Singapore] 8 Jul. 1995: 2. Print
- Ancient Chinese examination system made relevant." The Straits Times [Singapore] 16 Mar. 1996: 24. Print
- Tan, Suan-Ann. "Children live up to expectations, not IQ tests. The Straits Times [Singapore] 23 Nov. 2000: 26. Print
- "Long lazy life. Today [Singapore] 30 Apr. 2001: 14. Print
- "Govt bodies are well monitored. The Business Times [Singapore] 3 Sep. 2002: 8. Print
- "Stop wasting time." The Straits Times [Singapore] 17 Oct. 2006: 22. Print
- Today [Singapore] 18 Nov. 2006: 4. Print
- "Every minute counts." The Straits Times [Singapore] 3 Dec. 2007: 74. Print
References
[edit]- ^ Parkinson, Cyril Northcote (19 November 1955). "Parkinson's Law". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.