Parkinson's law is an administrative principle that states that
work tends to expand in relation to the time available for its completion. From C. Northcote Parkinson, a professor of the University of Malaysia, who first wrote of this law. While Parkinson, like Laurence J.
Peter, apparently wrote his
book as a satire on administration, unfortunately it turned out to be true.
It's a
sad rule of corporations, and universities are not exempt, that the administrative apparatus tends to expand with time. Unfortunately, this is accompanied by stasis in what is accomplished. Parkinson's
law holds
true.