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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".

This bibliography covers writing about Parkinson.

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

References

1. 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.

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