Citation
Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-Based Management
TL;DR
Management practices spread through talent mobility and consulting
Documents how management practices diffuse across organizations through talent mobility, consulting, and industry benchmarking - creating convergence toward 'best practices' that may be context-dependent. Argues for evidence-based evaluation of imported practices rather than uncritical adoption.
Supports the chapter's argument that gene flow homogenizes organizations toward industry norms unless actively managed.
Key Findings from Pfeffer & Sutton (2006)
- Management practices spread through talent mobility and consulting
- Industry benchmarking creates convergence toward averages
- Best practices may be context-dependent, not universally adaptive
- Evidence-based evaluation needed before adopting external practices