Comments on: Everything I Know About Management, I Learned From Pirates http://www.businesspundit.com/everything-i-know-about-management-i-learned-from-pirates/ Entrepreneurship, Startup Companies and Business Philosophy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John http://www.businesspundit.com/everything-i-know-about-management-i-learned-from-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-2343 John Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:37:40 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3192#comment-2343 True. It's only important for them to cooperate in order to be successful in their goals. It would be impossible for them to organize an assault if they have thoughts about captain predation. True. It’s only important for them to cooperate in order to be successful in their goals.
It would be impossible for them to organize an assault if they have thoughts about captain predation.

]]> By: Marie http://www.businesspundit.com/everything-i-know-about-management-i-learned-from-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-2342 Marie Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:53:44 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3192#comment-2342 I think people with the drive to achieve the same goal are inclined to serve with respect. Though it may be common for greedy people to cross the line for their sake, it wouldn't be logical for pirates to be disorganized because they all live in one ship. I think people with the drive to achieve the same goal are inclined to serve with respect. Though it may be common for greedy people to cross the line for their sake, it wouldn’t be logical for pirates to be disorganized because they all live in one ship.

]]> By: DJM http://www.businesspundit.com/everything-i-know-about-management-i-learned-from-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-2341 DJM Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:11:15 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3192#comment-2341 Its nice to see more academics looking to history/non-traditional orgs for business models. I guess this kinda falls in line with the Steve Levitt -- why drug dealers live at home view of fun, creative economics investigations. Was this timed with Pirates 3? Its nice to see more academics looking to history/non-traditional orgs for business models. I guess this kinda falls in line with the Steve Levitt — why drug dealers live at home view of fun, creative economics investigations. Was this timed with Pirates 3?

]]> By: Alex http://www.businesspundit.com/everything-i-know-about-management-i-learned-from-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-2340 Alex Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:43:06 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3192#comment-2340 For those who liked this paper, Professor Lesson also has a second installment that he put up yesterday entitled "Pirational Choice: The Economics of Infamous Pirate Practices." He also plans to have a third paper out. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2rlaou" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/2rlaou</a> For those who liked this paper, Professor Lesson also has a second installment that he put up yesterday entitled “Pirational Choice: The Economics of
Infamous Pirate Practices.” He also plans to have a third paper out.

http://tinyurl.com/2rlaou

]]> By: COD http://www.businesspundit.com/everything-i-know-about-management-i-learned-from-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-2339 COD Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:04:34 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3192#comment-2339 I saw a history channel documentary on pirates this weekend that made the same point. Pirate ships were essentially democratic in that the Captain served at the pleasure of his crew. If they failed to make enough loot or he otherwise pissed them off, he was essentially voted off the boat. I saw a history channel documentary on pirates this weekend that made the same point. Pirate ships were essentially democratic in that the Captain served at the pleasure of his crew. If they failed to make enough loot or he otherwise pissed them off, he was essentially voted off the boat.

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