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Case Study: Disco Corp
Case Study: Disco Corp
Key Terms
Key Terms
Human resource management
Free market economy
Decentralized management
Benevolent autocrat
Aligned incentives
Gamification
Internal market
Transaction costs
Inquiry Questions
Inquiry Questions
What problem is Disco's internal WILL currency trying to solve? Does it?
What potential unexpected problems might come about from the will currency?
How else might an organization incentivize their employees/group members to care about the success of other departments or the overall organization?
The WILL system is criticized for favoring short-term, profitable tasks. How might a company like this convince anyone to work on long-term R&D or a project that might not pay off for 10 years?
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Webpage: DISCO Culture: "Will" Individual Managerial Accounting System
Text: The $25 Billion Company Where Employees Pay to Book Conference Rooms by Investopedia
Text: One Japanese company's approach to remote work: Pay up to stay home by The Japan Times / Bloomberg
Text: The Firm: Disco Corp. and Ronald Coase by Econlib
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