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  r0cket, 10 Nov 2000 @ 1:41pm

  
  

  Of Course It's Different

  Makes sense to me. Corporate life in the internet age is certainly less about marching in formation than it is about taking the ball down the court, and making it through to the finals. For all the talk in the past about teamwork, the structure of most businesses was more like a military organization than a team. A successful sports franchise has to win games, win championships, manage star players, control the team image and keep the home crowd happy. The dynamic between owner, manager and player (worker) is much more fluid than the relationship between these three persons in a traditional corporation. The work done by the sports team-- practice through the week and then playing the game on Sunday -- is much more loosely structured and less amenable to "marching orders."

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