Monday, February 10, 2014

Talent Wants to be Free: Why We Should Learn to Love Leaks, Raids, and Free Riding

Orly Lobel (University of San Diego).  Talent Wants to be Free (Yale University Press, 2013).

"This timely book challenges conventional business wisdom about competition, secrecy, motivation, and creativity.  Orly Lobel, an internationally acclaimed expert in the law and economics of human capital, warns that a set of counter-productive mentalities are stifling innovation in many regions and companies.  Lobel asks how innovators, entrepreneurs, research teams, and every one of use who experiences the occasional spark of creativity can triumph in today's innovation ecosystem."
Talent Wants to be Free book jacket