tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post3174281920446741868..comments2024-03-18T12:41:05.707-07:00Comments on Miscellanea: Kakonomics. Or, the strange preference for Low quality outcomesGloria Origgihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581424079977838025noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-28003546216465085752017-11-21T20:15:33.990-08:002017-11-21T20:15:33.990-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.harada57https://www.blogger.com/profile/06015023155124017905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-1822270781766771952013-07-20T07:40:09.976-07:002013-07-20T07:40:09.976-07:00I read your chapter in That will make you smarter ...I read your chapter in That will make you smarter and I was incredibly illuminated by the idea seeing examples in everything I set my eyes on for a while. I live in Italy in these Berlusconian times, so probably one reason resides in this contingency. Now I have recently finished reading The Little Big Things, 163 ways to pursue excellence by Tom Peters and I think that somehow I have found and antidote to kakonomics. If anyone is interested in a possibile correction please read this book. Compliments for having named such a pervasive phenomenon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-63036550601577317882013-06-15T16:29:46.942-07:002013-06-15T16:29:46.942-07:00A term that can be applied to something seen in fi...A term that can be applied to something seen in field-hockey in most matches. <br /><br />An umpire's 'interpretation' of a Rule meeting a player's expectation of what that umpire's interpretation will be - with neither interpretation or expectation even close to what the published Rule requires. <br /><br />Example: a player plays (forces) the ball into the feet of an opponent, the umpire penalises the player so hit even though the Rule gives that a player hit with the ball will have offended only if contact was made voluntarily.<br /><br />(Some of the definitions or interpretations of the meaning of 'voluntarily' would make Ambrose Bierce blush.) <br /><br />The decision is made in this way to ease decision making and for consistency. <br /><br />No subjective judgment is required, "Did the ball hit the foot?" is objective. Any and all body/ball contacts are in this way regarded as offences, but this is not what correct application of the Rule requires.<br /><br /> There are several Rules treated in a similar way. Players accept such decisions because they are applied in the same way to both teams. The quality of the game suffers, in this case because players look to 'find a foot'rather than finding a pass or eluding a challenger. <br /><br />Kak: good choice of prefix, thank you for the word.Martin Conlonhttp://martinzigzag.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/field-hockey-rules/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-60161520041461571262012-06-16T16:33:21.251-07:002012-06-16T16:33:21.251-07:00In a hierarchical organization seized by kakoecono...In a hierarchical organization seized by kakoeconomics, only those willing to accept low-low exchanges are fit for management, but only if they extol the wonders of those exchanges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-83392800202351695642012-05-02T08:51:15.041-07:002012-05-02T08:51:15.041-07:00Brilliant. It's really insightful and direct.Brilliant. It's really insightful and direct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-18697662037506438982012-04-08T18:27:52.727-07:002012-04-08T18:27:52.727-07:00This is an interesting topic. I found during my fi...This is an interesting topic. I found during my first graduate (master's) program that I did not need to work very hard to get a decent grade. Why should I spend the energy to write an amazing (by my nearly-unattainable standards) paper when my barely-good-enough (by my standards) paper was more than good enough for everyone else? Afterwards, it turned out that no one cared where I got that degree -- but it helped me get a better-paying job (at Harvard no less), just for having the letters after my name. <br /><br />Now I am working toward an MBA -- from a school that did not require the GMATs for entry -- so I guess it's my own fault if I expect too much (read: any) quality from the instruction. Here's hoping the additional letters will open some doors...Laura Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849012625684527103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-33535960843749722902011-08-07T19:41:27.889-07:002011-08-07T19:41:27.889-07:00I was unfamiliar with this term. I appreciate your...I was unfamiliar with this term. I appreciate your post. I think that in education in the United States educators and administrators have a kakonomic relationship. Administrators are reluctant to criticize mediocre work and consider it sufficient. In exchange, educators are reluctant to criticize administrative decisions and mistakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-80654052062085341272011-06-04T10:17:23.007-07:002011-06-04T10:17:23.007-07:00Very good post. And I think is a universal or at l...Very good post. And I think is a universal or at least a mediterranean phenomenon (in Spain, kakoenomic behaviour is so common as in Italy). I think additionally that you are in something behavioural economics has still forgotten. Be highly efficient is so demanding that it pays to honouring it only by words.<br />Congratulation for your blog .Fernando Esteve Moranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-40437402349332971482011-03-11T15:02:28.968-08:002011-03-11T15:02:28.968-08:00Very recognisable... I see examples every day.Very recognisable... I see examples every day.Angelohttp://www.hulshout.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-772111766245467212011-02-26T07:16:50.416-08:002011-02-26T07:16:50.416-08:00This is very often the implicit bargain inside lar...This is very often the implicit bargain inside large companies and bureaucracies between the workers and management. There is lots of lip service to quality and hard work but everyone knows it's not true.N. G. Zaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15091370705276374658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-69855395490434919472011-02-25T15:47:27.241-08:002011-02-25T15:47:27.241-08:00Does this mean the only way to get out of the loca...Does this mean the only way to get out of the local maxima is to always deliver a high quality work (so people trust you to deliver on your promises) and expect the same?André-Francois Landryhttp://www.osmoseinteractif.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-49504677293810562122011-02-25T15:12:03.927-08:002011-02-25T15:12:03.927-08:00Genius, love it!Genius, love it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384742711203790401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-49975508316969423292011-02-25T12:45:57.080-08:002011-02-25T12:45:57.080-08:00A practical and realistic study.
So much common s...A practical and realistic study. <br />So much common sense. <br /><br />BravoElenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-9616792850847142112011-02-25T11:20:36.933-08:002011-02-25T11:20:36.933-08:00I think there is nothing irrational in the outcome...I think there is nothing irrational in the outcome if we assume the players are not playing one shot game but are playing repeatedly. If so, the quality of the goods exchanged will be equivalent, good or bad: tit-for-tat issueJESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866020531698021530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-18295480738698002572011-02-25T10:32:43.879-08:002011-02-25T10:32:43.879-08:00Brilliant. Let's just hope no Real Madrid fans...Brilliant. Let's just hope no Real Madrid fans get hold of this, though. Brazilian midfielder Kaka cost them 65m Euros http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/07/14/2025079/kakas-father-meets-with-real-madrid-to-clarify-sons-future then played like caca and got hurt. Kakanomics.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074696834355368984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-46870306396522010592011-02-25T10:13:04.773-08:002011-02-25T10:13:04.773-08:00Hi, great post. I'm editor of Wired.com, would...Hi, great post. I'm editor of Wired.com, would love to discuss possibility of re-publishing this, and the facebook LL riff. we have guest bloggers, and would love to have you! Please drop me a line at evan at wired dot com.whisky1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11798234497547259918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-85184100052488582352011-02-25T09:50:02.339-08:002011-02-25T09:50:02.339-08:00With a single word you have revolutionized how I c...With a single word you have revolutionized how I conceive the "collusive mediocrity" of my particular world -- software development in large organizations. Thanks much for the theory and meme.patrickwilsonwelshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810186815543597592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-17471853420559382422011-02-25T09:21:21.946-08:002011-02-25T09:21:21.946-08:00I think education is a great example of a place wh...I think education is a great example of a place where this can naturally occur. Both teachers and students have good reasons to prefer less learning...so long as everybody pretends that they are learning a lot. I don't suppose you have any reference you'd recommend for those of us who'd like to learn more about this?Buffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04189183816144182563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-2646543335175533502011-02-15T06:58:51.604-08:002011-02-15T06:58:51.604-08:00You explained Walmart better than I did. http://g...You explained Walmart better than I did. http://goldtogarbage.blogspot.comPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770584011956655860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580643.post-3958710716588227382011-01-25T02:38:18.979-08:002011-01-25T02:38:18.979-08:00Merci beaucoup pour ce concept de Kakonomie. Vous ...Merci beaucoup pour ce concept de Kakonomie. Vous trouvrez à l'adresse ci-dessous quelques modestes réflexions complémentaires sur lesquelles j'aimerais avoir votre opinion. COrdialement<br />http://affordance.typepad.com/mon_weblog/2011/01/kakonomie-culturomie-et-folksonomie.htmlOlivier Ertzscheidhttp://affordance.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com