Date: August 26th, 2005

Smith’s Law of Organizational Scale

26 August, 2005 (15:58) | Uncategorized |

In nature, critters seek to make themselves look bigger than they are.
 
Puffer fish expand:

Much like trade associations with inflated membership claims
 
Insects sport large false eyes:

Like advocacy groups claiming credit for past events
 
… and companies name themselves after enormous geographies, leading to Smith’s Organizational Scale Indicator:
 

Organizational Scale Indicator
 
·         The bigger the geography referenced in a company’s [...]