Originally Posted by N1003U

The employees pay for their lack of productivity, but their productivity might be limited either by the absolute level their skills, or by their ability to apply their s

In short, like gum's argument, but I would rephrase it: instead of saying all of the "partners" have to "pay", I would argue that unless all of the "partners" (corporate investors, employees, customers) benefit from the strategy, it will not be sustainable.