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Summary.
Prior research on poaching “star” employees has shown that hiring stars is not only difficult but often counter-productive. Newly hired stars often find it challenging to reproduce their exceptional performance. They may also harm their new employer, for example, by hindering innovation or lowering incumbents’ performance. This is both surprising and troubling given the costs, time, and effort involved in the hiring process.
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