beoShaffer comments on Do we want more publicity, and if so how? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: beoShaffer 22 August 2011 08:27:37PM 4 points [-]

I agree. I'm trying to find if there are any studies on groups abilities to absorb new members, that might help us decide exactly how much publicity we should aim for. Unfortunately I don't know the proper keywords for this.

Comment author: gwern 22 August 2011 08:42:51PM 5 points [-]

You might look for business culture studies. I've seen quoted around various places that apparently (maybe it was McKinsey?) a company can't grow its headcount faster than 5-10% a year without losing the company culture/spirit. (I'm not sure how one could prove that, as all the obvious metrics involve things like surveys and self-reports.)