A business that pursues a poaching strategy will not develop the practices to identify in-house talent. Ergo, you have a hard time understanding anything about

A business that pursues a poaching strategy will not develop the practices to identify in-house talent. Ergo, you have a hard time understanding anything about employee performance other than you pay a lot. When you are the one adding the fish to the pond. You know exactly what type of fish it is as it grows. Whereas the fish that you catch may be a catfish rather than a sockeye. The free rider problem is a real thing, but so is the market for lemons.