O lado negro das boas-práticas

A propósito das chamadas boas-práticas, "THE DARK SIDE OF BEST PRACTICES - Concerns and questions to ask":

"Just because a practice, process or capability has been associated with success in one setting, does not mean that it will lead to success in another. All firms are unique. They differ, often substantively, along a wide range of dimensions, such as size, location, history, and culture. All these differences can profoundly affect how firms operate.
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In other words, best practices are imperfectly mobile. While they may work like a charm in one environment, they may fall flat in another.
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By adopting industry best practices, firms in essence give up the ability to differentiate themselves from competitors on the basis of that practice. This problem is particularly acute when best practices are incorporated into business process re-engineering plans promoted by consulting firms, or built into enterprise software packages, like SAP. Because these systems are based on standardized processes, and because customizations can be very expensive and disruptive, firms within industries that have high rates of SAP adoption end up looking a lot alike."