Specification gaming sounds very similar to something I've heard about salesmen. Salesmen get bonuses. If the bonus structure is bad, salesmen may do bad things in order to get bigger bonuses. An example would be Bank employees creating fake accounts. This didn't boost company profits, but it boosted bonuses.
Specification gaming sounds very similar to something I've heard about salesmen. Salesmen get bonuses. If the bonus structure is bad, salesmen may do bad things in order to get bigger bonuses. An example would be Bank employees creating fake accounts. This didn't boost company profits, but it boosted bonuses.