I can't agree on your interpretation of an MBA point of view, but I will say that it does seem to be the most prevalent interpretation. Thinking solely about th

I can't agree on your interpretation of an MBA point of view, but I will say that it does seem to be the most prevalent interpretation. Thinking solely about the bottom line could be the result of a twisted grounding in accounting, but no other course in an MBA relates to profit in any direct way. Almost every class typically/simply involves being grounded in decades of research in complicated areas. It seems to me that your interpretation is more of a criticism of public shareholding and the duties of the board. Coincidentally, board members in public companies may be MBAs, and their consultants may be MBAs, but the Masters isn't why they're pursuing profit. Lastly, I had whole courses on the happiness of employees (Organisational Behaviour, HR), but like Strategy and Marketing and every other class, they were extremely theoretical and totally unrelated to practicalities of business such as profit.