I think you've nailed the deficiency with regards to MBAs, as they often lack the domain expertise in many situations to be as effective as they might want to b

I think you've nailed the deficiency with regards to MBAs, as they often lack the domain expertise in many situations to be as effective as they might want to be. However, often times the reason the MBA is dropped into that situation is the resident domain expertise owners inability to communicate effectively with senior managment via financial metrics/KPIs etc.