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Yes. The problem is not MBAs, the problem is management incentives and shareholder incentives.

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• AtlasBarfed 4y ago
  Because MBAs are morally and ethically rudderless sociopaths that only align to personal financial incentives and don't have any real integrity? Unless you're trying to say that there were NO MBAs under Jack Welch's management team and organization? MBAs are absolutely the problem.
  • sct202 4y ago
    MBA programs just cargo cult whatever is appears to be working. They're like trend followers who just amplify whatever is already happening not trend setters.
    • cebert 4y ago
      There’s a lot of negativity here about MBAs. Perhaps some of this is merited, but I think MBA programs can be beneficial and aren’t as “cargo cult” as some commenters have suggested. I am a principal software engineer working on cloud projects, but decided to get a MBA in 2017. I learned a lot of valuable skills such as accounting, finance, negotiations, and HR that I had little to no exposure to in my undergraduate Computer Science program. Knowing how to read SEC filings and how to sell projects and ideas to executives has only helped me in my career. The MBA program I was in helped me get exposure to many business fundamentals. There’s a lot of negativity, but if you look at many MBA programs, most of them focus on the fundamentals.