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In my comment MBA is a state of being, not a conferred degree. Jamie Dimon comes from financial services, which is a very different industry. Engineering minde
by fnordpiglet 4y ago
In my comment MBA is a state of being, not a conferred degree.
Jamie Dimon comes from financial services, which is a very different industry. Engineering minded firms in financial services were sponsored by finance folks that believed engineering / science / math / computer techniques towards finance would make them more competitive. Internally at JPMC Dimon invests heavily in tech and gives tech engineering leadership autonomy. So as CEO he has delegated a lot to the engineering culture and shielded it from the accountants and MBAs. (Again, MBA the state of being which can not be attributed solely to spending two years in a program)
- abakker 4y agoSee also: no true scotsman.
- Dylan16807 4y agoNah, just an error of description. The question is whether the person you put in charge is deeply knowledgeable about the product, capable of working on the product, and using that to make decisions. As opposed to someone making decisions in a trained-for-generic-business way. MBA vs. not-MBA is an oversimplification. Especially since someone can have an engineering degree or whatever and an MBA. But that's not a no true scotsman. There is a pretty clear dividing line between the two groups.