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> unless you want to say that engineer CEOs are intrinsically better/not susceptible to bad culture etc Yes, that's what we are all saying.

RandomLensman 3y ago
Then show the evidence. This feels like a testable hypothesis.
- brigadier132 3y ago
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/22/more-top-performing-ceos-now-have-engineering-degrees-than-mbas/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/22/more-top-...
  - RandomLensman 3y ago
    That just compares MBAs and engineers (not sure what happens if someone has both), not the many other non-engineer educations CEOs can have (law, mathematics, physics, ...). MBA is quite US centric. Also, performance measures play a role. I found this, for example, which says there is no relationship: https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2011/06/18/does-ceo-education-matter/ https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2011/06/18/does-ceo-educatio...
happytiger 3y ago
With evidence. Of the top performing companies in 2018: > 32 have an MBA, up from 29 last year. 34 have an engineering degree, up from 32 last year. It has shifted further in this direction since, especially with 2020. https://hbr.org/2018/11/the-best-performing-ceos-in-the-world-2018 https://hbr.org/2018/11/the-best-performing-ceos-in-the-worl... Edit: the point has been made. Please do some of your own research rather than constantly sea lioning. https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-called-when-someone-keeps-asking-for-evidence-on-a-forum-argument https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-called-when-someone-keeps-a...
- RandomLensman 3y ago
  How many have law degrees? The majority of CEOs in the top 100 were not engineers it seems. And performance is stock performance/TSR, if I understand correctly. Edit: How is it sea lioning if your link is not establishing what you claim? An intrinsic link between being an engineer and being a high performance CEO would, for example, be that proportionate more engineers than MBAs, etc. are good CEOs.

RandomLensman 3y ago

Then show the evidence. This feels like a testable hypothesis.

brigadier132 3y ago
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/22/more-top-performing-ceos-now-have-engineering-degrees-than-mbas/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/22/more-top-...
- RandomLensman 3y ago
  That just compares MBAs and engineers (not sure what happens if someone has both), not the many other non-engineer educations CEOs can have (law, mathematics, physics, ...). MBA is quite US centric. Also, performance measures play a role. I found this, for example, which says there is no relationship: https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2011/06/18/does-ceo-education-matter/ https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2011/06/18/does-ceo-educatio...

happytiger 3y ago

With evidence. Of the top performing companies in 2018: > 32 have an MBA, up from 29 last year. 34 have an engineering degree, up from 32 last year. It has shifted further in this direction since, especially with 2020. https://hbr.org/2018/11/the-best-performing-ceos-in-the-world-2018 https://hbr.org/2018/11/the-best-performing-ceos-in-the-worl... Edit: the point has been made. Please do some of your own research rather than constantly sea lioning. https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-called-when-someone-keeps-asking-for-evidence-on-a-forum-argument https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-called-when-someone-keeps-a...

RandomLensman 3y ago
How many have law degrees? The majority of CEOs in the top 100 were not engineers it seems. And performance is stock performance/TSR, if I understand correctly. Edit: How is it sea lioning if your link is not establishing what you claim? An intrinsic link between being an engineer and being a high performance CEO would, for example, be that proportionate more engineers than MBAs, etc. are good CEOs.