Bean counting and MBA'ing can be very valuable activities in the right hands. I think the problem is that business management is now seen as an abstract thing

Bean counting and MBA'ing can be very valuable activities in the right hands. I think the problem is that business management is now seen as an abstract thing that you can study on its own and then step into any industry and start working the levers of leadership. But if a manager starts at the bottom, learns the trade inside and out, and then does an MBA-like analysis of their business, I think that can help optimize a business without ripping its foundation out.