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MBA programs attract borderline personalities? That's a new one. In reality, the MBA provides managers with a framework to conduct business in a methodical ma
by blisterpeanuts 14y ago
MBA programs attract borderline personalities? That's a new one.
In reality, the MBA provides managers with a framework to conduct business in a methodical manner. It gives them a process to use, so that their personalities don't have to be such a large factor.
I've never done an MBA but I know many who have; it's mostly case studies and common sense. If you ONLY have an MBA and no other particular expertise, then yes, you are just another talking head. But if you are an ME or EE or SWE with an MBA then you have a formidable set of skills to draw on.
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- snogglethorpe 14y ago> MBA programs attract borderline personalities? > In reality, the MBA provides managers with a framework to conduct business in a methodical manner Those two things are not mutually exclusive, of course...
- ryanmolden 14y agoPeople that rank on the Hare scale of psycopathy are over-represented (relative to prevalence in broader society) in corporate C-suites, controlling for age, gender, race, etc...[0] I am not sure what the representation of MBAs is in the C-suite but I assume it is also fairly high. I do not believe the book examines the representation amongst MBAs specifically, though. [0] http://www.amazon.com/Snakes-Suits-When-Psychopaths-Work/dp/0061147893 http://www.amazon.com/Snakes-Suits-When-Psychopaths-Work/dp/...
- PeterisP 14y agoThere are several orders of magnitude less people in C-suite positions than in MBA programs. If most needles are found in haystacks, it doesn't mean that haystacks consist mostly of needles.
- dpark 14y ago"Over-representation" is also pretty vague and the leap to anything like "common" is completely unjustified. A paper co-authored by Hare (referenced below) cites a prevalence of 1.2% for "potential psychopathy" (couldn't find a number for strong psychopathy). So if 2% of C-level execs were exhibited potential psychopathy, then psychopathy would be way over-represented, but still quite uncommon. http://www.hare.org/references/NeumannandHareJCCP2008.pdf http://www.hare.org/references/NeumannandHareJCCP2008.pdf Just for completeness, another study found the prevalence even lower, at 6%. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160252709000028 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160252709...