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[-] stoly@lemmy.world 266 points 3 months ago

All this article is showing is that a large number of CEOs are swayed by hype and make poor decisions. What other poor decisions are they making all the time?

I am thoroughly convinced that the MBA is the most useless degree ever because when you look at how large businesses run so poorly, and are run by MBAs.

[-] afk_strats@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Broken systems elevate psychopath leaders into positions of wealth and power, and people who want those things exploit the fastest path there by getting degrees who put you on that track.

By this MBA logic, do we close CompSci for the the poor code coming out of Microsoft, close Law Schools because social rights are being lost, engineering schoolings because infrastructure doesn't meet current needs?

My point is to blame the CEOs and their shitty behaviour, not the schools that, to my knowledge, try to educate reasonable policy, law, ethics, HR, etc.

Disclaimer: not an MBA

[-] ruekk@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

What school encourages ethical business practices? Most schools have a 1 credit hour class on business ethics, but really teach you legalism and how to avoid breaking the law. Nowhere are they teaching actual ethics in business

[-] afk_strats@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Here are some of the schools I know set the pace for Business education in the US. Feels like social responsibility is more than an afterthought.

Again, not defeding, "the MBAs" running companies. I'm defending the schools

https://www.hbs.edu/mba/academic-experience/curriculum

https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/programs/mba/why-stanford-mba

https://mitsloan.mit.edu/values/our-values

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