thank you for sharing your thoughts. It's admirable that you searched for and found a rebuttal to the"Bschool is bad" position. Too bad for B School reputations, John Byrn's unsubstantiated statements are all nonsense. Lets take a close look
“The need for a moral compass and ethical behavior is drummed into business students ad nauseum.
Just becuase ethics is taught, doesn't mean its effective. And in fact, ethics often runs into conflict with things like "share holder" value or "maximizing revenue." etc
A greedy master of the universe wouldn’t even be able to get into a highly selective business school. Admissions would toss their applications in the reject pile faster than a hungry dog goes after a bone.
This is the most obviously logically flawed statement. B Schools are factories for pumping out well educated Masters of the Universe.
The vast majority of business students today do not merely express deep concern for community and the less fortunate; they do something about it, creating social enterprises, leading nonprofit organizations, and volunteering their time to do real good in the world.”
Sure, many do, but "the vast majority?" Many will spend some time and effort in some "do good" endeavor as will all of their peers, but the system doesn't reward you for committing your considerable new skills to solving intractable problems. The social and economic pressures associated with pursuing a business degree often limit graduates' ability to choose careers focused on meaningful local or global improvement.
You don't have to defend the institution of B Schools , but you can still withhold judgement against friends and family whose lives will be more than the sum of their B School experiences.
thank you for sharing your thoughts. It's admirable that you searched for and found a rebuttal to the"Bschool is bad" position. Too bad for B School reputations, John Byrn's unsubstantiated statements are all nonsense. Lets take a close look
“The need for a moral compass and ethical behavior is drummed into business students ad nauseum.
Just becuase ethics is taught, doesn't mean its effective. And in fact, ethics often runs into conflict with things like "share holder" value or "maximizing revenue." etc
A greedy master of the universe wouldn’t even be able to get into a highly selective business school. Admissions would toss their applications in the reject pile faster than a hungry dog goes after a bone.
This is the most obviously logically flawed statement. B Schools are factories for pumping out well educated Masters of the Universe.
The vast majority of business students today do not merely express deep concern for community and the less fortunate; they do something about it, creating social enterprises, leading nonprofit organizations, and volunteering their time to do real good in the world.”
Sure, many do, but "the vast majority?" Many will spend some time and effort in some "do good" endeavor as will all of their peers, but the system doesn't reward you for committing your considerable new skills to solving intractable problems. The social and economic pressures associated with pursuing a business degree often limit graduates' ability to choose careers focused on meaningful local or global improvement.
You don't have to defend the institution of B Schools , but you can still withhold judgement against friends and family whose lives will be more than the sum of their B School experiences.