<p>Following the New York Times lead, they finally opened up their articles and archives to non-subscribers. Here's the article I mentioned in the "MBA Misconceptions" thread: </p>
<p>The</a> Management Myth</p>
<p>The author is Matthew Stewart, not Patrick Stewart.</p>
<p>That's a nice summary of organizational behavior, the first course I am taking at my MBA school. Lots of philosophy for sure, but I can't imagine that it is all you really need to know for management, or that it constitutes that philosophers should be the end all to management education.</p>
<p>I have a manager who has a BS in philosophy and he is a really good manager, I can only imagine what someone with a PhD would be like. Still, we can't expect a common BS person to be blessed with the same education or understanding of theory as a PhD or someone with a MBA. His last line "Of course, I will be charging for implementation" is crucial the point of his article; Theory without Action is Nothing, regardless of degree. However, it is my opinion, that both are necessary to increase your chance of success.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link.</p>
<p>How ironic....</p>
<p>He talks about the BS about B schools, yet his whole article could've been written in 2 pages. Really, pages 3 and 4 added nothing to the article. But it was written by a true philosopher....5 pages that could be rewritten by an MBA into 2.</p>
<p>The gist I get from this guy is the arrogant attitude he has towards MBAs. He sort of takes the position that he is more successfull than all these hotshot MBAs with his degree in philosophy.</p>
<p>"....I interviewed, hired, and worked alongside hundreds of business-school graduates"</p>
<p>Even more ironic is that he's hiring these MBAs.... Did this guy hire any philosophy majors?... probably not. Although he does speak to the recruiting aspect of these B schools.</p>