I recently came across an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled "Elon Musk Decries 'M.B.A.-ization of America' It was written by Patrick Thomas and appeared on December 10, 2020. Basically the simplified premise of Musk is that there are far too many M.B.A.s running companies who are not as holistic as he thinks they should be. He feels there are so many that are too involved in financial spreadsheets, board meetings, etc., and not enough 'executives willing to step away from their spreadsheets and get out of the boardroom and onto the factory or business floor.' Musk goes on to say "there should be more focus on the product or service itself, less time on board meetings, less time on financials." Not surprisingly, the M.B.A. schools disagree. In this article the schools say nothing could be further from the truth. They feel the education they provide does these things. Robert Siegel, a lecturer in management at Stanford Graduate School ...