Does an MBA mean less profitability?
OK so I know this is heresy. An MBA is supposed to mean you are very sophisticated in business and of course you will make more profits right? So how come all the MBAs, quants, and Nobel laureates in economics and finance in Wall Street almost capsized the Western financial system in 2008? And LTCM […]
Is Innovation a form of Business Acumen?
The history of science is littered with the carcasses of things we found out in unexpected places. Such as Sir Alexander Fleming finding penicillin in a “failed” experimental dish consisting of mold that was thought to be an accident and of no use. Currently you might have heard of another example in the medical field; […]
Modern Economics Doesn’t Work?
Perhaps it’s appropriate to start this blog with a recent speech from the famous investor George Soros. My research over the past few years has been about behavioral economics and finance and its role in leadership. The implication of my theory is that modern economics, no matter its elegant frameworks and ideas, just doesn’t work. […]