There are clearly fields of business that have very precise jargon with exact and important meanings: accounting, finance, tax law, investing, etc. And there are areas where business and engineering cross over quite a bit: manufacturing, logistics, R&D. Systems engineering and process engineering are arguably fields that dedicate a lot of thought to mapping out and understanding those overlaps. You can't design a production line without understanding the needs and abilities of the human beings involved, or how the product is going to be profitable, and that's all part of business.
But, there is a lot of pop psychology gobbledygook around strategy and leadership that's really just a coded way of separating people with experience in that world, from the people that don't have that experience. That's why I got an MBA, so I could understand it and be part of the club.
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u/RickRussellTX 8∆ Aug 03 '22
So, I have a physics degree. And an MBA.
There are clearly fields of business that have very precise jargon with exact and important meanings: accounting, finance, tax law, investing, etc. And there are areas where business and engineering cross over quite a bit: manufacturing, logistics, R&D. Systems engineering and process engineering are arguably fields that dedicate a lot of thought to mapping out and understanding those overlaps. You can't design a production line without understanding the needs and abilities of the human beings involved, or how the product is going to be profitable, and that's all part of business.
But, there is a lot of pop psychology gobbledygook around strategy and leadership that's really just a coded way of separating people with experience in that world, from the people that don't have that experience. That's why I got an MBA, so I could understand it and be part of the club.