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From: andres@ut-sally.UUCP
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Subject: Re: the trouble with universities
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Date: Fri, 27-Feb-87 13:02:06 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 27 13:02:06 1987
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In article <495@mipos3.UUCP> ekwok@mipos3.UUCP (Steve Dallas) writes:
>I don't think anybody could be able to run our modern 
>Fortune 500 Corporation effectively without some formal education -
>.....
>I would say the prosperity of our age is significantly affected by the
>training and theories development at business schools.

If this is true, then how do you account for the problems we're having?
Last month's trade deficit was $15,000,000,000 (looks big when it's
written out, doesn't it?), and our exports hit their lowest level in 3
years. The next recession, when it comes - and it WILL come - promises
to be a monster - in fact, by historical standards, we've never gotten
out of the last one. 7% unemployment is prosperity? Perhaps that second
sentence is correct. Perhaps the first one, too, but I don't see much
evidence of it. I think rather some street smarts - knowing what sells,
and why - would be a lot more useful, and what arrogant 23-year-old
b-school grad has that?