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Why a Narrow Business & Economics Education Makes Me Nervous as a Business Professor
As a business professor, I feel increasingly nervous when I see students with undergraduate education solely in business and economics. If we want to train good decision-makers, we must teach them that there's a bigger world beyond self-interested individuals and profit margins. We need to encourage students to pursue goals not just for profit but for the greater good.
We are all just tiny parts of a complex system, and our actions have far-reaching consequences. Unfortunately, most business and economics classes fail to depict this complexity, focusing instead on narrow, self-centered…
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