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MBAs Are More Self-Serving Than Other CEOs
Miller, Danny; Torres, NicoleArticle HBS-F1612B-EWhen researchers tracked the performance of 444 celebrated U.S. CEOs, they discovered that companies run by MBAs underperformed the rest. The reason? The MBAs were more likely to engage in risky strategies. And while those strategies led to temporary gains, which increased the CEOs' compensation, they hurt the companies in the long run.Starting at €8.20