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Harvard-trained professor Christopher Marquis says business schools should be abolished

Christopher Marquis, who has taught business at Harvard, Cornell and Cambridge, argues in the New York Times and on LinkedIn that MBA programs train students to prioritize dealmaking and financial metrics over workers and communities. He cites research from the U.S. and Denmark showing that when business-school-trained CEOs take over firms, wages fall and labor's income share drops without any corresponding gain in productivity.

Design Veteran Argues All Design Is Behavior Change, Not Just Aesthetics

A design educator who teaches a course on behavior change argues that every design decision—whether for a book cover, app, or ad—is ultimately an attempt to influence user actions, most often to boost sales or shareholder value. The essay contrasts public companies, B corps, and nonprofits, noting that even mission-driven organizations use design to drive fundraising or other outcomes, and that designers rarely know an employer's true motives until they're inside.