Yup, my heart lies (or lay to be exact) in business efficiency.

When I chaired an NHS trust, efficiency led to more funds available for front line services. When I was in business, efficiency meant "don't interfere with what you cannot measure."

MBA was the most academic course I ever took, especially using your definition of academia. Economics were at a push, a huge bugger of a push. Philosophy underlined everything. After all, we were not raw kids learning how to, but comparing what we did with what others did and how they measured their success. Like most post graduate courses, based on understanding yourself more, so perhaps I could add your theology and modern languages?

You know, the evil warped fat cats you are so paranoid about have more chance of having an MBA than have, say, a media studies degree. But that is about as relevant as saying they also hold a UK driving licence, therefore all drivers are evil.

Sounds silly? No more silly than your paranoid ramblings that those who get on with running things all have bad motives. Pathetic my friend, sadly pathetic. (I look forward to citing of publications that prove me to be wrong. If it helps, I hear The Morning Star has a section in the fiction part of their library....)