You seem to have a narrow definition of war. When we are talking about building industrial capacity or enhancing technology competitiveness, incentives absolutely matter. Look at the programs supporting mobilization for WWII, which included tax incentives, subsidies and loans, standardization efforts, and more.
Fair point on the Davos connotations. Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference is probably a better analog. As for MBAs, I know what you mean but beg to differ. The point is that there are certain "business warrior" skill sets needed to advance these issues that live outside the military and other govt organizations. Perhaps there's a better way to express this, but I think the knee-jerk anti-MBA sentiment is often misplaced. Happy New Year back at you!
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You seem to have a narrow definition of war. When we are talking about building industrial capacity or enhancing technology competitiveness, incentives absolutely matter. Look at the programs supporting mobilization for WWII, which included tax incentives, subsidies and loans, standardization efforts, and more.
Fair point on the Davos connotations. Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference is probably a better analog. As for MBAs, I know what you mean but beg to differ. The point is that there are certain "business warrior" skill sets needed to advance these issues that live outside the military and other govt organizations. Perhaps there's a better way to express this, but I think the knee-jerk anti-MBA sentiment is often misplaced. Happy New Year back at you!