AA and the circle

Quite an interesting article raising good questions about professionalism, conduct, and success. Authors were quite right to notice that aggressive people take over not only in business, but also in academia. Does it mean that academia is closer to business than before?

For AA to be successful, the rigid power structure and hierarchical relations have to be present; in fact so rigid, that people on the lower stand would not be able to defend themselves from the bullying. Does it mean that academia is such a place?

I guess a lot depends on the institution. How it treats bullies, how transparent are the relations, what corporate, or in this case academic, culture it supports.

 

Evgeniya

seems I am back