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I just finished editing Ethan Trex’s amazing new Business School in a Box. Just like mental_floss’ Law School in a Box and Med School in a Box, it’s crammed full of all sorts of irresistible nuggets of business trivia. But there’s plenty of hilarity packed in as well. Check out this segment on Scrooge McDuck from the “Management Styles of the Rich and Fictional” section:
Scrooge McDuck
The self-made Scottish duck tycoon seems to be a sort of infallible industrial titan with holdings in mines and mills. He does have a few cracks as a businessman, though. The opportunity cost of keeping all of one’s money in a giant vault is vast. Even a conservative investment strategy could net Scrooge millions in interest each year, but he prefers to swim around in his coins. Scrooge’s willingness to put his young, probably under-qualified nephews in key spots of his empire smacks of the worst kind nepotism. Moreover, any good HR person will tell you that a male boss who never, ever wears pants is a multimillion-dollar lawsuit just waiting to happen.
Also covered: Mr. Spacely and Montgomery Burns. In any case, look for the box to come out from QuirkBooks later this year. It’s one of my favorite floss projects yet!
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As someone surrounded by “Business Grads” all day, I look forward to picking this one up for a few people… Take that DeVry Business School scholars!!
Is there an Engineering School in a Box on the way? Please??
posted by ac on 5-1-2008 at 12:43 pm
You should do a whole series of Grad School in a Box for the liberal arts. I call history! I dare say most of us pre- and post-doctoral types are pretty familiar with boxes, being just a step or two away from living in one…
posted by Roger on 5-1-2008 at 1:04 pm
Lol! Yay! This will be a perfect gift for a friend who’s entering business school in the fall!
As mentioned above, I wholly support the creation of a Grad School in a Box series. As I am supporting my husband who is currently pursuing his doctoral degree, I would tremendously prefer purchasing a kit for him to short-cut his studies rather than continue to finance them in the old-fashioned, tedious, relocation-infused way we’re doing it now.
posted by Marie on 5-1-2008 at 1:21 pm
I totally know someone’s who getting this for their birthday. also I’m with Roger, liberal arts in a box. I second history.
posted by Claire on 5-1-2008 at 2:27 pm