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This is probably the disconnect between the definition of engineer in anglo-saxon terminology and in other countries.

France notably has most of its management come from the Grande Ecoles that give out "engineering degrees". But they end up only spending about 2 of their 5 years on their specific domain, and a good chunk of their time on business management classes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandes_%C3%A9coles