In defence of jargon – it might be infuriating but it also has its uses
- Written by Andre Spicer, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Cass Business School, City, University of London
lolloj / Shutterstock.comAnyone who tried to get their head around the financial crisis of 2008 soon found themselves drowning in an alphabet soup of BEITs, CDOs, CDCs, ETFs and MBS. When British novelist John Lanchester wrote about this world he commented that “you are left wondering whether somebody is trying to con you, or to obfuscate...