Flint hit the nail square on the head...... it's corporate thinking.
Who do they want running the show? MBAs.
Doesn't matter if the business is making widgets, handling information, hardware, software or high tech toys. You know that professional manager doesn't know jack-shit about what his people are doing, only if they are meeting deadlines and being cooperative/not disruptive. Of course he set the deadlines, and he's no help if you get stuck, but that's your problem... not his.
On the upside, Reyes not knowing the answers to the questions may be a good thing. Maybe instead of taking the position with preconceived notions, he'll use the power of the position to find out the truth.
Naw.
