Tag: Management

Successful entrepreneurs not only identify problems that must be solved, but also empathize with the people affected by them. In this discussion, Babson College's Yasu Yamakawa and Brett Smith of Read more

The Next Generation Can Help the Family Firm Innovate

Much has been written about how family businesses can have transition problems when the founder's children take over. Best Buy founder Richard Schulze and Ritch Sorenson of the University of St. Read more

Shark Tank is a popular resource for many entrepreneurship educators. While a number of outstanding episodes can be used in the classroom, a two-episode arc focused on Copa Di Vino -- a winery that Read more

This exercise is a semester-long project that gives students the opportunity to experience the excitement and challenges associated with identifying an opportunity, developing a startup plan and Read more

Innovation is a kind of Holy Grail in the world today. Companies strive for it, consumers often reward it, and policy-makers say we need more of it. But many people still find themselves asking, Read more

For most new business owners, growth is a sign that the business is successful. But depending on that business's financial structures and its commitment to shareholders, growth can complicate things. Read more

The purpose of this exercise is to help entrepreneurship students understand the importance of retooling products to reach new markets. In this exercise students are required to generate and then Read more

The term “psychopath” conjures up dark images of serial murderers, straitjackets, stalkers and that maniac in the corner office. It is part of the Dark Triad (narcissism, Machiavellianism and Read more

This paper is based on a research process used by social anthropologists while investigating a new cultural phenomenon. It involves walking the streets, peeking around corners, observing practices, Read more

EIX's Dave Feldman talks with the founder and CEO of Mom's Organic Market, whose business started in his mother's garage and has grown like a beanstalk. A self-described former "juvenile delinquent" Read more