ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF ALL KINDS

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Business Insight – “Investing with Billionaires”

By mchmura | Published: May 14, 2012

Business Insight interview with Dr. Joel M. Shulman, associate professor of entrepreneurship on Investing with Billionaires. Tweet

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Big Shareholder Shakes Up Chesapeake Energy

By mchmura | Published: May 4, 2012

Professor Michael Goldstein is among those commenting to Marketplace radio about the Chesapeake Energy shareholder issue. Tweet

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The Rich Get Richer, and So Can You…

By mchmura | Published: April 24, 2012

Around this time of year, after having just paid taxes, do you find yourself grumbling about the difficulty of getting ahead with your savings?  If so, then perhaps recent academic research can help.  Our paper, just published in the Journal of Index Investing, shows that the rich are absolutely getting richer.  However, the good news is that many …

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Network, Network, Network

By mchmura | Published: April 23, 2012

The motto for small businesses used to be “location, location, location.”  In this digital age in which geography is less important, I’d suggest it is more likely to be “network, network, network.” Last week I attended an event that is certainly one of more recent favorites.  The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program and the …

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How Many Angels Make An Entrepreneur? Patti Greene Answers In Forbes Blog

By blairb | Published: April 6, 2012

    How many angels? Patti Greene, Contributor     Angel (Photo credit: Wikipedia)   Ecosystem. Ecosystem.  Ecosystem.  I admit I am obsessed with the idea of the ultimate entrepreneurship ecosystem.  What does it really take in an environment to stimulate and nurture people in starting and growing businesses?  We know a lot about the what …

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New Study: Do Women Work Harder Than Men?

By blairb | Published: April 2, 2012

Lecturer in Entrepreneurship Caroline Daniels interviews on NECN about a new study that shows women work harder than men.   Tweet

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A Cup Of Rice Feeds Understanding Of Social Context

By blairb | Published: March 15, 2012

In January I  went with a large group of Babson students to Ghana. In the evenings, students meet with individuals who have concerns about their own businesses, most of which are located in a small kiosk, in the market, or on the side of the road. As always, the students find grappling with the everyday …

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The Underlying Mental Model Of The Entrepreneurial Leader

By blairb | Published: March 5, 2012

In Chapter one of The New Entrepreneurial Leader, I wrote, “Entrepreneurs need the skills and the knowledge to define the world rather than be defined by it” (p. 25). The most thought-provoking and still not completely answered question is how do entrepreneurs define the world? I offer a way of thinking called cognitive ambidexterity that …

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On Analytics And Entrepreneurs

By blairb | Published: February 29, 2012

I do a lot of research and writing on analytics, and like seemingly everyone these days I am looking into the world of “big data.” Yesterday I had an interview with DJ Patil, one of the original “data scientists” (he coined the title!) at LinkedIn and a major guru in the big data world. He’s …

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The Financial Challenge: Reconciling Social And Environmental Value With Shareholder Value

By blairb | Published: February 27, 2012

My chapter in The New Entrepreneurial Leader  has two main goals. First, to illustrate clear examples where social and environmental issues and the creation of shareholder value go hand-in-hand. These examples show clearly that companies can do good things for the environment and other stakeholders, while at the same time improving the bottom line and impacting their …

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