By Michael Chmura | March 14, 2017
Matt R. Allen is an Associate Professor in the Entrepreneurship Division, Faculty Director for the Institute for Family Entrepreneurship, and Academic Director for the Global Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices (STEP) Project. We can’t celebrate the great news about the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business’s 24th consecutive year as the No. 1 school in entrepreneurship…
By Michael Chmura | March 2, 2017
Dr. Wendy Murphy will serve as one of the as keynote speakers for the 2017 Women in Leadership Conference according to the University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program. The annual event will be held Friday, March 3, from 11:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the UWF Conference Center and Auditorium, Building 22,…
By Shannon Sweeny | February 10, 2017
Original article by Swati via MBA Crystal Ball Effective supply chain management involves ensuring the smooth transition of products from manufacturing to the point of sales. In the case of retail supply chains, an efficient distribution system is crucial, in order to keep pace with the volume as well as the rapid movement of products in…
By Michael Chmura | February 6, 2017
Babson Vice Provost for Global Entrepreneurial Leadership Candy Brush has been named a Justin G. Longenecker Fellow of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. A USASBE Justin G. Longenecker Fellow is the highest recognition that the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) gives to individuals who have made an…
By Brianna Radicioni | January 12, 2017
Babson College Professor Frederick Douglass Opie has authored Southern Food and Civil Rights: Feeding the Revolution—his latest book which exposes readers to the importance of food in fueling a movement. From the publisher: Food has been and continues to be an essential part of any movement for progressive change. From home cooks and professional chefs…
By Brianna Radicioni | December 8, 2016
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently ranked Babson Professor Joel Shulman’s EntrepreneurShares Large Cap Growth Fund No. 5 among 698 similar funds on a YTD basis. The December 2 WSJ’s Category Kings shows that EntrepreneurShares’ Large Cap Growth Fund generated 8.13 percent net performance (after fees) compared to 1.34 percent for the category average. This accomplishment follows…
By Michael Chmura | November 29, 2016
Vice Provost of Global Entrepreneurial Leadership Candy Brush will discuss “Being Entrepreneurial: Practices to Develop Your Entrepreneurial Mindset” at the Estrad lecture series of the Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research Institute in Stockholm on December 2, 2016. ESBRI’s web-TV will livestream the presentation. ”Estrad” is an open lecture series where researchers present their latest findings…
By Shannon Sweeny | November 21, 2016
Professor Bob Bonnevie of the Management Division has received the newly-renamed Joseph R. Weintraub Leadership/Staff Award for his many contributions to the Coaching for Leadership and Teamwork Program (CLTP). This is the top leadership/staff award the Babson Alumni Association presents and was awarded during the Babson Alumni Awards Ceremony this fall. The award was renamed…
By Babson Faculty | November 14, 2016
The letter below is a statement of values and expectations for community discourse that the Faculty Senate requested be forwarded for signature to all full-time and part-time faculty members. This letter is one part of our attempt to respond to the events both on and off-campus after the election last Tuesday. It was distributed to…
By Shannon Sweeny | November 1, 2016
Associate Professor of Management Anne Donnellon has been appointed to the National Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Advisory Board as the Region I representative. America’s SBDC represents America’s nationwide network of Small Business Development Centers– the most comprehensive small business assistance network in the United States and its territories. The mission of America’s SBDC is…