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IN OUR rapidly
Changing
World,
It takes all Kinds of skills
and all Kinds Of people to make
Entrepreneurship of All Kinds Real.
In the last 10 to 15 years, a seismic shift has occurred in the
knowledge not only among the scholars and students who
business world. A company’s strength no longer correlates to
study business, but also among the business professionals
size; speed to market trumps market stability; and innovative
who put their knowledge and experience into practice every
change happens at every level of an organization.
day, and the policymakers who create environments for their
20%
80%
College faculty are
twice as likely as other
workers to be using
social media as part
of their job, and more
than 80 percent of
faculty are using some
form of social media
in their teaching.
babson survey research
group, 2011
57%
If current trends
continue, transportrelated
CO 2
emissions
are expected to
increase by 57 percent
worldwide between
2005 and 2030, mainly
as a result of rapid
motorization in
developing countries.
u.n. report, 2010
Leaders who can inspire others are always needed, and
entrepreneurialism is no longer the exclusive domain of the
lone visionary and risk-taker. Today, teams, divisions, even
whole enterprises are striving to be more entrepreneurial.
To understand what this means, Babson seeks to continuously
extend the concept of entrepreneurship in the face of
changing global economic realities. We work to build and share
efforts to flourish.
To that end, Babson cultivates leaders with a broader worldview.
Our students understand that pursuing a career for profit
or for social purpose need not be mutually exclusive. There
are many ways to make an impact on people’s lives, and
entrepreneurship—as Babson teaches it—is the wellspring
of innovation that makes it all possible.