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Taylor Swift’s, the entrepreneurial mindset, and the improvisational mindset
In Impromptu Album Release, Taylor Swift Sings in an Entrepreneur’s Tune Can musicians be entrepreneurs? Most certainly, says Lakshmi Balachandra, reflecting on the release of Taylor Swift’s impromptu album, “Folklore.”
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August 6, 2020

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2026-09-12 16:35:23
Best Leadership Traits
Great Leaders Have These 3 Best Leadership Traits in Common Entrepreneurial leaders are strong risk managers. Exceptional uncertainty navigators. Skilled ambiguity explorers.
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August 4, 2020

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2026-09-13 19:58:25
Five Lessons from GEM's Research
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August 1, 2020

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2026-09-05 20:41:41
What Is a Stimulus Package?
What Is a Stimulus Package? A Conversation with Professor Megan Way You’ve heard about it a lot this year, but, what is a stimulus package? Associate Professor and Chair of the Economics Division Megan Way provides some answers.
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July 30, 2020

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2026-07-16 05:41:29
We Need Innovation in Leadership. Here’s How to Teach It. Babson Professor Sebastian Fixson knows that innovation in leadership is teachable. He explains why, and shows us how to teach innovation to college students.
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July 27, 2020

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2026-09-05 20:41:41
Professor Dessislava Pachamanova
Bridging Business and Health Care to the Benefit of Students By challenging students with real problems exposed through research, Dessislava Pachamanova provides an opportunity to study complexities of a crisis.
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July 20, 2020

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2026-09-16 15:53:02
Empowering words for women, by women
Empowering Words for Women, By Women A look back at some of the most empowering words for women, by women, at Babson.
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July 17, 2020

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2026-09-19 23:17:33
Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD
A Year in Review One year after becoming president of Babson, Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD, takes time to reflect on his first year and to look ahead to the work to come.
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July 1, 2020

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2026-09-20 07:56:43
A customer stocks Clorox in a shopping cart
Everybody Is Buying Disinfectant Graduate students had the opportunity to virtually engage with an executive at Clorox, which has continued to innovate while meeting heightened demand.
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June 29, 2020

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2026-09-20 07:56:43
Research insights for entrepreneurs
Leading Edge Insights for Entrepreneurs from BCERC This year’s Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference brought leading-edge research directly to entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship educators—findings that are typically directed to academic audiences.
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June 25, 2020

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2026-09-16 05:15:49