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Management 461 – Fall Semester 2013
The people who take Management 461 (Entrepreneurial Management) are entrepreneurs or, at the very least, people who are or will become leaders in the professional world. If you’re a CSUF student and are reading this then you are probably our target audience: LEADERS. What is special about the Fall 2013 semester of Management 461…
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Center for Entrepreneurship Director Jackson talks with local Chinese Media
Recently, Director John Bradley Jackson and Field Case Coordinator Charlesetta Medina did a press event for a group of Chinese media and businesspeople. The purpose of the event is to spread the word about California State University, Fullerton’s Business Consulting Program. Fortunately, the press event went very well and it looks like the Center for…
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Get to Know the CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship
In this video series you will get to know a lot more about the CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship. Enjoy!
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Cal State Fullerton Management 461 | Fall 2013
For the fall 2013 semester, the Entrepreneurial Management course (MGMT 461) will be featuring a new experimental version built around the theory and practices associated with “lean startup” – the hottest new domain in entrepreneurship. Lean Startup emphasizes experimentation, customer feedback and iterative design over formal planning. In MGMT 461, you will learn “lean startup”…
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Personality Traits That Will Get You Hired
Forbes Online recently published an article by Meghan Casserly that discussed the top five personality traits employers look for when hiring. The top five traits to display during a job interview are: Professionalism – A projection of preparedness and competence. High-energy – As it sounds. Game on. Confidence – Positive but not arrogant. Self-monitoring – Awareness…
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High School Students Not Ready for College
Most high school seniors aren’t ready for college, and this is bad news for the United States. The College Board, which administers the SAT, released findings that indicated that only 43% of high school students are prepared to go to college, based on their test scores. President of the College Board, Gaston Caperton, said in…
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Is Cursive a Dying Art?
An increasing number of elementary schools are dropping cursive from their curriculum, but some schools continue to teach the lost art. As computers and iPads become more common in the classroom, students are often taught typing skills at the expense of cursive. Printing letters is considered sufficient by most students and many educators, and…
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Dads: An Untapped Market
In the spirit of Father’s Day, I think it’s time that entrepreneurs looked more actively at the dad market. Mothers are increasingly more educated than fathers and are becoming the primary breadwinners in the household (Source). And that means more stay-at-home dads. So why then are so few companies reaching out to these dads? The…
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Effective Organizations Give, Share, and Help
What factors make an organization effective? An obsession with quality? A great business plan? A well thought out strategic plan? Yes, these factors matter but recent research indicates that companies that motivate employees to unselfishly help each other can be more effective. Adam Grant, author of “Give and Take”, writes in the April issue of…
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