Ideas vs. Opportunities
This is a guest post by Tim Berry, GBR Editorial Review Board member and President of Palo Alto Software Ideas are a dime a dozen. Opportunities are much more important. An opportunity is an idea...
View ArticleThe R-Word and the Future of the Economy
This is a guest post by Sean D. Jasso, PhD, practitioner faculty of economics. The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity. ~ Peter F. Drucker The big...
View ArticleGoal 4: Apply What You Learn
For over 40 years I have taught applied modeling—at eight different universities, engineering and business schools, graduate and undergraduate levels. I have taught using paper and pencil for...
View ArticleWhy Entrepreneurship Thrives During a Recession
Can’t see the above video? Click this link to watch or you can read the transcript. In this video interview, Larry Cox, PhD, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and director of the new...
View ArticleLearning on the Job
This op-ed first appeared in the Los Angeles Business Journal and is reprinted with their permission. In recent weeks there hasn’t been much data supporting sustained economic stability, much less a...
View ArticleWhat’s on Your NOT-To-Do List?
Can’t see the above video? Click here to watch or you can read the transcript. In this video interview, Matthew May, supporting faculty at the Graziadio School of Business and Management, and author of...
View ArticleMBA Paper Recession-Proofs Restaurants
Dean Linda Livingstone, Winner Kasra Ferasat, GBR Editor-in-Chief Owen Hall Kasra Ferasat of Palos Verdes, CA., (pictured center) a fully employed MBA program student at Pepperdine University’s...
View ArticleNew or Different?
During a recent talk to a group of small business owners on the practice of innovation, someone asked this interesting question: “Which is better: new or different?” The question gave me pause—first,...
View ArticleSocial Media Strategy Is More Than Just Signing Up
Currently at the Graziadio Business Report we are in the process of revamping our website – having reached the upper limits of the current platform. Tackling the usual web development project...
View ArticleThe Entrepreneur’s Journey: How to Pitch Your New Venture Idea
Larry Cox, associate professor of entrepreneurship, offers his "Top Eight Tips for Pitching Your New Venture Idea." The post The Entrepreneur’s Journey: How to Pitch Your New Venture Idea appeared...
View ArticleCEO Insights: Ed Hogan Discusses the Importance of Making a Contribution
In this episode, CEO Insights features Ed Hogan, who founded Pleasant Holidays with his wife, Lynn, and grew the business to approximately $500 million annually. The post CEO Insights: Ed Hogan...
View ArticleInvention vs. Innovation
Miner explores the definitions of innovation and invention to improve the process by which companies prepare for, create, and develop new products. The post Invention vs. Innovation appeared first on...
View ArticlePODCAST: Self-Organizing Conversation as an Invitation to Serendipity with...
[powerpress: http://gsbm-med.pepperdine.edu/gbr/audio/winter2011/Podcasts/Axley podcast.mp3] Click here to listen and subscribe in iTunes U Where do truly great ideas come from? Is it possible to...
View ArticleFour Chief Information Officer/IS Executives Sharing their Strategies and...
Check out the full presentations by innovation and information technology experts from Sony, Guitar Center, County of Orange, and the Center for CIO Leadership. The post Four Chief Information...
View ArticleFive Things to Consider Before Embarking on an Entrepreneurial Venture by...
PrAna CEO Scott Kerslake offers "Five Things to Consider Before Embarking on an Entrepreneurial Venture" as part of the SEER Symposium at the Graziadio School. The post Five Things to Consider Before...
View ArticleNew Issue of GBR Online
In the fall issue of the Graziadio Business Report we have published five great articles. Facilitating the Inventor – Entrepreneur Interaction: Super-Charging the IP Commercialization Process By Larry...
View ArticleImplementing Intrapreneurship: A Structural and Cultural Approach
Present age organizations face a very complex and uncertain environment. In order to remain innovative and viable in the long run, many organizations are turning to “intrapreneurship.” However, what is...
View ArticleWhy Do Customers Misbehave?
also by Marty Abbott, DM, and Kalle Lyytinen, PhD In a recent GBR article we put forward an argument that in using a product or service consumers are afforded the opportunity to use it in ways not...
View ArticleHow Extreme Self-Confidence Can End Up Working Against Entrepreneurs
Studies show members of the Millennial generation appear less interested than previous generations in starting their own businesses... The post How Extreme Self-Confidence Can End Up Working Against...
View ArticleNew Issue of the Graziadio Business Review Posted
Welcome to the new issue of the Graziadio Business Review. It contains several articles written by GSBM faculty that we hope you will enjoy reading. The post New Issue of the Graziadio Business Review...
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