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Innovation in Entrepreneurship Education: Developing Competitive Advantages for MBA Students

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For the last decade entrepreneurship education has grown to become a major discipline in several universities and colleges, particularly in the United States, Europe, and other developed nations. Nevertheless, comprehensive entrepreneurship programs are starting to be implemented in higher-education institutions across emergent economies as well. Everywhere around the world, entrepreneurship students need to gain skills and knowledge that can help them get started and have better opportunities to succeed with their ventures. At CETYS Universidad, a private non-for-profit school in Mexico, an Entrepreneurship Concentration MBA program was designed and developed around the Entrepreneurial Life Cycle and Entrepreneurship Process frameworks. The program is intended to build entrepreneurship competencies in MBA students, nurture an innovative mindset, and help them increase their entrepreneurial self-confidence and capabilities. It is the first program of its kind to be offered in the northwest region of the country, and one of the few in Mexico.

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Rodríguez, R.D.Á., Wise, J.A. (2016). Innovation in Entrepreneurship Education: Developing Competitive Advantages for MBA Students. In: Peris-Ortiz, M., Gómez, J., Vélez-Torres, F., Rueda-Armengot, C. (eds) Education Tools for Entrepreneurship. Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24657-4_15

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