Student Consultants Supply Fresh Insights to Businesses
08 MAY 2008 from the New York Times | Read the full story»
Sending business students to do fieldwork at local firms is not new, of course. The trend, however, has taken a sharp new turn over the last few years, said Bo Fishback, vice president for entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation, a center of entrepreneurial research in Kansas City, Mo. "There has been a huge shift into these hands-on programs where the kids act as de facto consultants," Mr. Fishback said. (Subscription required)
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