Babson management professor and interim graduate school dean Allan Cohen gave the keynote address today, December 14th, at the International Research Meet on Entrepreneurship in India and China held at T.A. Pai Management Institute in India (TAPMI).
The Indian and Chinese economies are seeing a new breed of energetic, intelligent and passionate professionals, eager to become entrepreneurs. The International Research Meet on Entrepreneurship in India and China focuses on all aspects of entrepreneurship as part of a Silver Jubilee Celebration of T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal, India. TAPMI-Alumni entrepreneurs are also there to share experiences and provide direction for future research. Objectives include:
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to provide a platform for global research sharing
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to deliberate on contemporary research in various areas of entrepreneurship
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to provide a focus and guidance on research methodology
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to facilitate interaction between the entrepreneurs and researchers on future research possibilities
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to explore research issues in the areas of entrepreneurial growth
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to gain insight of entrepreneurial experiences of TAPMI-Alumni Entrepreneurs.
Professor Cohen holds the Edward A. Madden Distinguished Professorship in Global Leadership. At Babson he has served as vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty. Areas of expertise include leadership and influence, changes in organizations, educational methods, management and organizational behavior, cross-functional teams, group dynamics, management development for international work, negotiations, and strategic change.
A consultant on organizational change for companies such as GE, he helped found the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad. Cohen is coauthor of Managing for Excellence; the award-winning Alternative Work Schedules: Integrating Individual and Organizational Needs; Power Up: Transforming Organizations Through Shared Leadership; and Influence without Authority(also being translated into Japanese). 
