Throughout the academic year, the BFRF sponsors programs to support its mission. The Research Chats feature faculty members who have completed research projects. The Chats offer a venue for faculty to share their research activities, serve as a forum for the exchange of research ideas, and, in general, promote research within the Babson community. Other programs feature speakers addressing research related topics and other topics of interest to the Babson community.

BFRF Spring Programs

All programs are held in the Needham Room, Olin Hall from noon to 1:15 PM

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 (More Info)
How Gender Influences Business Start-up Rates for Men and Women
Amanda Elam, Entrepreneurship
Corporate Entrepreneurship Management Practices: The Influence of Project Leader Characteristics and Level of Innovativeness
Donna Kelley, Entrepreneurship

Monday, March 10, 2008 (More Info)
Video "World" Premiere: "Building a Business through Conflict; The Brunt Family and MSI"
Allan Cohen, Entrepreneurship, Management

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 (More Info)
Aquitania: A Poetry Collection
Mary O’Donoghue, Arts and Humanities
"Strange bedfellows": Understanding firm-NGO alliances
Miguel Rivera, Management

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 (More Info)
"May CPAs Use Exculpatory Clauses in Their Letters of Engagement?"
Craig Ehrlich, Accounting and Law
Lilian Wald: Ethnic Progressive
Marjorie Feld, History and Society

Wednesday, January 30, 2008
"Small Business Leadership: A Comparision of Founders Vs. Non-Founder CEOs"
I. Elaine Allen, Math/Sci/Entrepreneurship and Nan Langowitz, Management
"Growth Possibilities Found, Taken, and Lost"
Gaurab Bhardwaj, Management

BFRF Fall Programs

Wednesday, November 7
Faculty Research Chat
Lisa DiCarlo, History and Society

Tuesday, October 23                     This program has been cancelled
BFRF Research Chat                         we will try to reschedule it during
Elaine Landry, Management                      the spring semester
Mark Potter, Finance

Wednesday, October 10
BFRF Research Chat
Steven Gordon, TOIM
Julie Levinson, Arts and Humanities

Tuesday, September 18
BFRF Grant Writing Workshop
Kerry Rourke, Writing Center

Thursday, September 6
BFRF Research Chat
Rohit Chopra, History & Society
Gang Hu, Finance

Noon to 1:15 PM
Reynolds Small Dining Room