The course seeks to summarize foundational concepts in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Organization & Processes, International Business, Innovation, Finance, and Emerging Topics.
This course provides a broad survey of key literature that has shaped most MBA courses worldwide. The course seeks to summarize foundational concepts in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Organization & Processes, International Business, Innovation, Finance, and Emerging Topics. In conjunction with the book "Unlocking the Ivory Tower: How Management Research Can Transform Your Business," students obtain a solid base upon which to build their business knowledge and develop their careers. The course and book are relevant for managers and leaders in small, young, large, and mature organizations, for profit, not-for-profit, or NGOs.
Professor, Leader, Advisor, Consultant: Global Business and Global Education
Dr. Joseph LiPuma is Senior Lecturer in Business Strategy & Innovation at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, where he teaches Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Global Business. He is the Faculty Director of the MS in Management Studies program and Global Business Concentration Advisor. Dr. LiPuma holds an MBA in Finance and Management Science, and a DBA in Business Strategy & Policy (Boston University). He has led multiple international graduate management programs and has taught at highly ranked colleges and universities worldwide. His research on International Entrepreneurship has been published in leading academic journals, and his coauthored book Unlocking the Ivory Tower has been translated to Japanese. Prior to his academic career, Dr. LiPuma had a successful 20+ year career in leadership roles in IT consulting companies, during which he launched businesses in the US, UK, Italy, and Saudi Arabia. He has executive and board experience at SMEs and multinational companies, and has invested in, advised, and mentored a variety of young ventures.
Dr. Eric Ball is a technology finance professional, investor, and board member.
He currently serves as General Partner for Impact Venture Capital, which is an early-stage technology venture firm which has made over 20 AI-oriented investments since 2017. Eric chaired the Audit Committee at Glu Mobile, a publicly-traded leader in mobile gaming for 8 years until its acquisition by Electronic Arts in April 2021. Eric serves on the board of several of Impact VC’s portfolio companies. He also chairs the board for the Archimedes Tech SPAC which went public in March 2021. In 2015-16, Eric was Chief Financial Officer at the AI unicorn C3 AI. From 2005 to 2015, Eric served as Senior VP & Treasurer at Oracle, one of the world’s premier technology companies (and was named one of the 100 most influential people in finance in 2011 by Treasury & Risk Magazine). Eric served in various finance roles at Flextronics, Cisco Systems, Avery Dennison, and AT&T. Eric holds a PhD in management from the Drucker-Ito School, as well as Masters degrees from the University of Rochester and a BA from University of Michigan. He is the co-author (with Joe LiPuma) of the book Unlocking the Ivory Tower (available in English and Japanese language versions) and has taught at three universities (Rochester, Rutgers, and USC) as well as online.
