Angkor Wat is located in Cambodia, one of the countries where G-Lab students worked with an entrepreneurial enterprise. (Image courtesy of Pigalle on Flickr.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Yasheng Huang
Prof. Simon Johnson
Michellana Jester
MIT Course Number
15.389A
As Taught In
Fall 2010
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
15.389A Global Entrepreneurship Lab: Asia-Pacific enables teams of students to work with the top management of global start-ups and gain experience in running, and consulting to, a new enterprise outside the United States. The focus is on start-ups operating in emerging markets throughout the world, with a special focus on the Asia-Pacific region. The course combines an internship in a growing firm with in-class discussions of the issues and policies that affect the climate for innovation and start-up success around the world.
Special Features
15.389A is part of a two-section course and includes materials that cover entrepreneurship in the Asia-Pacific region. 15.389B Global Entrepreneurship Lab: Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa is also available on OpenCourseWare and covers topics pertinent to these additional regions.
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