Master of Global Management - Global Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship activities continue to grow globally and increasingly, these innovative activities were triggered by opportunities rather than by the kinds of necessity that historically drove creativity for many decades around the world. The new digital technological transformation has created tremendous opportunities and led to an increase in the need for new, creative ventures. Additionally, the report also found that the change in attitude toward entrepreneurship and regulations in various countries had sparked and perpetuated entrepreneurship activities.

To meet this market need, Thunderbird has designed the global entrepreneurship concentration within the school's top-ranked MGM degree program. This concentration is offered to students who are interested in starting their own business or who need to be entrepreneurial in the organizations they work for.

The World Economic Forum reports that empathy and collaboration are two critical abilities for a global leader's success. These abilities are equally critical for those seeking careers in global entrepreneurship, and they rely on the development of social capital. This academic concentration is designed to develop a student's social capital through field-based action learning, team-based projects and stretch assignments. Students learn and master proven methods and techniques to build sustainable, trusting relationships --- the basis of social capital --- with others from diverse parts of the world, developing intercultural empathy, the ability to have an interpersonal impact and the mental dexterity to act with diplomacy.

Global entrepreneurs are innovators who use their international business acumen and professional connections to identify transnational and cross-cultural opportunities, turning them into new value-generating initiatives. The Master of Global Management program with a concentration in global entrepreneurship provides a broad foundation of international business knowledge and sharpens students' entrepreneurial skills by helping develop business plans for global enterprises. This concentration offers learning opportunities specifically designed to foster innovation and economic growth worldwide to stimulate the growth of students into global entrepreneurs. Students build on a base of skills in areas such as finance and accounting with specialized education in research, pitching business ideas and analyzing markets for the viability of new products and services.

Thunderbird School of Global Management has produced unique leaders for more than 70 years, leaders in every sector capable of tackling the world's greatest challenges. The alumni network comprises 45,000 graduates and 170 chapters around the globe.