Preparing Ug Entrepreneurs And Intrapreneurs Through Cross Disciplinary Partnership Between Engineering And Business Colleges

Entrepreneurship in technology-intensive industries requires close cooperative work between engineers and business professionals. The premise of a new program at Auburn University is that cross-functional teamwork skills that enable business and engineering students to work together on several projects lays the foundation for entrepreneurial success later in their careers. The program has two major components; one addresses sustained development of cross-functional skills, and the other imparts business and engineering knowledge and skills to business and engineering students.