Babson Electives Abroad

Work on a consulting project focused on an international company’s business issue. Your team will travel to the company location to commence the consulting engagement. Learn about the local culture, economy and historical and current business trends in preparation for your in-person client meetings and conduct in country primary research during the pre-travel academic sessions. Receive guidance from the faculty advisor, meet weekly with the client, conduct primary and secondary research, analyze the data collected, and virtually present the findings and recommendations to the client.

We will Immerse ourselves in Milan, the industrial center of Northern Italy, to study how Italian and global multinational companies stay ahead of competition when facing changes in consumer trends, disruptive competitors, challenges in their supply channels and changes in the European Union and its regulations. Learn from interactions with family businesses of well known luxury brands and organizational leaders of global companies how they fine-tune their business models to succeed in global markets. We will soak up the Milanese culture and  integrate historic aspects of Italy to understand how art, and history shape and impact business.