Teaching Business Models Through Student Consulting Projects

Purpose: This article aims to share practical insights regarding the changes implemented between 2016 and 2018 in a consulting programme implemented in a French business school that involves 200 to 250 bachelor's students on a yearly basis. For five weeks, students work as consultants assisting...

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Published in:Journal of business models 2021-01, Vol.9 (3), p.25-38
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