Wharton eBusiness Initiatives
(WeBI)/eFellows
Like Wharton West and its traditional
MBA counterparts, the Wharton
eBusiness Initiative (WeBI) is taking
risks and creating new models for the
future of e-business research and management
education. WeBI is a partnership
among business leaders, Wharton
faculty and students to generate and
disseminate new knowledge about
e-business through research, academic
programs, and strategic corporate partnerships.
As part of this integrated
response to challenges brought about
by e-business, Wharton has created
the Wharton Fellows in eBusiness (or
eFellows) program.
"A unique hybrid of online and in-person
exchanges," according to Neil
Neveras, director of the eFellows online
community, the eFellows program prepares
senior executives from old-line
and online firms to be "change agents"
and lead the e-transformation of their
organizations. The program begins
with three live sessions over a three-month
period in diverse parts of the
world. Between sessions, participants
work on team projects and interact
within a virtual community. At the
program's close, participants are inducted
into the Society of Fellows and join
a lifelong learning community of faculty
and eFellows working collaboratively
to identify emerging e-business issues,
develop deep knowledge and create
educational innovation. "The beauty
of this integrated effort is that eFellows'
real-world issues filter back to WeBI
and influence curriculum research and
development," Neveras asserts.
For more information visit WeBI
and eFellows.
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