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Professor Kalok Chan, Dean of Chinese University (CUHK) Business School

Hong Kong expertise ‘can put OBOR on road to success’

There is little doubt that China’s “One belt, one road” (OBOR) initiative to boost economic ties with countries along the old trading routes between Asia and Europe will have a significant impact in the years ahead.

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CityU and Tsinghua University will cooperate to advance public-private partnerships

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The paradoxical but indisputable value of higher education

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Slam dunking a new career through MBA studies

Having helped to establish the National Basketball Association (NBA) corporate social responsibility programme “NBA Cares” in Greater China, which  involved field trips to rural  areas to select  suitable sites  for libraries, computer centres, basketball courts and Learn and Play spaces...

Mum who builds bridges to women in construction

Helen Leung – executive director, transport with consultancy firm Aecom

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The pros and cons of an overseas posting

When your employer suddenly asks you to go on an overseas assignment, here are a few things – some obvious, others less so – that you should think clearly about before accepting, or, after assessing the career-limiting risks, politely declining.

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Keeping your edge

As the business world continues to get more complex – and the world economy more interdependent – what can you do to maintain your own leadership position and keep your company heading in the right direction? 

The power of counter-intuitive awakening

Playboy, the world brand most famously associated with female nudity and sexy bunnies for decades, made headlines recently by announcing that its magazine will go no-nude from 2016.

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Stairway to the top and beyond

No doubt a common aspiration among salary men is climbing the corporate ladder. For those who consciously set their mind on getting to the top, how realistic do they actually think it is that they will be able to reach the pinnacle of the pyramid?

The Leader as Storyteller

If you were asked to develop a culture of customer service at your company – a culture where employees at all levels were encouraged to take initiatives, serve customers with a smile, and take actions that helped build the company’s bottom line, what would you do? 

The joys of summer camp

Among all the conceivable ways for teenagers to spend part of a long summer holiday, a week of science summer camp at Wycombe Abbey, one of Britain’s top private schools, offers a very rewarding experience. I am glad that I did that for my 13-year-old daughter.

When’s the best time to get an MBA?

As I speak to potential MBA candidates, I often hear one question and one statement:

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Does it Matter where you Work?

The most recent edition of Capital Ideas, Chicago Booth’s research publication, highlights the importance of the “nerdopolis” in driving economic growth...

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From Engineering to Business in Silicon Valley

Question:  I am currently working as an engineer in a big technology company in Silicon Valley and wish to move out of technical roles and into the business side of things in the tech industry.

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Business School – What is it good for?

Just this week our newest cohort of executive MBA students began their programme in Chicago.  Over 260 students from 60 countries – and representing our campuses in Chicago...

Four rules for more engaging content

My last post was about social listening and testing potential positive and negative engagement with your content. But how do you create engaging content in the first place? Start by following these four rules...

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The wisdom of suffering

The world is full of suffering. A glance at any newspaper can testify to this fact and usually arouses a sentiment of melancholy with many examples of life’s misery. Even the most cheerful kind of person may have scores of reason to be unhappy on any single day.

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MBAs ‘can build firm foundations for the future of CSR’

Professionals equipped with an MBA – and MBA students – have an important role to play as corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives continue to gain momentum across business sectors.

Main Panel Discussion: Corporate Social Responsibility across the Value Chain as a New Form of Risk Management

PhD vs. MBA

Question:   Since graduating with an undergraduate degree in economics three years ago, I have been working as a research analyst in an economics analysis research firm, and am now thinking about taking my career further by pursuing an advanced degree....

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Reunion Reflections

I recently returned from my 35th business school reunion and began to reflect on all that has happened to me and my classmates over those intervening years. ..

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Show Me the Money

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Job market for new MBA graduates

Question:   I am worried about investing two years of my time and money to do an MBA and not being able to find a good job afterwards that pays off my debt and opportunity cost of two years. Should I still go for it? How is the job market for fresh MBA graduates?...

The curse and virtue of ignorance

“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” This famous quotation from John Wanamaker, a US department store merchant (1838-1922), should be familiar to all students of marketing...

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The paradox of minimum wages

Peter Drucker wrote during the latter half of the last century that as industries and, therefore, jobs were becoming more knowledge-based, qualified workers were gaining more flexibility in deciding where and when to work, and who to work for. Nowadays, in our society, thanks to the protection of the statutory minimum wage, not only knowledge workers but job seekers in general seem to be getting pickier in choosing where to offer their labour services...

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Tips on MBA admission: school visits

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Leveraging an MBA for career success

11 reasons why you didn’t get the job

Learning the tools to shape changing face of HR

[Sponsored Article] Executives taking the MSc in Strategic Human Resources Management at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) know the importance of adapting to change.

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