[Sponsored article] Ostracism or being ignored or excluded by others is a pervasive phenomenon that surveys show a large majority experience at work and among loved ones.

[Sponsored article] Two leading local businessmen who saw, firsthand, the opening up of the Mainland’s own economy, share their take on the OBOR initiative.

[Sponsored article] Although Central Asia did not appear often on the international business radar just a few years ago, the region slowly but surely is making its way up the list of the most important business destinations to watch out for over  the next 10-15 years.

[Sponsored article] Technology and business have made a fruitful partnership in the HKUST Business School as evidenced by an innovative partnership formed by three MBA alumni to develop a completely new kind of wearable device - the world’s first vibration powered, voice enabled smart ring.

[Sponsored article] To achieve success in the information era, companies around the world growingly attach importance to IT governance.

[Sponsored article] As both an educator and a research powerhouse, the HKUST Business School can help executives and entrepreneurs seize the opportunities opened up by OBOR.

[Sponsored article] You have heard the word “FinTech” on various occasions: TV, social media, or even friends’ parties. Is it just a buzzword floating around nowadays? The answer is likely no.

[Sponsored article] In many entrepreneurial families, the business itself is a means to keep the entire family together.

[Sponsored article] Executive pay disparity – as when the CEO earns significantly more than the other top managers – has become a red flag issue for investors.

[Sponsored article] Buyers are spoiled for choice when it comes to platforms to post their buying requests to sellers – think Alibaba.com, ECEurope.com and ECPlaza.com.

[Sponsored article] Assume you are the head of R&D at a high-tech firm that develops new accessories for cell phones. One year ago, $200 million was budgeted to develop a new cell phone battery instead of developing a new cell phone screen. To date, $100 million has been spent, and the project is 75% complete.

[Sponsored article] The HKUST Business School realizes the value of mentoring and always looks for ways and resources to strengthen its mentoring activities.

[Sponsored article] Brand alliances bring together two or more brands in joint marketing events that in theory should benefit all participants.

[Sponsored article] This is a summary of the case study prepared by Professor Jeevan Jaisingh, Kim Yongsuk, Xu Yan and Huang Minyi for the Business School’s Thompson Center for Business Case Studies.

[Sponsored article] Members of the HKUST Business School are extremely saddened by the passing of its Founding Dean, Professor Chan Yuk Shee, on 22 May 2017.

[Sponsored article] The excellence of the programs at the HKUST Business School has been recognized in several major international rankings over the past few months.

[Sponsored article] As the China-led One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative continues to draw world-wide interest, the HKUST Business School along with event partner United Overseas Bank (UOB) have launched a series of investment seminars, featuring prominent business leaders and scholars to provide a range of insights on how Hong Kong businesses and investors can seize the opportunities offered by the Belt and Road initiative.

[Sponsored article] In a series of stories, we discuss with leading thinkers what “One Belt One Road” means to the business world and Hong Kong as well as the role our School can play.

[Sponsored article] As well as teaching many of the skills the new breed of entrepreneur will need, the HKUST Business School also serves as an incubator for real-world ideas and a place where creative relationships and teams can be formed.

[Sponsored article] While we teach, we learn.

[Sponsored article] The year is 1967. Everyone is talking about the Hollywood movie The Graduate.

[Sponsored article] Embracing the ever-changing financial industry, the 10th anniversary of the Master of Science in Global Finance (MSGF) program jointly offered by the HKUST Business School and the New York University Stern School of Business (NYU Stern), celebrates how the program has gone from strength-to-strength during the last decade.

[Sponsored article] Across the globe, FinTech promises to not only drive the creation of a wide range of new and more accessible financial services, but also promote more competition, improve customer experience and lower costs. All, potentially, very good news for consumers, but can Hong Kong claim a role as an international powerhouse when it comes to the development and deployment of FinTech?

[Sponsored article] The idea that technology is constantly reshaping the finance sector is not a new one. In the past, the introduction of ATMs, credit cards, online banking and program trading have all led to adjustments in the business models of financial institutions.

[Sponsored article] It seems clear FinTech will continue to drive radical change in the market for banking services. But one unanswered question is: will the application of these advances in digital technology open up a myriad of new opportunities for the established giants, or will it fundamentally disrupt the business model that has made traditional banks so profitable in the past?

[Sponsored article] Large firms often grapple with hundreds of simultaneous decisions relating to investments in information systems (IS). But the question of why some decisions are approved and others rejected, and how that relates to the firm’s IS strategy, has not been properly studied. A new study addresses that gap by developing a model and applying it to actual decision-making within a Fortune 50 multi-business operation.

[Sponsored article] For anyone without the backing of an established company, having a good idea is just stage one in the process of producing a profitable new product or service.

[Sponsored article] Vitalik Buterin is the 23-year-old co-creator and inventor of Ethereum, the blockchain-based platform for running smart contracts.