Family businesses have sprung up in mainland China since the 1978 reform and opening up policy and, over the years, have become the most significant sector among privately-owned enterprises. It is estimated that family businesses contribute 70 per cent of national GDP - and employ 75 per cent of the nation’s workforce. Over 85 per cent of the private sector ... Read More

In 2008, the then head of Harilela Enterprises, Dr Hari Harilela, was in his 80s and pondering how to ensure a smooth succession that would eventually place Aron, his only son, at the head of the business and the family. Preparing for succession Hari knew that in this role, his relatively young son would have to deal with senior family and board members ... Read More

As information becomes increasingly strategic for organizations, ensuring the long-term success of an enterprise requires not just pure business knowledge or technology skills, but a combination of both. Future game changers will be those who reimagine ways to transform their business while offering differentiated customer experiences by making creative use ... Read More

Since the primary mission of the HKUST Business School is to advance learning through teaching and research, those involved are always keen to celebrate the success of faculty members. Therefore, in 2016, Milind Rao, Professor of Business Practice in the Department of Economics and Garvin Percy Dias, Associate Professor of Business Education in the ... Read More

16 October 2017 – The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) partnership Executive MBA (EMBA) program is ranked No.1 in the world in the latest Financial Times (FT) Global EMBA Rankings. This is the eighth time the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program has topped the highly respected international ranking chart. Welcoming the recurrent recognition ... Read More