Hult Global Business Outlook 2016
2016: The Age of Upheaval The global economy is in a greater state of flux than ever before and instability is the new norm. Developed markets have become stagnant and…
Entrepreneurship at the executive education level is alive and well at Hult
Hult’s Executive MBA Class of 2014, which was based in London, produced a number of entrepreneurs. And even though I was among them, I was surprised—as business school graduates (especially executive…
Four Hult Boston alumni startups to watch from [Hult on BostInno]
This article was originally published on May 14, 2015, by Hult on BostInno, ‘Four Startups to Watch from Hult Boston Alumni’. What do HubSpot, Intelligent.ly, Mavrck, Yesware, and Clover Food…
Amazon becomes top recruiter at Hult as their strategy goes global
Hult has seen Amazon become a top recruiter of our graduates as they look for the talent to take their business global and expand to regions beyond their strongholds in…
Hult Shanghai students discover key to Volkswagen’s success in China
China has become one of the world’s most important automotive markets and is now the Volkswagen Group’s largest sales market. With a 20.8 percent share of the passenger car market,…
Intrapreneurs – Why big businesses value the entrepreneurial mindset
The financial crisis proved that even the biggest companies are not immune to failure, while the recent success of start-ups like Uber, Airbnb, and Snapchat has demonstrated the value of entrepreneurship…
Understand your ability to make an impact—and influence others
Newton’s Third Law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The question for me is, what kind of impact do we want to create in…
Hult MBA students feel the heat in front of San Francisco’s leading execs
Hult San Francisco saw 200 MBA students go head-to-head in the campus’s second large-scale business strategy competition, Hult Heat. 35 teams of students responded to a case challenge on autonomous automobiles (driverless cars),…
Students and start-ups connect at Hult San Francisco’s International Startup Marketplace
Hult San Francisco hosted the first-ever International Startup Marketplace, a gathering of start-ups and students from around the world, as part of the Bay Area’s Global Innovation Week. International Startup…
Hult Dubai students win regional in KPMG’s Ace the Case challenge
A team of four MBA students from Hult Dubai have won the regional round of KPMG’s Ace the Case challenge – an annual competition run by the global consulting giants. This…
China – A land of opportunity for business start-ups?
China has been one of the great economic success stories of the past quarter of a century. It has earned a reputation for growth and opportunity in China has given…
Tech industry trends and predictions for 2015
The technology industry will see acceleration in existing trends, as well as some brand new innovations in 2015. MBA students and business graduates with professional or entrepreneurial aspirations in the…
Digital vs. Dinosaurs: the growing role of technology in the boardroom
Companies are increasingly looking for digital knowledge when it comes to senior leadership. The old-school leader is an increasingly rare breed as sentiment in the boardroom reflects the digital age…
How innovative business models can reshape an industry
Written by Olaf Groth, PhD – Global Professor of Innovation, Strategy, Management, & Economics, Hult International Business School. New business models In today’s globalized world, new, innovative business models are…
The disruptive business model – the way forward for start-ups?
Taxi booking firm Uber was this month valued at USD40 billion following a USD1.2 billion financing round, making it one of the most valuable new technology start-ups. [Tweet “Uber was…
Why female entrepreneurs are driving the start-up recovery
Entrepreneurs are a unique group of people – they know how to combine business acumen, determination, and an unwavering belief in a great idea. They also often avoid the traditional…
Jobs, growth, and future potential in the Boston biotech industry
Boston is going through an unprecedented phase of biotech growth, placing it alongside San Francisco and San Diego on the list of the leading U.S. hubs for the industry. As…
Top 10 digital dos and don’ts for businesses
Consumer behaviors are changing all around us. Expectations of online experiences are constantly increasing and loyalty is harder than ever to gain and retain. Meanwhile, the new boys on the…
China’s search for talent, its role in the global economy, and Hult Shanghai hosts its third International Cultural Festival
Hult Shanghai is unique among our campuses in that every student is from overseas. Career events on campus offer a global perspective on local issues and social events have a…
MBAs with a mission – social impact and venture capital is changing business from the inside out
As millennials make up an increasing percentage of the global workforce and business schools graduate a new generation of Masters of Business Administration, a marked shift in focus can be…
From exploitation to transformation – Focus on social impact requires new business models and transformative leaders
By Joanne Lawrence, Global Professor of Corporate Responsibility and Social Innovation, Hult International Business School News headlines in recent years have included stories of businesses behaving badly at an…
Hult WINS AMBA’s 2014 MBA Innovation Award
Hult International Business School beat 100 other schools to win the Association of MBAs’ (AMBA) 2014 MBA Innovation Award for their redesigned One-Year MBA curriculum. AMBA is the international independent…
How to (Gradually) Become a Different Company [HBR]
A number of recent headline-grabbing announcements of divestments and split-ups by companies such as HP (spinning off its PC and printer businesses), GE (the sale of its appliances business to…
Innovate or die – why companies are turning their back on business as usual
Innovation has gone from being a niche sector that successful companies could either choose to participate in or not, to an absolute must for any business wanting to survive. Every…
Hult Prize winners to revolutionize health care in urban slums
Six students from the Indian School of Business have won USD1 million of investment in their revolutionary idea to improve health care for India’s slum-dwellers. The winners of this year’s…
Bill Clinton Rewards a Social Startup and Resolves a Minor Health Crisis in the Same Night [Bloomberg Businesweek]
This article was originally published by Bloomberg Businessweek on September 24, 2014, ‘Bill Clinton Rewards a Social Startup and Resolves a Minor Health Crisis in the Same Night‘. A team…
Hult Prize Finalists complete boot camp and prepare to present to President Clinton for USD1M prize
BOSTON, August 18th, 2014 — After completing a month-long start-up accelerator hosted by Hult International Business School’s Boston campus, the six finalist teams vying for the USD1M Hult Prize now…
Business School Professors Should Be Like Movie Directors [Harvard Business Review]
Written in collaboration with Olaf Groth, Global Professor of Management, Strategy, Innovation and Economics at Hult International Business School, for the Harvard Business Review Blog Network “Business School Professors Should…
Crowdfunding 101: An Interview with CrowdEngine’s Dan Baird
Let’s say you’re stuck on a problem. You need help. You ask co-workers, you reach out to friends, and bit by bit you gather the data to get unstuck. Now…
The Hult MBA: Learning (and Rapping) in a Creative Environment
The other day I read an article on Forbes: Why Twitter’s IPO Was Really A Failure. A smile stretched across my face. Not because of a dislike for the social network,…