Berkeley-Haas Surveys The Future of Cannabis Industry
Berkeley’s Haas School of Business recently published an article on the conclusion of “High Margins: The Business of Legal Cannabis,” a six-week student-organized series that explored the “most promising business models, investment strategies, future regulatory schemes and the changing risks for a market long forced to operate underground.”
MBA Programs That Don’t Require Work Experience: San Francisco
Not everyone comes from a traditional working background earns an MBA for the same reason. So, in the same ways that some MBA programs don’t require the GRE or GMAT score for their applications, many business schools are also willing to consider applicants with limited or no prior professional experience. Continue reading…
John Hanke, Berkeley Haas MBA ’96: The Genius Behind Pokémon Go
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (and a very large and heavy rock at that) for the past few weeks, then you’ve probably heard of Pokémon Go. For those of you who do in fact live under a rock, Pokémon Go is the newest mobile game craze to sweep the world. The game tasks users to travel the world — yes, the real world — in search of various adorable Pocket Monsters. Using GPS technology and augmented reality, the game has created a revolutionary experience that has captivated the masses. Continue reading…
UC Berkeley Professor Researches “Soft Power”
A UC Berkeley Haas School of Business professor recently published his research on “soft power” which is the phenomenon of global influence in the form of pop cultural assets. It is in contrast to “hard power” which is a country’s military or economic might.
Professor Andrew Rose, who holds the Bernard T. Rocca, Jr. Chair in International Business & Trade, asserts that soft power can increase the exporting power of countries that wield it. The study is entitled Like Me, Buy Me: The Effect of Soft Power on Exports. Rose conducted his research over a seven year period ending in 2013.
Haas School of Business Grants Seed Money to Student Entrepreneurs
UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business awarded the first round of grants in a new program that intends to inspire student entrepreneurs to grow early stage startups.
The Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Program (BHEP) awarded these first ten grants in December 2015, and the next round will be bestowed in April 2016.
Haas School of Business Honors Distinguished Professor
The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley recently graduated 69 students from its Executive MBA program.
Held at the school’s Zellerbach Hall, the ceremony was attended by about 450 people, and was presided over by Dean Rich Lyons. Continue reading…
