Sweden and Finland were originally the same country and the mutual influence shows. Then Tsar Alexander I invaded and in 1809, Sweden ceded Finland to Russia and the two similar countries diverged. Time went on and eventually Finland became a sovereign nation. In its history, Finland allied with Nazi Germany to fight Soviet Russia invading […]
Ericsson: a mature company acting in a very innovative manner
Posted on June 7, 2014 Written by
Ericsson; a communications giant focusing on global mobile solutions. Ericsson utilizes both conventional and unconventional approaches to “green” business. They approach product development with the goal of producing more energy efficient products, as most companies do, but Ericsson backs that belief up with tremendous spending on research and development. They are also concerned with power […]
Gothenburg; home of Volvo Cars
Posted on June 2, 2014 Written by
Gothenburg is an interesting town. In the two days that we have been here, a music festival was in town, a protest showing dissatisfaction with Syrian refugees migrating to Sweden, and a gay pride parade complete with fireworks. The latter two are far different than the norm of Orange County, California: we only have protestors […]
Team Sladdertacka (the gossip sheep)
Posted on May 30, 2014 Written by
Sladdertacka is slang for someone who is a gossip. What more fitting name to be called in reference to a blog? Sustainability and the 3 p’s We have decided to focus our evaluation of Scandinavian business primarily through the lens of observable differences in sustainability from the typical American business as operations effect the people […]
