Ladies and gentleman…here we come!! This is Mark Arjona and I representing Team Gothenburg!!! We are both very excited for this opportunity to travel to Scandinavia along with fellow classmates thanks to Chapman University’s MBA Program. This will definitely be a once in a lifetime experience as we get to meet with several companies learning […]
Scandinavia the Way Forward?
Posted on May 31, 2013 Written by
Here we come Scandinavia! We are Jeff and Scott representing the town of Visby. We are both MBA candidates traveling with Chapman University to see Scandinavian’s business culture upfront. In doing so we will be going into meetings with a number of executives at Scandinavian based companies. These meetings will be at such companies as: […]
Meva Innovation Lab: Clean Power for Public Use|
Posted on June 25, 2012 Written by
While visiting Solander business park we were taken through the process a new clean technology called vortex gasification which creates green energy. This plan creates heat for over 80% of Pitea, Sweden. The company MEVA is owned by a three groups both private and public, proving that the best technologies come from both the […]
Scandinavian business culture
Posted on June 22, 2012 Written by
On our visit to Scandinavia we observed certain peculiar aspects of Scandinavian business culture. After visiting KONE corporation in Helsinki, Finland, we gained some interesting insights about Finnish culture. We observed that Finnish prefer more open and direct style in communication. Their conversation style tend to be more liberal and to the point. Interestingly, Finnish […]
Piteå – A small town against Luleå
Posted on June 21, 2012 Written by
SJS Thinktank reporter Sam Lahham last discussed the merit of Luleå’s ambitions to become a fully integrated RFID city. As the project director claimed that the city would go “full steam ahead” and worry about the concerns of privacy later. One has to wonder if the Swedish people were so permissive within a laissez-faire culture, […]
KONE Monospace
Posted on June 21, 2012 Written by
While in Finland our group had the great experience to visit KONE headquarters. KONE is an international company that had revenues of approximately 5,200 Million Euro in 2011. They specialize in providing elevators, escalators and servicing both types of equipment around the world. They currently operate all over Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Americas. […]
Ericsson World in Sweden!!
Posted on June 17, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
This visit was one of most interesting visits that we had. Ericsson was very well know as one of the big guys in mobil industry, specially in Middle East region. However, now they stepped away from that focus and moved to be more specialize in Satellite technology and other innovation. Once we entered the […]
Ericsson
Posted on June 15, 2012 Written by
By far our most favorite visit was to Ericsson. Though many people know them for their contribution to the mobile phone business, Ericsson has stepped away from phones and has moved to innovative technology that ranges from the middle of nowhere in Africa (satellite technology) to your car and your home. Ericsson has built compatible […]
A Sweet Treat
Posted on June 14, 2012 Written by
While we visited the small town of Piteå, we were immediately exposed to the culture of the close knit town. There were tons of people lining the streets celebrating high school graduations, and parades with trucks filled of recent graduates in sailor hats. Spirits seemed to be high, and from the get go we knew […]
When in Sweden…do the swed-do!
Posted on June 13, 2012 Written by
Everywhere I look from Piteau to Stockholm there is this ragin hairstyle that seems to have taken over the Swedish youth. So I thought that in order to properly immerse myself in the culture and blend in with the locals one needs to adapt to the local customs! I believe I have accomplished this mission […]
