Day 1 was upon us; Gothenburg greeted us with a standing room only public transportation bus as we headed to Volvo Cars. The group was excited for this company visit, as we all knew that everyone would be able to drive demo cars around Volvo’s track. As the number one automaker in Scandinavia, Volvo Cars […]
Team Piteå on Gothenburg, Volvo and Mölnlycke Health Care
Posted on June 3, 2014 Written by
Tuesday morning 06.03.2014: As we prepare to leave the city of Götborg we reflect on everything we were able to see and experience in this wonderful city. Having been here during one of the busiest weekends of the year that included different festivals of music and celebration of human rights, we were able to get […]
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 […]
Five things you should know for doing business in Scandinavia (Team Bernadotte)
Posted on May 31, 2014 Written by
Scandinavian Region It is not just geographical region that consists of five countries that makes the region, it is more about the culture. They all share the Viking heritage and can understand each other’s language for the most part (applies to Denmark, Norway and Denmark). Organizational Structure Companies are following flat structure rather than hierarchies. […]
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 […]
Team HEJ
Posted on May 29, 2014 Written by
“Hej” everyone, Bellona and Ayaka here. We’re in our final on-campus class and we’re very excited to head to Scandinavia tomorrow!!! Over the last three days Professor Myhr and our guest speaker Jakob gave us a lot of insight on Scandinavian culture, food, entertainment, businesses, etc. As marketing majors, we are really interested […]
Nick Meyers’ introduction
Posted on May 29, 2014 Written by
Dear fellow travelers and readers, We are sitting here in class the night before we leave to Scandinavia and I still am in awe and shock that we are leaving in such a short period of time. This week has gone by so fast and it seems finals have just ended. It appears we have […]
Team Pitea pre trip post
Posted on May 29, 2014 Written by
Milad and I can not wait to get our party on in Sweden!! We will be great ambassadors of Team Pitea and of Chapman University while we pop bottles in Scandinavia. Like any tourists, we like to do our research before entering an entirely new country so we looked at some amusing facts about Sweden. […]
Team Surströmming
Posted on May 28, 2014 Written by
Team Surströmming will bring you the best of Swedish culture–starting with its greatest national treasure, surströmming! This innocent-looking can holds secrets and delights… There are many Swedish specialties that you will encounter on our journey, and it is important to remember that one culture’s dangerously toxic food is another culture’s treasure! Keep your mind open to all […]
