Chapman University MBA Travel Course
R&D is very long and tortuous process. When I was working in the HR team, I had recruited about 10 R&D experts for my company. But situations that was not expected occurred and experts always lacked. The success of R&D project is very … [Continue reading]
Stockholm Upon arrival in Stockholm, it was apparent that the Swedish culture remained strong, even in a bigger metropolitan city. At Keolis, a transportation company based out of France, has become the first bus transportation company … [Continue reading]
The days leading up to our departure of Stockholm there was one company that really stood out as leading the way for innovation and sustainability. Northvolt is a company that is focusing on changing the future of how batteries are made, maintained, … [Continue reading]
Piteå is growing in population, containing about 41,000 people in North Sweden. It is the smallest city (in population) on our itinerary for Sweden. Still, it was a great place to begin our journey through Sweden. Sometimes small cities are a … [Continue reading]
I arrived at Luleå, Sweden on Sunday, May 28th. It was an hour cab to a small town called Piteå. Anyone who knows me, they know that I rather be dinning at a Michelin rated restaurant or taking a cycling class than head to a place that is cold, … [Continue reading]
I didn’t know about “Spotify” before this travel course. But other peers of mine seemed to know the company and use its video streaming service. After some research, I was astounded at its rapid growth and a wide range of customers (over 100 million … [Continue reading]
When in the process of hiring new employees, companies tend to evaluate potential job candidates’ value to the firm based on their grades, standardized test scores, and academic involvement. While this method of comparison is straightforward and easy … [Continue reading]
Keolis Keolis is a Swedish public transportation manufacture company in Sweden. I was stunned by their innovative office facility. There is no fixed seat of any employee. Everyone can choose to sit in the public area to brain-storming with … [Continue reading]
“Battery power will enable us to be significantly more environmentally friendly in all we do. We are working to make a compelling business case for batteries over the full value chain,” Tom Johnstone, Industrial Advisor for Northvolt, said. Today we … [Continue reading]
Today(June 1, 2017), we visited the world’s oldest central bank, Riksbank, which was established in 1668. The motto of the Bank is Hinc robur et securitas, which is Latin for "Herefore strength and safety" Riksbank introduced and has … [Continue reading]
We had just spent a couple days in Northern Sweden, particularly the small town of Skelleftea, and this may have been the closest me and Henry have experienced being nearest to the Arctic Circle since I don’t remember my Cruise to Alaska at less than 1 year old. Anyways, when riding over to the Wood […]
Hej! There’s something kind of wild about sitting in a room full of strangers — academics, business people, city planners, students — and being asked one simple question: What is a campus actually for? That’s exactly what happened today in Skellefteå, Sweden, as part of a workshop called Campus in 50 Years: Learning, Environments, and […]
Hi world! We are reporting from Stockholm inside the Radisson Blu hotel. We wanted to share our thoughts about the conference that we attended, as well as the city of Skelleftea itself. Overall, we liked coming to the northern part of Sweden, where it was calm, and everything moved at a slower pace compared to […]
