Chapman University MBA Travel Course
Having supper happy night with live karaoke and amazing food on the second night at Stockholm, we keep moving on our journey to understand more about public transport systems. After a few days here, I learned that the public transport system in … [Continue reading]
Welcome to Finland! We are on the last part of our Scandinavian journey and we had the opportunity to visit Rovio, the company who created Angry Birds. Right as we walked in the building we were greeted by all of the Angry Bird characters that are … [Continue reading]
A French company headquartered in a Swedish city where everyone speaks English. If that is not a picture of a global company I don’t know what is. The entire concept of what a transportation company should be parallels very well French business … [Continue reading]
The broads abroad made it to Estonia from Stockholm via an overnight cruise with Tallink Cruise Line. To board the cruise ship we dragged our luggage down a long walkway which was very warm for everyone. After the long walk we went to our state … [Continue reading]
We cannot beileve how fast the trip has flown by. We are now sitting in the hotel café, reflecting on our company visits and what we have learned about competititve advantage in Scandinavia. A few themes that we have noticed as a whole is that many … [Continue reading]
It was so cold and windy in Finland. Our hair was messy all the time. We noticed that in Finland, most taxies are Mercedes-benz. Comparing to States and Taiwan, most taxies are the lower price brands such as Toyota or Nissan. We think it is because … [Continue reading]
After visiting several companies around the three countries, Sweden, Estonia, and Finland. We recognized that diversity is an important aspect in the Scandinavian work place. Diversity is not only an important aspect of corporate culture, but in the … [Continue reading]
Now we are heading to Tallinn by cruise. The bridge led to the cruise was really long and it was tiring to carry our heavy luggages and walked for such a long distance!!!! During the long walk, we noticed that there was a small shuttle for the elders … [Continue reading]
Almost there! This is the last day of our travel course and we made the last company visit - ZenRobotics. ZenRobotics is a high technology company specialized in Artificial Intelligence controlled robotic system. It helps companies for startup. … [Continue reading]
It takes a special kind of government to realize when their country has an opportunity to do something great for its current and future citizens. After the fall of the Soviet Union Estonia declared its independence and was left with a blank slate … [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 […]
