Chapman University MBA Travel Course
We have been visited several companies in Sweden. It is not hard to find that most of the leaders focus on the diversity for their team. Working with people from different countries seems like very common in Swedish companies. In Sandvik, we … [Continue reading]
Conversionista! is a company that helps clients improve online conversion with a structured approach to designing, setting, implementing and following up conversion targets for their online audiences. When I first visit their website, I was caught by … [Continue reading]
We are finally here! As a super fans of Angry Birds, I was looking forward to visit Rovio. Rovio is a company focusing on animation and games. It is the founder of Angry Birds. The office of Rovio is like a game room. There are lots of decorations … [Continue reading]
Hello! Hallå! Tere! Hei! Coming to Estonia has been quite a culture shock compared to Sweden. From the crazy boat adventure to our bus adventures; this country is extremely unique. Our first stop was E-Estonia where Crystal LaGrone, an Oklahoma … [Continue reading]
For our last post we want to start by saying thank you to everyone we met on our trip for their wonderful hospitality and to simply take a few moments to share some of the things that left the biggest impression on us. First up will be Adi, followed … [Continue reading]
Today we visited The Saab Aerospace and Defense headquarters. The company sits on top of a mountain on the outskirts of Gothenberg with amazing views of the city. When many people think of Saab they believe it's an ex car manufacturer. But really … [Continue reading]
After our first stop in Gothenburg, we were finally heading to Stockholm! Stockholm is known for being the 'silicon valley' of Europe. Since we both have visited the San Francisco, we were eager to see the differences between the start up culture in … [Continue reading]
During our time in Scandinavia we haven’t just been learning about business culture and practices. We have also taken time to visit Tallinn University of Technical (TUT) and the Hanken School of Economics (Helsinki) to learn about the differences in … [Continue reading]
Finally, we were about to visit the company---Keolis which is totally related to our topic, transportation. The first impression about the company was crosswalk which led to information desk. We thought it was really cool. More, there was a sign, … [Continue reading]
We miss Estonia!! Especially the wifi there. Even though Estonia is the smallest country in Scandinavia, it has the best digital technology we have not seen before. Estonia is the first country that use 3G network all over the country. The wireless … [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 […]
