Chapman University MBA Travel Course
Greetings from Gothenburg, Sweden! After an exhausting 20+ hour travel day, we are finally in the EU, and we are excited to start our adventures abroad. One thing we have immediately noticed from our short stay in Gothenburg is the impact that … [Continue reading]
Hello everyone! Your broads abroad just visited Gothenburg, Sweden. We wanted to discuss tourism in Scandinavia through our travels. We stayed at the First G Hotel located within the central station of Gothenburg. Some things we particularly liked … [Continue reading]
"Americanization" refers to the adaptation of American culture outside of the United States. In Gothenburg, at least noticeably often enough, this is readily apparent. Our first few days on this excursion found us in the sunny California weather... … [Continue reading]
Hi, everyone! This is John & Adam and we're super excited for this trip. We are hoping to learn a lot from this trip, especially the cultural differences in the business environment for the United States compared to Sweden, Finland, and … [Continue reading]
Hello Xin Chào Sawasdee, Team 16-6 is here, we are more than ready for the Business Trip in Scandinavia Swiss: Hei!, my name is Swiss Pranootnaraparn, ignore my super duper long last name, you can call me “Swiss :)”. I’m 28 year old MBA … [Continue reading]
The best candy in the world is Daim. This is not questionable. It is made of delicious chocolate and toffee and can be purchased at a furniture store called IKEA. IKEA is a Swedish invention. In fact, there are a number of reasons why IKEA is … [Continue reading]
Hi everyone! Mollie and Nika here live from Chapman University getting ready to embark on an adventure of a lifetime. We are both Southern California natives and we just finished our first year at Chapman in the MBA program! We are excited to … [Continue reading]
Welcome to Lexy and Kevin's Blog! We are excited to be touring all of Scandinavia with you and exploring various marketing strategies between the different countries. As Chapman MBA students this gives us an amazing opportunity to tour and speak … [Continue reading]
Scandinavia is always the dream place since I was young. My father once took business trip to there and brought back a lot of beautiful pictures. There has blue ocean There has green park There has nice view There has cool … [Continue reading]
My name is Ashkan Payami (you can call me Ash), and I am a 2nd year Full-Time MBA Student at Chapman University. I got my undergraduate degree in Biology at UC Santa Barbara. When I graduated, I started working at Sam’s Club as an Operations … [Continue reading]
During this week of our trip, we visited two of Sweden’s powerhouses, Volvo and IKEA. We started at Volvo Cars’ headquarters, known as the “Eagle’s Nest,” for a session on innovation and supply chain transformation, followed by a tour of the factory floor. Walking into a building with that kind of nickname, you expect a […]
Saab Technologies I didn’t expect a company visit to be one of the most memorable parts of this trip, but our stop at Saab Technologies in Stockholm ended up sticking with me more than I thought it would. Saab isn’t a company most Americans think about day-to-day, but in Sweden it’s almost a household name. […]
The Volvo Example: Volvo is known worldwide for Swedish safety and engineering. However, when selling outside of Scandinavia, they have to customize heavily. In the US, they build larger SUVs with bigger cup holders and stronger hybrid engines to fit long American road trips. In other global markets with poor roads or heavy traffic, they have […]
