Chapman University MBA Travel Course
The EU, while not necessarily being the home base of innovations found in Silicon Valley, still has a significant impact on the direction of developing technologies. Most recently, the EU has served as the last bastion for consumer rights and privacy … [Continue reading]
Following a productive series of meetings and presentations with key stakeholders including Helsinki Partners, Business Finland, 90 Day Finn, the Maria 01 startup community, and Supercell, our team attended a farewell dinner at Restaurant Saaga. The … [Continue reading]
Throughout the past several years of our lives, we, as a cohort, have studied business. From the perspective of marketing and management to that of accounting and finance, we have all been taught to analyze our environments for inefficiencies, … [Continue reading]
Since our last blog post, we have had two additional business visits at Saab and Linkoping University. On Tuesday, we got an early start to the day, and departed from Gothenberg to Linkoping. After a long bus ride, we arrived at the Saab Aerospace … [Continue reading]
How Scandinavian Technology Hasn't Ditched its Work Force SAAB and Volvo are two of Sweden’s most storied companies with rich histories and reputations as industry leaders within their fields. We had the honor of touring these facilities to see … [Continue reading]
Hello and welcome to Gothenburg! After a night of fun and an unofficial dinner on Sunday, we officially started the trip on Monday, visiting Volvo Trucks, Volvo Group HQ, and World of Volvo. Then after a long night of eating and socializing with … [Continue reading]
Entering Stockholm, we had begun to formulate our thoughts on the general cultural impact on the people here. We had gone for runs and walked the city, encountering hundreds of bikers and runners at every turn. Beyond being a workout, biking to work … [Continue reading]
We had a great time in Gothenburg and Linkoping. We immediately noticed the high volume of cyclists and runners and people generally just out and about walking. To try and get ahead of our jet lag, we woke up early on Monday morning at 5:00am to … [Continue reading]
Before we officially started off the Scandinavia trip, I was able to spend the weekend before in Oslo, Norway with our fellow adventurers, Emma and Leia! In doing so, I was able to look into the work life balance of Norwegians by observing what they … [Continue reading]
Our journey commenced with a delightful European breakfast buffet at the Kust Hotel & Spa in Piteå, the most stylish lodging of our tour. The breakfast echoed the quality found throughout Sweden—excellent bread and refreshing fruits set the tone … [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 […]
