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13 May 2013
By Amy Walker, Executive MBA class: 2012-2014 A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 186” is a headline I find myself reading on the Web. My trip to China this April was educational, inspirational and has given me a continual drive to learn more about this ancient land. Each day, […]
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10 April 2013
Is it possible to visualize how Twitter messages propagate in cyberspace? Yes, it is. The other day, Prof. Sudha Ram (University of Arizona) gave a presentation at the School of her research about news messages. Thanks to raw data that have been made available by the company Twitter, Prof. Ram has analyzed the propagation of […]
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24 March 2013
The University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-centred Care (GPCC) conducts research of how patient care can be improved, regarding the quality of care and the care efficiency. We work together with GPCC to develop and deliver customized training programmes to medical departments at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. The training programmes, called Person-Centred Care in Practice, are […]
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15 March 2013
Starbucks Coffee is present everywhere in the major coastal cities of China. In spite of high prices (30 RMB (3.70 EUR) for a grande caffè latte), the outlets are often crowded by both Chinese and westerners. City people tend to like the lifestyle of coffee. Now, Starbucks intends to open more outlets in cities away […]
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12 March 2013
The Executive MBA Programme office organises a variety of events to bring alumni together. We are honoured to have Carl Bennet, Chairman of the University of Gothenburg and and CEO of Carl Bennet AB, and Prof. Anat Lechner, Stern School of Business, New York University to be our alumni event speakers in 2013. Carl Bennet will […]
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12 March 2013
MediaMarkt has just closed its flagship store on Huaihai Road in Shanghai. With a launch in 2010, MediaMarkt has opened seven stores in Shanghai. The China venture is owned by German Metro Group (75%) and Taiwanese Foxconn (25%). The ambition was to open 100 stores in China. The competition in China is fierce and MediaMarkt […]
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20 February 2013
“Gung Hay Fat Choy” means “wish you fortune and wealth” in Chinese. The Royal Sweden Hong Kong Business Council – West Chapter organised a Lunar New Year dinner last night at Tien Tsin restaurant. To celebrate this warming tradition, we had a networking dinner with guests who have either worked or lived in Hong Kong or just […]
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10 February 2013
The American psychologist Abraham Maslow studied what motivates people and designed a model where the needs of human beings were arranged in a hierarchy (“A Theory of Human Motivation”, 1943). At the bottom of the hierarchy are the physical needs. Moving upwards, the needs become more sophisticated with self-actualization on top. Maslow’s model has been […]
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8 February 2013
We will run a round-table seminar on pricing strategies on February 18. Our invited lecturer is Professor Lidija Polutnik from Babson College, United States. Professor Lidija Polutnik from Babson College will speak about pricing strategies that companies can pursue to capture more value. Here is a short text about the topic of pricing by Prof. […]
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8 February 2013
The Executive MBA programme includes two overseas modules in China and India, respectively. The first overseas module takes place in the second term. The Executive MBA students that begun the programme in October, 2012 will go to China in April this year. We will be on the east coast of China in Shanghai and Hangzhou. […]
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1 February 2013
We are upgrading our facilities! A freshly renovated classroom C32 is now ready for our Executive MBA programme. It is more spacious and brighter! Another brand new classroom will be ready after the summer. Look forward to it!
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21 January 2013
“The next 50 years will see major changes in country shares in world GDP…India is projected to surpass Japan in the next year or two and the Euro area in about 20 years” quoted from The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. India is a country with much growth and business opportunities. In the 10 […]
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