South Africa in Retrospect
After returning to my job in Baltimore this week, I’ve had countless friends, family, and co-workers ask me about my time in South Africa. My consistent answer has been that I’ve never been to...
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Japan Singapore – Projects and Tourists!
The past few months have opened my eyes to business cultures in countries around the world. In both Japan and Singapore there is a different business culture as far as we have read and...
Smith MBA Global Experience – South Africa
When we were presented with the choice of locations for our Global Experience, South Africa immediately rose to the top of my list. The opportunity for a Global Experience course was one of the...
South Africa – Views and Perspectives
by Mary Kathryn Maher South Africa was both everything and nothing that I could have imagined. Students arrived in Johannesburg (or Joburg, as I quickly learned it is referred to by the locals), many with jetlag...
Encountering Sam’s Club in China
Few companies are as American as Wal-Mart. That’s why it was a surprise to discover all the ways in which the company is tailoring its operations to the Chinese market during our Jan. 8...
DAY 9 – Pricewaterhouse Coopers, DHL eCommerce and Citi China
By: Ja’Nel Edens, MBA Candidate 2018 Our final day of visits in China included meetings with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, DHL eCommerce and Citi China. During our visit with DHL, we learned that the journey in...
DAY 8 – China’s Deep- Water Port
By: Ja’Nel Edens, MBA Candidate 2018 Wednesday, January 17, 2018 Located on an island at the East of Shanghai is one of the world’s largest, man-made deep-water port, Yangshan Deep-Water Port. Deciding to build...
Mysore and Bangalore Days 3 and 4
By: Brett Depenbrock, MBA Candidate 2018 Wednesday January 10 our group of 16 MBAs embarked on an adventurous 4-hour bus ride through gorgeous southern Indian countryside to visit the town of Mysore. Mysore is home...
Bangalore Company Visits Days 1 and 2
By: Brett Depenbrock, MBA Candidate 2018 The international component of the India program transitioned from chilly and smoggy New Delhi to the sunshine and coconut trees of Bangalore in Karnataka on January 7. The benevolent...
Delhi Business Visits
By: Brett Depenbrock, MBA Candidate 2018 Business visits in the Indian capital began on January 4 with a session at the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Here students took part in a fruitful discussion of the...