Experiencing Asia Through Tweets
Posted by Christine Ferrell, staff member for UNC Kenan-Flagler’s global OneMBA Program. Content compiled from tweets from @gOldf1nga, Alan Golding, Class of 2012, representing the first five days of the Asia Residency. Two more days until completion!
I continue to be amazed by the rich real time information we can all disseminate through sites like Twitter. Nearly 10,000 miles (or 15,000 kilometers for our OneMBA partner schools) away, our students are taking to social media to share their experience during the Asia Residency.
Below, I’m sharing — in chronological order — Alan Golding’s tweets. When read in sequence, they paid a visit picture of the experience thus far. The students will wrap-up the residency on Saturday, May 19 and return to their home schools to graduate. Congratulations!
12 May – Pre-residency
Great morning at The Taj. Back to Delhi #onemba12
Stuck in traffic that would make Joburgers want to cry #Delhi
13 May – Asia Residency Day 1 (Delhi)
Click here for blog post that includes Day 1 itinerary.
Tweets:
Interesting comparison of production costs between India and China#OneMBAasia
Pursuit of excellence come first, profits will follow. #OneMBAasia#vinodsharma
7 out of 10 Indians live in villages. Interesting problem and opportunity for consumer marketing #OneMBAasia
Knowledge process outsourcing company, #Evalueserve, ten year success story. From India to global player. Now 2600 employees.
Entire senior management team is virtual. Organized in the same way as their delivery model. #Evalueserve #onemba
India a small market for corporate research. Research driven decision making not the norm. Promoter driven model dominates.#kpo #onemba
25% attrition needed in a service industry to keep costs down. Especially high in India. #onemba
14 May – Asia Residency Day 2 (Delhi)
Day 2 Itinerary includes:
- The Fascinating Story of Su-Kam, Mr. Kunwer Sachdev, Managing Director, Su-Kam Power Systems, Ltd.
- Legal Aspects and Taxes from a Corporate Perspective, Mr. Sidharth Arya, Managing Partner, Survan, Attorneys-at-Law
- Company Visits: Su-Kam Power Systems, Ltd., ITC Green Centre, Hero MotoCorp Ltd., Evalueserve
Tweets:
Inverted technology needed for treadmills in India cos of unreliable power supply. #onemba
If a product can work in India or Bangladesh then it can work anywhere #onemba12
“Succeeding in India can require a different morality compared to a developed country” #onemba12
Touring Delhi with three Mexicans
First session for last day in Incredible India . Intro to cultural aspects of India society @OneMBA
India invented the “third way” of government. Borrowed multiparty democracy from the West & planned economic development from USSR @OneMBA
Fascinating that India was organized politically along language lines@OneMBA
15 May - Asia Residency Day 3 (Delhi and travel to Kong Kong)
Day 3 Itinerary includes:
- Indian Society and Culture, Dr. T.K. Oommen, Eminent Indian Sociologist and Former Professor JNU, New Delhi
- Women in Industry: Issues and Challenges for India, Ms. Kamna Raj Aggarwalla, Vice Chairman, CII Punjab State Council & Director GDPA Fasteners
- Indian HR Landscape, Dr. C.P. Shrimali, Prof. (HRM), MDI
- Flight to Hong Kong
India is the second largest Muslim country in the world @OneMBA#amazingfact
Brilliant explanation of the caste system. Hindu religion believes that there is a hierarchy at a human’s creation @OneMBA
Great example for my country, South Africa. Secularism in India is the dignified coexistence of different religious groups @OneMBA
Given that India is organized according to language, makes me think that India is a lot like the EU @OneMBA
Introduction into the world of the Indian woman at work. @OneMBA#Asiaresidency
Legal framework for women’s equality exist in India but bringing about social equality remains difficult @OneMBA #Asiaresidency
HR landscape in India @OneMBA
Work life balance a large challenge for Indian women. Especially when balancing maintaining a family. @OneMBA
16 May - Asia Residency Day 4 (Hong Kong)
Day 4 Itinerary includes:
- Overview on Hong Kong’s Latest Business Environment, Mr. Charles Ng, Associate Director-General, InvestHK, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Human Equation in China, Dr. Gilbert Cheung, Honorary Institute Fellow, The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, CUHK
- Horse Racing Tour and Welcome Dinner, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Shatin
Agency costs are lowered in a sophisticated society. Acceptance of authority and heirarchy key in China & India. @OneMBA
In HK. Yesterday a brutal day of travel combined with lectures. Fantastic talk about Chinese culture the highlight tho. @OneMBA
17 May - Asia Residency Day 5 (Hong Kong)
Day 5 Itinerary includes:
- India vs China: Cultural & Historical Roots of Modern Success, Prof. Leslie Young, Executive Director, The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business; Wei Lun Professor of Finance, CUHK
- Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia, Dr. Stephen, Frost, Honorary Institute Associate, The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, CUHK
- Lunch at Nanlian Temple
- Free afternoon in Hong Kong
Interesting history of China, technology transfer from Russia key in 50′s so much so that Hu Jintao actually speaks Russian @OneMBA
Gandhi vs Mao two streams with different impacts. China gained industrialization while India gained a more tolerant society @OneMBA
CSR in an Asia Pacific context. Great discussion with #stephenfrost@OneMBA
Min wages in Shenzen is the highest in China. 1500 renminbi – about $180 per month @OneMBA
Chinese worker starting a career today was born in 1995. Very different mindset to previous generation @OneMBA
Biggest issue in east Asia for companies – finding enough talent
China moving from the manufacturer of the world to the market of the world @OneMBA #stephenfrost
Seafood dinner on an island outside Hong Kong. How amazing is that!
Posted by UNC | May 17th, 2012 | No Comments
2012 OneMBA Asia Residency – Day 1
Posted by Sarah Perez, Executive Director of the MBA for Executives Programs at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. Sarah is attending the 2012 OneMBA Asia Residency.
The OneMBA Asia Residency is an incredibly intense seven-day academic and cultural experience starting in India and ending in Hong Kong. Many students arrived early and spent time exploring, with groups going to the Taj Mahal or to Dubai. After several months apart, they were excited (and jet lagged!) and happy to see each other and complete the journey they first began nearly two years ago.
The students from the OneMBA schools around the world formally convened on Sunday, May 13 in Delhi, India, welcomed by Professor Didier Guillot, Academic Director of the OneMBA Program at CUHK.
The first sessions were fantastic. Faculty and corporate speakers shared details about the Indian economy and how India compares with China. We heard from an Indian entrepreneur about doing business in India and the potential he sees for the future. We learned about marketing to the Indian consumer and the importance of understanding this market. We also discussed the many challenges India faces as its economy grows.
After a full day of sessions, we arrived to a wonderful Indian dinner, with a show of typical dances from different regions in India. What an amazing way to start the last residency week!
Our official itinerary for Day 1 is below:
May 13, 2012 — Delhi
- Welcome Address, Professor Didier Guillor, Academic Director, OneMBA Program, CUHK
- Welcome and Program Brief, Professor C.P. Shrimali, Professor (HRM), MDI
- Macro View of the Indian Economy, Mr. Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank
- Setting up Business in India, Mr. Vinrod Sharma, Managing Director, Deki Electronics
- Connecting with the Indian Consumer, Professor Sanjay Chandwani, MDI Gurgaon
- Opportunities and Challenges in Managing Large Business Organizations in India: A Country Head’s Perspective, Mr. Sanjoy Roy Choudhury, Country Head (India), Evalueserve
- Opening Gala Dinner
Posted by UNC | May 14th, 2012 | No Comments
My Life Without Law and Order
I considered long and hard before I made up my mind joining an MBA program. Would I be able to make the time commitment the program requires? Just like any ambitious career woman I considered myself being a busy lady already with my work and occasional personal life I had. When I finally started the program I soon had to notice I had predicted the time the study requires incorrectly – it was much more I thought it would be…
Posted by UNC | February 8th, 2012 | No Comments
Minority Report
Without any kind of deliberation, in fact more by coincidence; or by accident, I all too frequently seem to find myself in the minority – the (very) odd one out: The Woman.
Posted by RSM | January 3rd, 2012 | No Comments
Meg, Mega-Mindy and Me
August this year I saw an article in Wall Street Journal (WSJ) of HP, called H-P’s one year plan. After reading the article I was pretty sure H-P’s time was over, but only a month after I already had to change my mind. The reason for this change was H-P’s newly appointed CEO Meg Whitman. Without knowing Meg’s character or her personal values I have a lot of respect and trust on her because of what she has achieved as a Business Woman. Just look at what she did in eBay!
Posted by RSM | December 14th, 2011 | No Comments
Financial Times: Value-added travel
The following article was originally written by Vincent Bevins and was published in The Financial Times. You can find an original copy of the article here.
Posted by FGV | October 8th, 2011 | No Comments
OneMBA women experience Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro Leadership Project at RSM Erasmus University
Using the mountain as a classroom and as a metaphor for business, 15 women — including 4 OneMBA students — will experience leadership in ever-changing environments while climbing Kilimanjaro in this new MBA elective course at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.
These women will need to work together and lead each other through difficult terrain to push past physical and mental barriers in their trek to the 5,895 metre summit. They will be led by Rebecca Stephens, the first British woman to climb Everest, and the highest mountain on every continent.
Follow the OneMBA women on the Experience Kilimanjaro blog.
Posted by RSM | September 22nd, 2011 | No Comments
The Economist: The military and MBAs
Business on the front line
The following article was originally written by a contributing writer and was published in The Economist. You can find an original copy of the article here.
The path from the military to business school is well yomped. A life in the armed forces teaches many lessons, but marketing, finance and entrepreneurship are rarely among them. So veterans looking for a move into the commercial world often need a crash course in the basics. But when they get there, they often find that there is also a lot that civvies can learn from them.
Not surprisingly, most students from an armed forces background find the first weeks at business school a culture shock. Ger Zwartendijk, a former special forces commander who studied at Nyenrode in the Netherlands, says he was initially unsettled by a lack of structure to business life. Ed Robinson, who led units on several combat tours in Iraq, found himself instinctively leading study groups on his MBA programme because “when you’re out in the field you can’t afford to hang around waiting for someone to give you direction”. And Adam Stanley-Smith, a US Marines officer, who took an MBA at HEC Paris, found himself longing for the days when he could get most things done simply by issuing an order.
Posted by RSM | July 23rd, 2011 | No Comments
OneMBA entrepreneurs launch wine business targeting China
The following article was originally printed in CUHK’s publication, Gateway, Summer 2010 issue. It highlights OneMBA alums Roddy Ropner and Raymond Au-Yeung journey towards new careers in the wine business. You can find an original copy of the article on page 27 here.
Changing Lanes
Roddy Ropner (OneMBA Class of 2008) was an executive at Christie’s Auction House when he enrolled in the OneMBA program, but wine was his passion. In OneMBA, he met his classmate Raymond Au-Yeung, who helped him gain a better understanding of the wine market in Hong Kong and mainland China. This was the beginning of Wellspring Wines. Roddy shares about how the OneMBA program gave him the skills necessary to tackle the wine industry and pursue his own venture.
Posted by CUHK | June 9th, 2010 | No Comments
Global personal networking
It’s more than LinkedIn and Facebook
The following article was originally written by Roslyn Layton, OneMBA alum, and was printed in the Expatica newsletter in June 2010. You can find an original copy of the article here.
As an American management consultant in California, the RSM OneMBA was my ticket to work not only in Europe, but countries throughout the world. With my global personal network built from students, faculty, and companies from the MBA program, I have been hired to work in the Netherlands, Denmark, and India, as well as to consult with companies in Germany, Brazil, and Japan. Global personal networking can help you recession-proof your career because you will be able to get a job anywhere at any time in the world.
Posted by RSM | June 9th, 2010 | No Comments
