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
Experiencing India
Robin Moser, UNC Kenan-Flagler OneMBA Class of 2012, posted this photo from the Red Fort in Agra. In her words, “There’s nothing more humbling than a family that wants to have their picture taken with you.”
OneMBA Class of 2012 students from around the world are in Asia this week — first India and then Hong Kong — to wrap-up their students before graduating this summer. More posts from the Asia residency to come!
Robin Moser, OneMBA 2012
Posted by UNC | May 14th, 2012 | No Comments
Search for Global MBAs is increasing
Com viés mais prático, mestrado profissional cresce com rapidez
This piece was written by Vivian Soares for Valor Econômico newspaper and it discuss the how Brazilians are more and more looking for global programs which provide them with cultural diversity and expose participants to real business challenges
Posted by UNC | February 10th, 2012 | No Comments
Yes, we’ve got global MBA!
Yes, nós temos MBA global
The following piece was written by Sergio Pompeu, journalist responsible for the Education session at Jornal Estado de São Paulo (Estadão), the main newspaper of São Paulo.
Sergio spent 2 days with OneMBA students of class of 2012, in São Paulo during the Brazilian segment of the Latin America Residency, in November 2011. Continue reading »
Posted by UNC | February 8th, 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
Samba management
Will Brazil become a new source of inspiration for Western business schools? For the past fifteen years, they have mainly looked east. New business schools grew up in such fast-growing countries as China and Singapore, leading to a stream of student and faculty exchanges between Western and Eastern campuses.
Posted by UNC | February 1st, 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
The Times of India: Managerial skills have undergone a major change
In the last few years, managerial skills have undergone a major change. Today, a good manager is not only one who can ensure the smooth functioning of an organisation, but one who can also perceive challenges and use his/her critical thinking skills to solve long-term problems. Further, with globalisation blurring the geographical location of businesses, a manager today needs to glide across different time zones, continents and countries and feel at home with the world.
Posted by OneMBA | December 9th, 2011 | No Comments
