SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
E 296
Evening / Weekend MBA program
Summer Semester 2006
| Instructor: | Sebastian Teunissen |
| Office: | F 447 |
| Hours: | by appointment |
| Contact: | Telephone: (510) 643-4999 |
| Fax: (510) 642-8228 | |
| E-mail: teunisse@haas.berkeley.edu |
Course Objectives, Structure and Organization
This course is designed to introduce the participants to the
culture, history and business environment in various countries.
The August 2006 edition, outlined below, focuses on Finland and Russia.
Participation in this course is restricted to students enrolled
in the Evening/Weekend MBA Program at Haas.
Classroom schedule (tentative)
Classes will meet from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM weeknights, 9:00 to 3:00 Saturday) unless indicated otherwise. Room
C 320 Haas.
| DATE | Speaker(s) Topics |
| July 25 (Tue.) | Sebastian Teunissen Introduction and Overview to the Seminar. Pekka Parnanen, Finpro |
| July29 (Sat.) | Team Presentations (9:00 to 3:00) |
| Aug 1 (Tue.) | Dmitry Beskurnikov, Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
| Aug 3 (Thu.) | Antti Hautamaki, SITRA |
Travel schedule (Subject to Change)
| DATE | Schedule |
| Aug 5 (Sat) | Depart San Francisco (for travel arrangements see below) |
| Aug 6 (Sun) | Arrive Helsinki, Finland Holiday Inn Helsinki, Messuaukio 1
Helsinki Tel: +358-(0)9-15096660 Fax: +358-(0)9-15096665 |
| Aug 7 (Mon) | 9:00AM Hannu Martola, President and CEO, VTI Technologies Oy, Vantaa ** 2:00 PM Kimmo Ahola, TEKES ** |
| Aug 8 (Tues) | 9:00 AM : Nokia ** 11:30 AM JTO School of Management Elioriihi ** |
| Aug 9 (Wed) | 9:00 AM:
Pasi Koistinen, Director,R&D and Innovations 2:00 PM: Karita Huotari, Marja-Reetta Paaso (BornGlobal program) and Mikko Pirinen (MoneyTalks financial advisory services) , Technopolis Ventures Technopolis Innopoli 1, Tekniikantie 12, Otaniemi** 3:15 PM:Tapio Koivu, Executive Vice President, Ventures, VTT
(Technical Research Centre of Evening: VTT, Industrial Innovation Management program mixer. ** |
| Aug 10 (Thurs) | Full Day trip to Tampere - depart 7:00 AM 9:00 AM John Deere Forestry Oy,
P.O. Box 474,
FIN-33101 Tampere 6:00 PM Dinner at Marttilan Pirtti with Nokia staff (preceeded by Meeting with T. Filatov ** ) 9:00 PM Return to Helsinki - arrive 11:00 PM |
| Aug 11 (Fri) | Free Day (tentative) |
| Aug 12 (Sat) | Train to St. Petersburg, Russia: - depart Helsinki 07.42 arrive in St Petersburg 14.28 - free afternoon Hotel: Kempinski Moika 22 Moika river embankment 22,
191186 St. Petersburg Tel: +7 812 3359111 |
| Aug 13 (Sun) | Free Day (optional tour) |
| Aug 14 (Mon) | 10:00 AM: Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia Nikos Kalatzidakis, General Manager, Pulkovskoe shosse, 50** |
| Aug 15 (Tues) | 1:00 PM Baltika Brewery St.Petersburg, 6, Verkhny per. 3 (Promzone Parnas), phone+ 7-812-3299139.** |
| Aug 16 (Wed) | Flight St. Petersburg to Moscow - Pulkovo PL 129 departure St Petersburg 11.20 arrival Moscow 12.30 Hotel: Izmailovo Gamma free afternoon (optional tour) |
| Aug 17 (Thurs) | 9:00 AM: Igor Suprun, Chempack (tentative)* 3:00 PM Kirill Dmitriev, Managing Director, Delta Private Equity Partners ** |
| Aug 18 (Fri) | Proctor & Gamble Eddie Sukkari, marketing manager (group of products “House&Home”)18, Krasnopresnenskaya emb., phone number - +7 495 -2585888** 3:00 PM Intel Corp. James Juidema, |
| Aug 19 (Sat) | Depart Moscow (individual travel schedule) |
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Travel Arrangements and Formalities
You must have a passport with
a validity extending to January 31, 2007 or beyond.
Apply now for a new
passport if you do not meet this requirement.
Note that participants are responsible for arranging and paying for:
- their own flights between SFO and Europe (arrive HEL 8/06 or earlier, depart MOSCOW 8/19 or later.)
- their own entry visa(s) (TOURIST visa for Russia) (Invitation letter will be supplied by our agent.)
- their own vaccinations, innnoculations, etc., if needed.
Assignments
Classroom Presentations
Four teams of students will select a topic from a list to be
provided. The teams will each research and prepare a presentation
which will be delivered to the entire class.
Research Paper
The main assignment for this course will consist of a research
paper on a topic to be decided in consultation with the instructor.
The topic should encompass some aspect(s) of doing business
in Finland and/or Russia. It could compare and contrast an industry in Finland or Russia versus the USA, it could review market potential
for some product or service in Finland or Russia or follow a similar
theme. Ideally, the paper should be related to the particular
company or industry in which the student is employed.
The paper should be a Word document of 10-15 pages (double spaced) plus exhibits. It must include proper references, bibliography and citations. With prior approval of the course instructor, if a Powerpoint presentation might
prove more useful to the student than a research document, this
would be acceptable. However, references, bibliography, etc., must be equally rigorous and included.
Briefings
Briefings are designed to assist the group's understanding of
the companies and organizations that we will visit and/or the
cultures that we will experience. Each student is to select
one of the organizations on our itinerary and prepare a briefing
on that entity. This briefing will be delivered to the group
prior to our visit to that particular entity. Following the
visit, the same student will lead a de-briefing to summarize
what we learned from the visit.
Evaluation
Evaluation for a grade will be based on four components - the
research paper, team presentations, the briefings and class participation. Participation
throughout the classroom sessions and during the study tour
will be considered. The breakdown for grading purposes will
be as follows:
| Research Paper: | 50% | |
| Team Presentations | 20% | |
| Briefings/De-briefings: | 5% |
|
| Participation: | 25% |
Health &
Safety Issues
Travel overseas, especially to developing countries and emerging
markets, may expose participants to health and other risks different
from those that they face at home. Although we will do our best
to make participants aware of such risks and will make efforts
to minimize risks, the ultimate responsibility lies with the
participant. Participation in the program explicitly implies
acceptance of all responsibility for loss, injury and/or death
by the applicant. Participants are advised to check with
the Centers for Disease Control and with the US State Department
for information on health and safety issues respectively.
Each participant must obtain, at their own expense, any vaccinations,
inoculations or other medications considered appropriate for
a prudent traveler to the destination(s) to which they are assigned.
Each participant must obtain, at their own expense, suitable
health insurance for the duration of the in-country portion
of the program. The insurance must cover medical evacuationto the USA. Evidence of such insurance must be provided to the
course instructor. Without endorsement or recommendation, the
following possible providers are listed for your convenience:
MEDEX and the
AAA+membership (if you have been an AAA member for one year) of the CSAA are two possible sources for such insurance. See also :
www.insuremytrip.com and www.specialtyrisk.com
The
Centers for Disease Control Travel Section provides a wealth of information on traveler's health.
Country information
FINLAND
US State Department
Consular Information Sheet and
Background Notes.
CIA
Fact book on Finland
Consulate General in Los Angeles
American Embassy in Helsinki
RUSSIA
US State Department
Consular Information Sheet and
Background Notes.
CIA
Fact book on Russia
US Consulate General in St. Petersburg
Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco
Miscellaneous
GSM World - plenty of information about GSM telephone service
Computer, modem, telephone
questions?
Travel Health Online
Last Updated: August 15, 2006
