SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS - 23 - Finland and Russia
E 298S-4
Evening / Weekend MBA program
Summer Semester 2008
| Instructor: | Sebastian Teunissen |
| Office: | F 447 |
| Hours: | by appointment |
| Contact: | Telephone: (510) 643-4999 |
| Fax: (510) 642-8228 | |
| E-mail: teunissen@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 June 2008 edition, outlined below, focuses on Finland and Russia. The course focuses on the opportunities and challenges of doing business internationallly. It is NOT an industry specific program. Rather, it is designed to provide an overview of the country(s) by offering glimpses of many different industries, companies and situations.
Participation in this course is restricted to students enrolled
in the Evening/Weekend MBA Program at Haas.
Classroom schedule (tentative)
| DATE | Speaker(s) Topics |
| May 20 (Tues) | Berkeley Classroom Session - Student Presentations |
Travel schedule (TENTATIVE Subject to Change
| DATE | Schedule |
| June7 (Sat) | Depart San Francisco (for travel arrangements see below) |
| June 8(Sun) | Arrive Helsinki, Finland Radisson SAS Seaside Hotel, Ruoholahdenranta 3, 00180 Helsinki Tel: +358-(0)20-1234-707 Fax: +358-(0)20-1234-740 |
| June 9 (Mon) | 09:00 TeliaSonera
TBA TEKES
13:00 Kone Corp. |
| June 10 (Tue) | 08:30 American Chamber of Commerce in Finland - Breakfast Briefing - Driving Innovation: Finland's New National Strategy. 10:20 HUCH - Helsinki University Hospital 12:00 - 13:30 IBM: Lunch Panel with IBM, UPS, 3M 15:00 Tarja Filatov, Finnish Parliament |
June 11 (Wed) |
10:00 - 11:15 Aker Arctic 11:30 - 13:00 ABB Azipod 14:00 Sinebrychoff brewery |
| June 12 (Thurs) | Full Day trip to Tampere - depart 7:00 AM 09:00 UPM-Kymmene Corp. 13:00 Nokia Research Centre Kulma-Sarvis, Hatanpäänkatu 1A, Tampere |
| June 13 (Fri) | 08:30 Finnish Venture Capital Association - Panel Discussion - CapMan Capital Management Oy, MB Rahastot Oy and Eqvitec Partners Oy Free Afternoon |
| June 14 (Sat) | Train to St. Petersburg, Russia: - depart Helsinki 07.42 arrive in St Petersburg 14.28 - free afternoon Hotel: Petro Palace Hotel Malaya Morskaya Ulitsa 14, Saint-Petersburg, 190000, Russia Tel: +7 812 571 28 80 Fax +7 812 571 2704 Free Afternoon |
| June 15 (Sun) | Free Day |
| June 16 (Mon) | 09:00 Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia Pulkovskoe shosse, 50 15:30 - St. Petersburg School of Management Meeting with: - Professor Dmitry Volkov, Deputy Dean, Master Programs; MIB Program Director; Associate Professor (Finance & Accounting) - Professor Olga Udovichenko, Deputy Dean for Executive Education, Associate Professor, Associate Professor (Finance & Accounting) - Professor Yury Blagov, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility Center, Associate Professor (Strategic and International Management department) - Professor Galina Shirokova, Director of Center for Entrepreneurship, Associate Professor (Strategic and International Management department) |
| June 17 (Tues) | 10:00 Sun Microsystems, 10th Krasnoarmeiskaya 22A Free Afternoon |
| June 18 (Wed) | Flight from St. Petersburg to Moscow - Aeroflot 838 departs Pulkovo 1(LED) at 9:05 arrives Sheremetyevo 1 (SVO) at 10:25
Hotel: Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya Hotel Europe Square, 2, 121059 Moscow, RussiaTel: +7-495-941-8020 Fax: +7-495-941-8000
14:30 Google 7 Balchug st., Moscow 115035 |
| June 19 (Thur) | 09:30 Chevron 13:00 Procter & Gamble |
| June 20 (Fri) | Free Morning |
| June 21 (Sat) | Depart Moscow (individual travel schedule) |
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Travel Arrangements and Formalities
You must have a passport with
a validity extending to December 31, 2008 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 6/08 or earlier, depart MOSCOW 6/21 or later.)
- their own entry visa(s) (TOURIST visa for Russia) (Invitation letter will be supplied by our agent.) Shengen visa for Finland if required (Indian, Chinese and many other nationalities need this.)
- their own vaccinations, innnoculations, etc., if needed.
Assignments
Classroom Presentations
Teams of students will be assigned a topic. 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.
Please note that all participants in UC-sponsored and supervised activities abroad must register their travels with the Office of Risk Activities. Prior to traveling overseas, all students must complete this form (for yourself only): http://www.uctrips-insurance.org/. Proof of registration must be handed into the EWMBA office no later than 30 days prior to travel. In the event you do not carry insurance through the University of California at Berkeley, proof of medical coverage including Emergency Evacuation, must also be submitted to the EWMBA office 30 days prior to travel. 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
Perhaps the best deal (currently $22.00) is available from: International Student Identity Card insurance option.
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: June 22, 2008
