{"id":3672,"date":"2007-12-01T10:43:31","date_gmt":"2007-12-01T14:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=3672"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:01:54","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T21:01:54","slug":"executive-mba-students-hit-the-road-to-see-how-china-does-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2007\/12\/executive-mba-students-hit-the-road-to-see-how-china-does-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive MBA students hit the road to see how China does business."},"content":{"rendered":"
\n \nExecutive MBA students visiting General Motors in Shanghai<\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n The College of Business Administration\u2019s Executive MBA (EMBA) program offers entrepreneurs and professionals the opportunity to integrate new knowledge and apply new skills and insights into their current work.<\/p>\n Classroom learning\u2014including courses on international business and global finance\u2014plays a key role in the EMBA experience. The coursework culminates in a trip abroad that allows students to witness business in action in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n In November, 2007, 35 EMBA students and one alumnus traveled to China, accompanied by Mary Ann Von Glinow<\/strong>, professor and Knight Ridder Eminent Scholar Chair in International Management, and Sumit Kundu<\/strong>, Knight Ridder Center Research Professor, both in the Department of Management and International Business.<\/p>\n \u201cWe went to Shanghai and Beijing, visiting four different companies in each city,\u201d said Sarah Perez<\/strong>, director of the EMBA program, who joined the students on the ten-day trip.<\/p>\n In Shanghai, the group spoke with the strategic customer manager for Coca-Cola, then toured the nearby cola museum and plant. They also met with representatives from Bacardi Asia Pacific, Eagle Logistics, and General Motors China. While in Beijing, the students met with the director of international development for the No. 1 Machine Tool Plant. They visited the local offices for Intel Corporation and Caterpillar, and then heard a presentation from the standards officer at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Foreign Commercial Service, at the U.S. Embassy.<\/p>\n \u201cThe trip exposes our students to what it\u2019s really like doing business in China today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u2014Sarah Perez<\/strong>, Executive MBA program director, College of Business Administration<\/p>\n \u201cThe trip exposes our students to what it\u2019s really like doing business in China today,\u201d Perez said. \u201cWe visited companies in several different industries, and we had the opportunity to hear others share their expertise and insights about the challenges and differences to be dealt with when working in the Chinese marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n Lesson learned: Be prepared to be agile.<\/em><\/p>\n Martin J. Rodriguez<\/strong> (BS \u201901) traveled to China several years ago as part of his job working in the electronics and technical sales fields\u2014but the signs of rapid economic development he noticed at every turn during the EMBA trip struck him.<\/p>\n \u201cThe architecture, the construction, the traffic, the rise in consumer spending\u2014all are signs of the fast-paced growth China is now experiencing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n In the midst of all this change, Rodriquez learned that any company or investor looking to do business in China must be flexible.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to be willing to take the time to build trust with your Chinese business partners. You also have to be agile\u2014as at any given point, the rules governing your business relationship may change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u2014Martin J. Rodriguez<\/strong> (BS \u201901), EMBA student<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to be willing to take the time to build trust with your Chinese business partners,\u201d he said. \u201cYou also have to be agile\u2014as at any given point the rules governing your business relationship may change and you have to be ready to adapt quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Executive MBA students visiting General Motors in Shanghai The College of Business Administration\u2019s Executive MBA (EMBA) program offers entrepreneurs and professionals the opportunity to integrate new knowledge and apply new skills and insights into their current work. Classroom learning\u2014including courses on international business and global finance\u2014plays a key role in the EMBA experience. 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