Program News MBA Korea Development Institute Program’s Corporate Field Trip to California
An integral part of the MBA Program at HPU is to provide experiential education for students. In May, MBA student Ju Yong Kim and MBA Director Michelle Alarcon visited three major companies in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The first company they explored was Plug and Play Tech Center located in Sunnyvale, 40 miles south of San Francisco. Plug and Play is a community where over 280 start-up high-tech companies work closely together to build great companies from dreams and ideas. Saeed Amidi, founder, president and CEO of Plug and Play Tech Center shared with the HPU team his vision and commitment to innovation and high-technology. They were then taken on a tour of the corporate facilities and met with Ms. Candace Denton, Corporate Development Manager, who provided outstanding information and materials on the financial and business operations of the company. Avis-Budget Group, operating two of the most recognized brands in the global vehicle rental industry with revenues of nearly $4 billion in 2008, hosted the MBA team for a full day of educational tour and management meetings. Mr. Anthony Casper, senior executive management, generously took time out
to explain the company operations, financials, marketing, budgets, and human resource culture and Avis’ dedication to quality. The team then toured various Northern California locations where they met with the AVIS management team and observed the company’s impressive quality operation. In Los Angeles, the group was privileged to visit with senior executives and management of the Fox Entertainment Group including Jocelyn Williams, vice-president, Finance of FX & Fox Movie Channel, Ron Taylor, vice-president, Diverse Programming, and Sandra Ortiz, senior vice-president of Business Affairs. The team was inspired by the valuable insight on some of the most unique details of the company’s operations and competitive strategies in the entertainment industry. The MBA program involves many initiatives such as these corporate visits, to connect students with businesses locally and globally. HPU is dedicated in providing quality MBA education enriched with experiences to address the needs, interests, and demands of business students who aspire to be future business leaders.
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