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This Orfalea College of Business (OCOB) graduate course and international business tour is organized and led by the Cal Poly OCOB. Each year 30 plus OCOB graduate students make a substantial capital investment in their education and professional careers by participating in this course and experience.
The tentative dates of the tour are mid-June through early July. Participants travel to the People’s Republic of China, and/or India (or both) to study the world’s largest manufacturing economy and market. In the future we may visit other countries as the “puck” of business continues to move and be in play.
The two and a-half week course and tour include mandatory pre-departure and on-the-road meetings, readings, case studies and discussions. Participants study American and Asian and/or Indian business practices while visiting large cities in China and/or India. Professor Chris Carr will lead the tour.
Sample Itinerary (for illustrative purposes only, and focusing only on China):
- Day 1: Depart from Los Angeles for Shenzhen/Guangzhou, China
- Day 2: Arrive Shenzhen/Guangzhou; local orientation and welcome reception
- Day 3-5: Tour traditional shoe, textile and electronics factories, multinational firms and government offices
- Day 6: Depart to Shanghai
- Day 7-12: Tour additional factories, multinational firms, the Port of Shanghai government offices; also visit traditional Chinese villages, and small family firms/businesses along the Grand Canal in Suzhou and Hangzhou
- Day 13: Depart to Beijing
- Day 14-16: Visit the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Beijing hutongs, government ministries, and technology firms; meet with local MBA students to discuss visit and experiences
- Day 17: Shopping; Farewell dinner
- Day 18: Debriefing session; depart Beijing
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