Category Archives: May 15, 2017

Being the last day in Jonkoping, everyone was sad to leave such a fun and amazing city. We bagan the day by traveling to Husqvarne and getting a tour of the facilities. At first we got a speech on the … Continue reading →

Guiomar Arbelaez The problem of the employment law in USAs is that employees have to be in charge of enforcing the law to protect themselves from unfair practices, when they are vulnerable and weaker in comparison to the companies and … Continue reading →

Today we went to the IKEA Group located in Jonkoping, which is their largest IKEA distribution center. They made it very clear from the beginning that their main focuses were functionality, affordability and their people. They have 147,000 ‘coworkers’, and … Continue reading →

Today was an early morning since we had a lot to do. We woke up and went downstairs to have a quick breakfast before leaving for the bus. We took the bus to IKEA Distribution Center at the Torsvik location to … Continue reading →

Today we toured IKEA’s industrial headquarters where we learned more about their organizational goals, values and mission. Their vision is defined as ‘to create a better everyday life for many people’. As a part of IKEA’s brand, they believe that … Continue reading →

Day 6 by Serena Carlson   Today we went out to the IKEA corporation and saw the distribution center. This is IKEA’s biggest site. Their main distribution center is based in Torsvik, Sweden. We learned about: Distribution HR Org HR … Continue reading →

Today we visited IKEA’s HQ’s where they greeted us with open arms. We came away with an extensive knowledge of the company’s human resource practices – everything they do to attract, develop, and inspire employees. It was interesting to see … Continue reading →

Our day started early this morning to visit the IKEA company. The IKEA company is located further from the city. Our PSU group took a 40 minute bus ride to get there. It’s a distributing center so there are a … Continue reading →

Today, we went to the IKEA company to meet with the Human Resource people there. IKEA is a big and international company, which means each company located in different countries is somehow different, so we focused on the IKEA in … Continue reading →