Category Archives: May 12, 2017

VOLVO. Swedish Model and Change The Swedish recognize change as a natural cycle of the social forces and the economy and have used, as strategy, to manage change through preparation and adaptation. They foresee demands and potential investment opportunities, align … Continue reading →

Gothenburg University 1. Agecap: Center for aging and health The basic idea of the talk focused on the need to develop a comprehensive and interdisciplinary literature based on research of ageism at a micro, meso and macro level; to design … Continue reading →

Our Penn State group went to visit the Volvo company and listened to different people introducing different parts of Volvo, including an overview of human resources, recruitment, and the Volvo Group University (VGU) which is a special organization in Volvo. … Continue reading →

On day three we toured the Volvo facility which is one of the most popular national brands of Sweden. Our first lecturer Kristian highlighted Volvo’s philosophy which is built on pillars of trust passion change and performance. We also discussed … Continue reading →

On day three we toured the Volvo facility which is one of the most popular national brands of Sweden. Our first lecturer Christian highlighted Volvo’s philosophy which is built on pillars of trust passion change and performance. We also discussed … Continue reading →

Day 3   Today were were fortunate enough to spend the entire day The Volvo Group. We were greeted by the Director of Talent Acquisition. We were given a warm greeting and coffee. We hen were given a comprehensive presentation … Continue reading →

Today we visited the Volvo Group’s global headquarters. We were able to hear from multiple speakers who work in different sectors of their HR department where we learned about their selection process, on-boarding, training, company values, and the programs they … Continue reading →

This morning at breakfast, we both tried the pickled herring. It may be safe to say it’s an acquired taste. We didn’t like it much, but it is very popular here, often eaten on bread with cream cheese and other … Continue reading →