What I learned about conducting business here is that culture has a major impact on all areas of life, especially business. For example, the people here want to get to know you in order to trust you. …
Missing Italy – Josh Collins
It has now been almost a week since I returned from my trip to Italy, and I cannot be more grateful for the once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was very fascinating to interact with the Italian business …
Takeaways from Business in Italy – Ally Wenaas
Spending a month in Italy has been such a learning experience. Conducting business and engaging with individuals is very different in Italy than the United States. Italy’s business practices are …
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Blog Post #2 – JD Webb
Howdy from Italy! I’m JD Webb, a Junior Finance major, and I’ve been lucky enough to spend four weeks traveling all over Italy with a group of 30 other students from Mays Business School. We’ve been …
Final Reflections in Italy – Henry Cowan
Now that my time in Italy has ended, my perspective has changed on some aspects of business abroad. Throughout our time in Italy, we visited four different companies for a consulting project. This …
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My Time Abroad! – Allison Bridges
My time abroad in Florence, fundamentally reshaped my understanding of how business is conducted across cultural boundaries. Before the program, I assumed that globalization had standardized …