http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/tem-vietnam-kbiz-1_10 Thunderbird Emerging Markets Laboratory Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:50:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_82" align="alignleft" width="530" caption="Nha Trang Beach"][/caption] K-Biz is the first consultancy of its kind in Vietnam's Khanh Hoa province to offer marketing, strategy, legal and general business advice to the rapidly growing small to medium size business community in Nha Trang.  Focused primarily on the developing tourism industry, four Thunderbird ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/tem-vietnam-kbiz-1_10/2010/02/10/83/ By Nithin Vinyak ‘10, MBA in Global Management Our team’s second day in Nha Trang was our first official business day. The client invited our team for a ‘Meet & Greet’ session at the K-biz office. We felt prepared as we approached the client’s office for the first time. ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/tem-vietnam-kbiz-1_10/2010/03/10/consulting-delivered-vietnamese-style/ By Nikhil Agarwal ‘10, MBA in Global Management 150 kilometers of winding road lay ahead of us in the Langbiang Plateau in Vietnam’s central highlands on the way to Đà Lạt. Đà Lạt, the capital of the Lâm Đồng province, is named after the Latin phrase ‘Dat Aliis Laetitiam Aliis ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/tem-vietnam-kbiz-1_10/2010/02/27/scooter-diaries/ By Ben Balden ‘10, MBA in Global Management This past week, our project underwent an important transformation as we switched phases from discovery to data analysis and dialogue. Up until the events of this past week, most of our activities revolved around research as we gathered information about the client’s ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/tem-vietnam-kbiz-1_10/2010/02/23/shifting-gears/ By Nikhil Agarwal ‘10, MBA in Global Management During my time at Thunderbird I’ve had the opportunity to study and work in Monterrey, Mexico, Beijing, China and most recently, Nha Trang, Vietnam. I have realized that while these are invaluable learning experiences, sometimes it is easy to feel like an alien ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/tem-vietnam-kbiz-1_10/2010/02/23/culture-shock-proof/ By Ben Balden ‘10, MBA in Global Management Culture is an interesting thing. People can see the world through many different viewpoints and all see the same thing. What we have seen by being here in and amongst the culture has been a discovery of a completely new world ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/tem-vietnam-kbiz-1_10/2010/02/21/cultural-learning/ By Nikhil Agarwal ‘10, MBA in Global Management Our colleagues at K-biz decided to take us out to the countryside to enjoy the second day of the New Year in a traditional way.  It was very kind of them to do this, as the second day of the New Year is ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/tem-vietnam-kbiz-1_10/2010/02/18/tet-khanh-hoa-style/ By Nikhil Agarwal ‘10, MBA in Global Management Over the last week, we have been greeted with streets full of yellow flowers, yellow watermelons, fermented rice cakes and millions of small light bulbs arranged in various shapes and sizes decorating the streets as if it were literally laying out the ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/tem-vietnam-kbiz-1_10/2010/02/16/happy-new-year/ By Nikhil Agarwal ‘10, MBA in Global Management Over the last couple of days we have been interacting with Ms. Hang Thi Huynh CEO and co-founder, and Selene Alcock of K-biz Consulting based out of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province located in South East Vietnam.  We ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/tem-vietnam-kbiz-1_10/2010/02/03/lost-in-translation/ By Phillip Broyles '10, MBA in Global Management After four flights and 30 hours of travel, we're here!  The team met in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday before the final leg of the journey to Nha Trang.  We were greeted at the airport by Hang Huynh, co-founder and CEO ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/tem-vietnam-kbiz-1_10/2010/01/31/it-begins/