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B<\/span>y Sara Lettie<\/p>\n

The importance of a global business and the challenges of effectively working across cultures and borders can best be seen on the ground. During Matt Krieg\u2019s time as an undergraduate student he studied abroad sparking a desire to travel. Following graduation he also spent a year teaching English in Cambodia. These experiences inspired Krieg to learn\u00a0about other cultures and impressed the importance of a global education, which he continued to pursue during his time at Darden.<\/p>\n

Over the past two years, Krieg has taken advantage of numerous global academic programs at Darden\u00a0including Global Business Experiences (GBE) to South Africa and Normandy and a Global Consulting Project (GCP) in Uganda. Each of these programs offered unique insights incomparable to a typical classroom setting or\u00a0each other. The GBE in South Africa, for example, met for several class sessions before the group\u00a0departed.\u00a0 These meetings served as\u00a0valuable preparation for departure by allowing the students to prepare a briefing book on South African history, geography, culture, economy, government, healthcare, and education. \u201cPublic-Private Partnerships was an interesting topic to study in South Africa because it highlighted important factors of managing a global business, the importance of understanding the historical backdrop and cultural norms, and why the culture is the way it is today from both a political and economic perspective\u201d shared Krieg.\u00a0“The Global Business Experience to South Africa provided firsthand\u00a0insights into the culture and an in-depth history of the region through the extensive Darden itinerary. The Darden experience helped emphasize the significance of understanding the foreign environment.”<\/p>\n

While in Normandy, students became teachers to develop leadership skills. The majority of the group was from the same Darden section, so the group was already close when they started the adventure and grew closer throughout. As Krieg reflected back on\u00a0his Normandy experience\u00a0he noted that the format gave even more insight than even the material itself. Students were each given a topic to talk about at one of the 12 stops that the class visited. \u00a0This challenged them to provide interesting and accurate information about the site and\u00a0be prepared\u00a0to answer questions from other students. Krieg noted that it was interesting to learn from his peers and to have the opportunity to able to teach them as well. \u201cAny opportunity to lead is helpful\u201d said Krieg.<\/p>\n

During the GCP onsite visit to Uganda, Krieg observed the entrepreneurial spirit prevalent across the developing world.\u00a0 While working with Nile Breweries he saw leaders making use of innovative techniques in order\u00a0to make best use of limited resources. \u201cThe developing world is full of talented people in a business environment that they have little control over. This entrepreneurial spirit is important for business \u2013 there is incredible talent to be found in the developing world, not just new consumer markets\u201d said Krieg. \u201cThe people in Africa will take advantage of opportunities to succeed given the chance.\u201d The\u00a0opportunity to work with a local company in Uganda\u00a0allowed Krieg to experience firsthand the various challenges of running a business in a developing country, such as poor roads and unreliable communications infrastructure. \u201cUnderstanding these challenges in advance will be incredibly useful as we begin careers as global business leaders\u201d reflected Krieg.<\/p>\n

These global experiences, all unique to each other, provide\u00a0perspectives into managing a global business that cannot be learned without spending time on the ground. \u201cNot unlike the Darden experience, the key takeaways were not just the content and course material, but the cultural diversity and the opportunity to practice good leadership throughout our studies.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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