Professionella möten i Göteborg
Vad utgör ett bra professionellt möte?
Background: Human beings have been living in the city of Gothenburg for thousands of years. The city was founded in the year 1621. During the years, it went from being an industrial city to later on, a city of events, education and business.Purpose: The purpose of this investigation is to find out what makes Gothenburg a good city for professional meetings and what should a good professional meeting include.Questions at issue:Why is the city of Gothenburg an attractive alterative for a business traveler?What makes Gothenburg a magnet for professional meetings?What elements should be included in the meeting?What can the meeting organizer do to achieve a wow-meeting?Method: The Authors have used a qualitative method where primary and secondary data have been useful. In this paper the authors have done personal, electronically and phone interviews to be able to answer the stating questions in the best possible way. Several hotels and organizations in Gothenburg were interviewed and also a few business travellers who have been to the city. The interviews consist of two parts, where the first part contained information about the person who was being interviewed and the second was about the professional meetings. After that they were analysed by the authors through a SWOT-analyse which indicates the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.Theory: The theories that were chosen by the authors are: the meeting platform, the Maslow?s stairs of needs and the theory of networks.Results and Conclusion: The Authors conclusions are based on the results of the interviews which indicated that the best professional meetings are the ones where the premises and the facilities are first and foremost pleasant. After that comes the importance of transportation and last but not least the importance of the social contact between the participants during their free time.