Business Team Takes Third Overall in International Competition
An Arcadia University team of four students operating a company they named "Everest" received a third place trophy for their overall performance at the 43rd Annual International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition. The final phase of this business contest, held in San Diego in April 2007, included teams from Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. While the students arrived in San Diego a day early to see the town, it was all business once the competition started—with split-second decision-making as they ran their simulated business. The team consisted of seniors Olivia Amspacher, Jeff Kelly, Holly Koval and John Krause. Above, the Arcadia team displays their award with Professor William Biggs (left).
In the International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition (ICBSC), student teams use a computer simulation model to manage a firm in competition with the other firms in their industry. “This competition is clearly international in scope,” says Dr. William Biggs, Professor of Business Administration. “The teams are divided into worlds of direct competitors, and this year our direct competitors were Al Ain Women’s College (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates), Dubai Women’s College (Dubai, United Arab Emirates), Loyola Marymount University (California), University of Portland (Oregon), and Okanagan University College (British Columbia, Canada).”
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