From left: Dr. Will Hawks with seniors Michael Capuno, Ryan Clark, Steven Suarez, and Caleb Fell.
Nova Southeastern University business students won second place in GLO-BUS, an international business simulation competition. NSU Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship seniors, Michael Capuno, Ryan Clark, Caleb Fell, and Steven Suarez participated in the simulation competition as a part of their senior capstone class, MGT4880 — Business Strategy and Policy. This year, 3,183 teams and 136 colleges and universities entered the GLO-BUS business simulation competition.
The competition simulation focuses on the competitive business of action-capture cameras and unmanned aerial vehicle drones. Teams of students act as co-managers of a Taiwan-based multi-million-dollar company that designs, assembles, and markets the cameras and drones. Through this simulation experience, NSU Business seniors apply business concepts and make collaborative data-driven decisions to promote their company’s overall performance and competitive advantage.
“To say I’m proud of this group of sharks is an understatement.”
— Will Hawks, Ed.D., Instructor of Management, NSU Business
During the competition, student teams are challenged to leverage various business reports to make high-stakes decisions related to import duties, exchange rate fluctuations, product design and performance, workforce compensation, assembly operations, corporate social responsibility, pricing, marketing, and more.
Each week, company rankings are published highlighting the highest performing companies based on factors including financial performance, earnings per share, return on equity, and stock price.
During the week of April 11-17, co-managers of NSU’s “Company C” earned a Global Top 100 ranking, tying for the 2nd best overall game-to-date score performance of the week worldwide. The week prior the team earned a global ranking of 41st place (out of 3,183 teams and 136 colleges/universities).
“To say I’m proud of this group of sharks is an understatement,” said Will Hawks, Ed.D., instructor of management at NSU.
