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October 24, 2007
Moore School students head to Los Angeles to defend title in global competition.
A team of University of South Carolina undergraduates from the Moore School of Business will defend the school's No. 1 ranking in the Greater Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Global Business Competition Nov.1.
The annual international competition brings together undergraduates from American and foreign universities to compete in a challenging business case study. Moore School students will analyze and provide solutions for a real business case, which they will present to a panel of judges comprising corporate executives and business scholars.
This is the third year that the Moore School has fielded undergraduate case competition teams. The school has a long history of successful graduate-level case teams. Moore School lecturer Pat DeMouy, who has overseen graduate competition for the business school for nine years, advises the undergraduate teams.
Moore School undergraduate case teams have had recent successes in international competitions in Thailand (Aug. 17 - 24) and Singapore (Oct. 7 - 14), where they placed second runner-up and second overall, respectively. (See related article and photos.)
"Our undergraduate students' success is remarkable," said DeMouy. "Our students have earned high marks by judges for their skills and understanding of complex business problems, and students from other top schools consider our students as strong opponents. It is gratifying for our students to achieve that level of recognition as we build our undergraduate team program."
In Thailand, the Moore School team finished ahead of the University of Southern California, University of California Berkeley, the University of Texas and teams from nine other countries. In that competition, each team presented a plan for a growth strategy in the Asian market for Body Glove, a Thai clothing company that has rebounded from near bankruptcy after the Asian financial crisis.
The Thailand team included Brad Hocking, a senior South Carolina Honors College student and Gamecock baseball player from Greenville who is majoring in accounting and corporate finance; Jenna Gonsalves, a junior honors college student from Columbia, Ind., who is majoring in global supply-chain operations management and marketing; Dan Sizer, a senior from Somers, Conn., who is majoring in international business and finance; and Raghav Mehra, a senior from Calcutta, India, who is majoring in management and global supply-chain management.
The Moore School team that competed in Singapore finished behind the University of Florida. In that competition, the business case focused on Keppel Shipping, a privately held shipping company for the oil industry that wants to increase its operations.
For the Singapore competition, Hocking and Gonsalves joined fellow students Katie Platzbecker, a senior from Medina, Ohio, who is majoring in international business and accounting, and Branden Conrad, a junior from Charlotte and Gamecock basketball player who is majoring in corporate finance and real estate.
DeMouy, who also coaches the teams, said the experience is invaluable.
"When our students compete well, it shows them the value of the education they are receiving at the Moore School," DeMouy said. "It also prepares them for the business world. Judges in case competition are top corporate executives who ask the tough questions. It forces students to work in high-pressure situations with other students on problems that don't have easy answers. That experience is invaluable."
DeMouy says undergraduate case competition is increasing the Moore School's visibility and enhancing its reputation in higher education and the global business community.
In January, they will compete in the John Molson International Case Competition in Montreal, and, in April, they will compete in the University of Washington's Global Business Competition.
In addition to participating in competitions, the case teams throughout the year provide solutions to challenging business cases for South Carolina and Southeastern companies. Businesses interested in submitting a case for study should contact DeMouy via e-mail at demouy@moore.sc.edu.
For more information:
Peggy Binette or Margaret Lamb
Phone: 803.777.5400; E-mail: peggy@gwm.sc.edu
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October 24, 2007
Moore School students head to Los Angeles to defend title in global competition.
A team of University of South Carolina undergraduates from the Moore School of Business will defend the school's No. 1 ranking in the Greater Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Global Business Competition Nov.1.
The annual international competition brings together undergraduates from American and foreign universities to compete in a challenging business case study. Moore School students will analyze and provide solutions for a real business case, which they will present to a panel of judges comprising corporate executives and business scholars.
This is the third year that the Moore School has fielded undergraduate case competition teams. The school has a long history of successful graduate-level case teams. Moore School lecturer Pat DeMouy, who has overseen graduate competition for the business school for nine years, advises the undergraduate teams.
Moore School undergraduate case teams have had recent successes in international competitions in Thailand (Aug. 17 - 24) and Singapore (Oct. 7 - 14), where they placed second runner-up and second overall, respectively. (See related article and photos.)
"Our undergraduate students' success is remarkable," said DeMouy. "Our students have earned high marks by judges for their skills and understanding of complex business problems, and students from other top schools consider our students as strong opponents. It is gratifying for our students to achieve that level of recognition as we build our undergraduate team program."
In Thailand, the Moore School team finished ahead of the University of Southern California, University of California Berkeley, the University of Texas and teams from nine other countries. In that competition, each team presented a plan for a growth strategy in the Asian market for Body Glove, a Thai clothing company that has rebounded from near bankruptcy after the Asian financial crisis.
The Thailand team included Brad Hocking, a senior South Carolina Honors College student and Gamecock baseball player from Greenville who is majoring in accounting and corporate finance; Jenna Gonsalves, a junior honors college student from Columbia, Ind., who is majoring in global supply-chain operations management and marketing; Dan Sizer, a senior from Somers, Conn., who is majoring in international business and finance; and Raghav Mehra, a senior from Calcutta, India, who is majoring in management and global supply-chain management.
The Moore School team that competed in Singapore finished behind the University of Florida. In that competition, the business case focused on Keppel Shipping, a privately held shipping company for the oil industry that wants to increase its operations.
For the Singapore competition, Hocking and Gonsalves joined fellow students Katie Platzbecker, a senior from Medina, Ohio, who is majoring in international business and accounting, and Branden Conrad, a junior from Charlotte and Gamecock basketball player who is majoring in corporate finance and real estate.
DeMouy, who also coaches the teams, said the experience is invaluable.
"When our students compete well, it shows them the value of the education they are receiving at the Moore School," DeMouy said. "It also prepares them for the business world. Judges in case competition are top corporate executives who ask the tough questions. It forces students to work in high-pressure situations with other students on problems that don't have easy answers. That experience is invaluable."
DeMouy says undergraduate case competition is increasing the Moore School's visibility and enhancing its reputation in higher education and the global business community.
In January, they will compete in the John Molson International Case Competition in Montreal, and, in April, they will compete in the University of Washington's Global Business Competition.
In addition to participating in competitions, the case teams throughout the year provide solutions to challenging business cases for South Carolina and Southeastern companies. Businesses interested in submitting a case for study should contact DeMouy via e-mail at demouy@moore.sc.edu.
For more information:
Peggy Binette or Margaret Lamb
Phone: 803.777.5400; E-mail: peggy@gwm.sc.edu
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