Des Moines Register
02-04-07
ISU team matches wits in business competition
Iowa State University's College of Business will host an MBA competition for
the North Division of the Big 12 Conference on Feb. 17. Master of business
administration students will compete in four-person teams that will be given 24
hours to analyze a Harvard-style strategic management case. Teams from ISU,
Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri and Nebraska will be given a case to
study on Friday and present their findings and recommendations to judges the
following day. A judging panel composed mostly of business executives will
question students about the case.
The presentation questions will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and from 1
to 4:15 p.m. in Room 2127 of the Gerdin Business Building. The two top teams
will advance to a competition to be held March 9-11 in Oklahoma City against
two teams from the South Division of the Big 12. Members of the ISU team are
Michael Conger of Ames, Elizabeth Hattery of Nevada, Doug Van Werden of
Osceola and Tharangi Ranasinghe of Sri Lanka.