Recent University of Guam graduate Jung Jin Cho finished in second place in his group for the August 2015 Best Strategy Invitational in Business Strategy Game. 

 

Out of 124 teams divided into 11 groups, recent University of Guam graduate Jung Jin Cho finished in second place in his group for the August 2015 Best Strategy Invitational, which is a part of the Business Strategy Game (BSG).

BSG is an online simulation where teams comprised of students from universities around the world demonstrate expertise in integrating business skills that run the gamut of disciplines. For the August 2015 competition, the teams were told to create a business in the shoe industry.

“BSG is the great leveler at business schools,” said Professor Dave O’Brien from the UOG School of Business and Public Administration. “Students must manage all aspects of their companies. There is no curve, no outside intervention and no help from professors.  Students must perform based on what they know and how well they make decisions.” 

Cho, who graduated last spring with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, played the game as an individual, pushing him to stretch his skill base into other disciplines such as marketing, operations management, and other logistics.

Despite the pressure of competing with the best of the best from around the world, Cho said his studies in accounting at UOG helped prepare him for a numbers-based strategy that ultimately led him to beat out students from universities such as Georgia State University, Texas A&M University’s School of Law, and Chulalongkorn University in Thailand to rank second in his industry.

“I enjoyed the Game,” Cho said. “Numbers come naturally to me. BSG is a culmination of what you have learned through the course of your business major, and it was interesting to look at how your plan is or isn’t working out and why.”

Dr. Annette Taijeron Santos, Dean of the School of Business and Public Administration, said our Cho’s success in the Business Strategy Game reflects the quality of the Business Administration degree programs at UOG. In past competitions, UOG students have ranked highly in the global top 100 in the Business Strategy Game.


“The game provides us with benchmarks that show us where our students stand compared to others who attend schools not just in the U.S. but universities around the globe,” said Santos.