Actualized Outcomes of International Business Case Competition Participation: A Three Country Exploratory Study
Jeffrey E. Johnson
St. Mary’s University, U.S.A.
Robin J. B. Ritchie
Carleton University, Canada
J. B. van Oudheusden
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Volume 14: 2019, pp. 201-220; ABSTRACT
Undergraduate international business case competitions have become increasingly popular in
recent years. While there is considerable anecdotal evidence about the impact on participants in terms of enhancing their business acumen
and better preparing them for the workforce, what do we really know about the true impact? This study set out to examine actualized outcomes
of international business case competitions on participants’ job or graduate school placement and early career performance. We found evidence
from the U.S.A., Canada and the Netherlands that business case competition experience did in fact have a positive relationship with successful
job and graduate school acceptance and with success in the workplace and graduate school. Our main contributions lie in its validation of the
value of international business case competition participation on subsequent job and graduate school placement and success, along with
providing support for international business case competition participation as an invaluable experiential learning opportunity.
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