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Sprott MBA students take 3rd place in academics at the 2011 MBA Games

A team of 22 Sprott MBA students went head-to-head against teams from 20 universities from across the country in the 2011 MBA Games. The Sprott team had a strong showing at the games, topping teams from some of the highest-ranked programs in Canada and placing third in the academic competition, sixth overall.

“Since it was only our second year at the MBA Games, we were looking for a top 10 finish,” says Ogi Hrnjez, president of the Sprott MBA Society. “None of our academic teams had coaches so we are very proud of having placed third and beating much better prepared schools. This gives us confidence for next year; we’re aiming to finish in the top three overall. “

The MBA Games is the largest gathering of MBA students in Canada; over 600 participated in this year’s competition, which took place Jan. 7-9. Hosted by the Schulich School of Business at York University, the MBA Games challenged students in three areas of competition: academics, athletics and spirit. Visit the MBA Games website for complete results.

The academic competition was divided into three events. In the marketing plan competition, teams of four students were challenged to solve a real-life marketing program provided by a corporate partner. For the business simulation competition, teams of three students played top management roles in a real-time simulation at an established corporation and had to make decisions in areas such as finance, marketing, strategy, sustainability, operations and human resources. And finally, universities competed in teams of four in an organizational management case competition. The Sprott team placed third in the organizational management case and fifth in both the marketing plan and business simulation categories, placing third overall in the academic

The Sprott team also won the gold medal in basketball, a component of the athletics competition that also included soccer, dodgeball, ultimate and a series of mystery events.

When asked what factors contributed to the team’s success, Hrnjez said that they were very motivated and had fantastic team cohesion.

Sprott MBA Games Team Roster

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Academics – Organizational Management Case

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Academics – Marketing Case

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Sports – Basketball

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