Mila Lee also known as Da Li (pictured on the right) competed against the best teams from around the globe and have achieved a Shareholder Value of $136.18. To wrap up the 2019 MikesBikes World Champs, we have interviewed Mila and ask her about their experience in the competition and what she thought about the … Continue reading 2019 MikesBikes World Champs Winner: Mila Lee from University of Auckland
163 students from around the globe, 97 firms and two weeks of intense competition – we now have the Winner of the 2019 MikesBikes World Champs. The 2019 MikesBikes World Champs Winner is Mila Lee from University of Auckland! We are proud to announce that Mila Lee of PedalPals from University of Auckland is the … Continue reading The 2019 MikesBikes World Champs | Final Results
We now have the list of participants for the Final Rounds of the 2019 MikesBikes World Champs! These teams and solo competitors will be competing from the 12th until the 19th of December. As in the Qualifying round, Final ranks will be based on Shareholder Value. The winners will also be featured on the Smartsims’ … Continue reading Meet the Finalists for the 2019 MikesBikes World Champs
We now have the final list of Qualifying Round competitors for the 2019 MikesBikes World Champs! These teams and solo competitors will be competing from the 8th until the 11th of December in the Qualifying Rounds to land a spot in the Top 10 for the Final Rounds! Keep an eye on their progress here … Continue reading Meet the 2019 MikesBikes World Champs Qualifying Round Competitors
The following are a selection academic papers featuring our MikesBikes Introduction to Business Simulation and MikesBikes Advanced Strategic Management Simulation. Using Assessment To Measure The Effectiveness of a Financial Simulation Abstract: This study examines how useful a financial simulation is at reinforcing financial learning goals as measured by an assessment. Programs within many College of … Continue reading Smartsims Business Simulations in Select Journal Articles & Conferences
The [MikesBikes] business simulation does a superb job of teaching students to link concepts with experience and motivating them toward their future studies in business. COLBY, A., EHRLICH, T., SULLIVAN, W. & DOLLE, J. (2011) RETHINKING UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS EDUCATION: LIBERAL LEARNING FOR THE PROFESSION Rethinking Undergraduate Business Education: Liberal Learning for the Profession Textbook What … Continue reading MIKESBIKES BUSINESS SIMULATION IN “RETHINKING UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS EDUCATION”
You can sell your shareholding in a company at any time. The sale price is based on the Share Price of the subsidiary at the end of the period in which you choose to sell. The financial decisions you make for your subsidiary during the sale period will be ignored. Any loans outstanding when you … Continue reading Takeovers: Selling Your Subsidiary | MikesBikes Advanced Business Simulation
This article will be a three-part series introducing the market segments in Music2Go Marketing Business Simulation. In this article, we’ll be talking about the Standard Segment. Market Segments in Music2Go Marketing There are three market segments in Music2Go – Standard, Youth, and Sports (Multi-Player only). These segments have different sizes, projected growth, sensitivity to price, … Continue reading Market Segments in Music2Go Marketing Simulation: Standard Segment
Making mistakes simply means you are learning faster. Weston Agor Who likes making mistakes? Majority of us probably don’t like making one or try our best to avoid it. In school, we always thrive to do the best we can to avoid making mistakes in our exams or essays to avoid failing. At work, would … Continue reading Business Simulations: where making mistakes are encouraged
You want to get product development projects right the first time as this can be a costly mistake. It can mean either your Unit Prime Cost is higher than you want and/or your specifications are not as you wanted resulting in a lower demand for your product if they are wrong. There could be two … Continue reading Question of the Week: How do I correct a failed Product Development Project? | MikesBikes Advanced Business Simulation