Business Majors Placed in Top 100 in International Competition

Westminster College business majors Joshua Bradley, Jennifer Louth, and Meghan Zaczkiewicz ranked 36th out of 2,927 teams worldwide by achieving a 43.9% return on equity in The Business Strategy Game for the week ending April 29.

Working together as "Team Bana Cana," they are students in a class taught by Dr. Jacque King, Westminster assistant professor of business.  In addition to Bana Cana, nine other teams in two of King's classes are entered in the semester-long competition.

"Each team member is an excellent student," King said.  "Together they have proven their ability to compete on the world's stage in a business environment."

Bradley, a senior business administration major, is a son of David and Pamela Bradley of Tyrone and a graduate of Tyrone Area High School.

Louth, a senior business administration major, is a daughter of Kirk and Vicki Louth of Conneaut, Ohio, and a graduate of Edgewood High School.

Zaczkiewicz, a junior international business major, is a daughter of John and Colleen Zaczkiewicz of Corry and a graduate of Corry Area High School.

This semester's competition involves nearly 3,000 teams from 210 colleges and universities around the world.  Each week, the best-performing teams are measured on four performance variables: overall score (current year), earnings per share, return on average equity, and stock price.

The Business Strategy Game is an online exercise where class members are divided into teams and assigned the task of running an athletic footwear company in competition against companies managed by other class members.  Company operations parallel those of actual athletic footwear companies who compete in a global market, selling athletic footwear in four geographic regions-Europe-Africa, North America, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.

All aspects of The Business Strategy Game parallel the functioning of the real-world athletic footwear market, allowing students to think rationally and logically in making decisions and receive valuable practice in making a variety of business decisions under circumstances that mirror real-world competitive conditions.  Visit the website for more information.

Contact King at (724) 946-7163 or email for additional information about Westminster's participation.