International business game as a graduate talent recruitment tool

Abstract

Objective of this research is to analyze existing international business games, identify their components, define graduate talent competences that components of business games are aimed at, and develop recommendations for managerial implication of identified international business game structure and correlations between components of the game and competencies of participants. For that purpose secondary data about eight international business games was analyzed, case study based on 4 in-depth interview with company representatives and 15 interviews with participants of business games and personal observations was created. 4 main research questions were set: 1. What kinds of international business games exist (by the way of conducting, by conductor)? 2. What components existing international business games consist of? 3. What are the competencies business international game aims at? 4. What is correlation between every identified international business game component and graduate talents competencies? Main results obtained showed that there are two types of international business games exist by the way of conducting: online and offline; two by conductor: conducted by academic and non-governmental organizations and business entities. 8 basic components of international business game and 13 competencies games aim at were identified; correlation between them found; and managerial implication recommendations about how to create basis for an international business game basing on competencies company is looking for in graduate talents developed.