Global Management Challenge is the largest international business simulation, addressed to company representatives and students. The project is present in 30 countries worldwide. In Poland, it attracts more than 2000 participants every year. In the 10th jubilee edition participated a record-breaking number of teams – over 500.

Project participants are teams (3 to 5 people), which play the role of management boards in virtual companies. The objective is to make strategic decisions relating to the operation of all departments within the company. The winning team is the one which achieves the highest company share price on the simulated stock exchange. The teams compete online for a few months, after which they meet in the national finals. The winner represents Poland in the international finals.

The project is supported by honorary patrons: the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the National Bank of Poland. Among the sponsors of the previous editions were Bank Millennium, Deloitte, METRO Group, Grupa TP, MARS and PZU. GMC is accompanied by an extensive promotion and information campaign covering in particular business and academic environments.

Every year, reputable companies and organisations associated with modern management approaches take part in the competition.

For employee teams, GMC is an interactive form of training and an effective team-building exercise. It reinforces the spirit of “sound” rivalry within the company, and the focus on key market objectives. It may become an incentive, a component of a young talent promotion and development programme, capacity assessment, teambuilding or integration.

Key benefits for sponsors of student teams include:

• building and enhancing the image of an attractive employer caring about the development of its current and future employees
• communication and active presence in the student community
• access to a database containing thousands of students from all over Poland – an opportunity to acquire valuable candidates for internships, traineeships and entry level jobs.

For more information see: www.gmcpoland.pl.