GLOBAL BUSINESS

 

This event is based on team, rather than individual, participation.  Team members should be able to use business decision-making skills and show speaking ability and poise through oral presentations.

 

The objective test may include questions on basic international concepts; ownership and management; marketing; finance; communication including culture and language; legal issues; human resource management; ethics; taxes and government regulations; currency exchange; international travel; and career development. Team members will take one objective test cooperatively.

 

The five teams with the highest test score will be selected to present the decision-making case study.  The case study will consist of a problem encountered in the international/global arena. The case study will be based on the competencies listed. All of the questions raised in the case must be addressed during the oral presentation defended before a panel of judges.

 

ELIGIBILITY

 

Participants must have paid state and national dues postmarked by December 15 of the current school year.

 

District:        Number of participants governed by local FBLA District policy.

 

State:           Each district may be represented by participant(s) based on the Florida FBLA scaled quota system found in the Fact Finder.

 

National:     See publication:  National Chapter Management Handbook—current edition.

 

REGULATIONS
 

District:        Each district determines its own procedures for event registration.

 

State:           When it has been determined that a student will represent the district at state competition, the student's local adviser must send the appropriate entry form to the state adviser by first-class mail.  The entry form and the required postmark deadline are included in the SLC registration packet.

 

National:     See publication:  National Chapter Management Handbook—current edition.

 

A team may be composed of 2 or 3 members.  No more than one member may have entered this event at a previous National Leadership Conference, have competed more than two (2) years at the national level, or placed 1st or 2nd at a previous State Leadership Conference.

 

• Participants must be selected in accordance with the regulations of the FBLA district and state chapters and the national association.

 

• Participants failing to report on time for the objective test may be either disqualified or permitted to begin late with no extension of the time as scheduled. 
 

• Participants must furnish their own No. 2 pencils and erasers.  Nongraphing calculators will be provided.  No electronic devices may be brought to the event.     No reference materials or other items are to be brought to the event.

 

• Participants must adhere to the dress code established by the Board of Directors or they will not be permitted to participate in the competitive event.

 

• A team failing to report on time for the sequestering of Global Business teams prior to the performance phase of the event may be disqualified.

 

• If for any reason, a member(s) fails to take the objective test and/or fails to show for the performance portion of this event, the team will be disqualified.

 

CASE STUDY PROBLEM

• The five (5) teams with the highest score will be scheduled for a performance.  The order of performance will be drawn at random by an impartial person in the event office.

 

• Members of the five (5) participating finalist teams must report to the sequestering room by the time stated in the State Leadership Conference program.  All team members will be sequestered until their performance times. Any team not reporting by the time the first team begins performing will be disqualified.

 

• Twenty (20) minutes before performance, each team will receive the case study.

 

• Two (2) 4” x 6” index cards will be provided for each participant and may be used during the preparation and performance of the oral segment of the event.  Information may be written on both sides of the note cards.  All note cards will be collected at the end of the performance.

 

• No reference materials, visual aids, or equipment may be brought to or used during the preparation or performance.

 

• The team has seven (7) minutes to interact with the judges and present the solution to the case.  The judges will play the role of the second party in the presentation and refer to the case for specifics.

 

• Teams should introduce themselves, describe the situation, make their recommendations, and summarize their case. All team members must actively participate in the presentation. The team members will be allowed to use their note cards in explaining their decisions and rationale to the judges.

 

• A timekeeper will stand at six (6) minutes and again at seven (7) minutes.

 

• The performances are open to conference attendees, except performing participants of this event.

 
 

JUDGING

 

The objective test will be machine graded. In the event of a tie, the students’ performance on the final ten questions of the exam will be evaluated.  After that, if necessary, the order in which the tests were received will be used.

 

The performance portion of this event will be evaluated by a panel of judges.  All decisions of the judges are final.  In the case of a tie after the performance, the objective test score will be added to determine the final rank.

 

AWARDS

 

District:        The number of awards presented at the District Leadership Conference is determined by local FBLA District policy.

 

State:           State awards for the top five places are presented at the State Leadership Conference.

 

National:      The number of awards presented at the National Leadership Conference is determined by judges and/or number of entries.  The maximum number will be ten.