Naslov
Business Simulation Environment: A Case Study for Business Schools and Startup Accelerators

Autori
Sovilj, Siniša ; Kunc, Martin ; Aralica, Zoran ;

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the 34th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society 2016 / - : System Dynamics Society, 2016

Skup
The 34th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society

Mjesto i datum
Delft, Nizozemska, 17.07.2016. - 21.07.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
business dynamics ; business simulation ; startup ; SME ; entrepreneurship ; scenario analysis

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to develop business simulation environment to help evaluate future businesses performance using system dynamics approach. The business dynamics simulator for entrepreneurship helps in: (a) designing 5- years pro-forma financial statements for the creation of business plans, (b) simulating strategic decisions to improve survival rate and support growth, (c) producing analysis of performance and business valuation, (D) fostering entrepreneurial education, training & research, in risk-free, enjoyable, realistic and interactive simulation environment. The functionality and usability of business dynamics simulator was tested and evaluated on 40 business school students and 20 students of Founder Institute - world's largest entrepreneur training and startup acceleration program. We found both students see the simulation of their future businesses useful to check if the business will be profitable and cash breakeven but they can see many uncertainties, such as market prices, in the simulation and they still prefer excel spreadsheets to make simple financial evaluations.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Računarstvo, Ekonomija, Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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