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EFMD Case Writing Competition 2017

EFMD Case Writing Competition 2017
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EFMD is delighted to announce the winners of the 2017 EFMD Case Writing Competition.

Category winners

Corporate Social Responsibility

Sponsored by Kedge Business School

Bank Audi: Leading through Sustainability
Dima Jamali
American University of Beirut
Reference no. 9B16M168

Family Business

Sponsored by Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut

Li & Fung – Navigating Through Disruptive Changes
Danielle Yew and Boon-Siong Neo
Nanyang Technological University
Reference no. 317-0304-1

Finance and Banking

Sponsored by Toulouse Business School – Groupe ESC Toulouse

EVOCO AG: Solving Liquidity and Incentive Issues in Private Equity
Benoit Leleux, IMD
Esmeralda Megally, Xsensio
Reference no. IMD-7-1839

Supply Chain Management

Sponsored by Kedge Business School

Sky Deutschland (A): Driving Customer Loyalty Through Supply Chain Execution
Sky Deutschland (B): How Supply Chain Management Enabled a Dramatic Company Turnaround
Ralf Seifert and Katrin Siebenburger Hacki
Refs IMD-7-1805 and IMD-7-1806

Emerging Global Chinese Competitors

Sponsored by ChinaCases.org, The Global Platform of China Cases

Fintech and Finance Transformation: The Rise of Ant Financial Services
Shuyan Xie, Siew Kien Sia and Boon-Siong Neo
Nanyang Technological University
Reference no. 917-0029-1

Euro-Mediterranean Managerial Practices and Issues

Sponsored by Montpellier Business School

Coco-Mat: The Spartan Mattress Revolution
Mary Papageorgiou, Benoit Leleux and Sophia Shilimindri-Jaquier
IMD
Ref IMD-7-1802

African Business Cases

Sponsored by China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

Lonmin Plc: Mining and Responsible Investment – Dangerous Liaisons?
Stephanie Giamporcaro
Graduate School of Business University of Cape Town
Ref 718-0019-1

Indian Management Issues and Opportunities

Sponsored by Curtin Business School

Himachal Fertilizer Corporation (A), (B) and (C): An Ethical Conundrum
Mahendra Gujarathi, Bentley University
Samir Barua, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Reference no. NAC3612A, NAC3612B and NAC3612C

Responsible Leadership

Sponsored by University of San Diego - School of Business Administration

Wells Fargo: Setting the Stagecoach Thundering Again
Mahendra Gujarathi, Bentley University
Samir Barua, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Reference no. NAC3727

Inclusive Business Models

Sponsored by IMD

Simsepay at Yes Bank: Creating Value Through an Un‘Smart’ Innovation
Indranil Bose and Gaurav Gupta
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Latin American Business Cases

Sponsored by Universidad Externado de Colombia

EBX: The Rise and Fall of a Billionaire - Eike Batista
Felipe Monteiro and Anne-Marie Carrick
INSEAD
Reference no. 317-0345-1

MENA Business Cases

Sponsored by HEC Paris in Qatar

Modest Fashion: Will It Divide What Was United by Faith?
Deval Kartik and Syed Munawwar Ahmed
Amity Research Centers
Reference no. 518-0060-1

Bringing Technology to Market

Sponsored by ESMT

First Solar
Jennifer Ballen and Neil Thompson
MIT Sloan School of Management
Reference no. 17-181 

Urban Transition Challenges

Sponsored by Climate-Kic

Edmonton City Centre Airport: A Sustainability Challenge for a Growing City
Joel Gehman, Neetu Sharma and Kristel Owens
University of Alberta
Reference no. 9B17M076

Sustainable Production Systems

Sponsored by Climate-Kic

CarbonCure Technologies Inc. – Saving the World One Brick at a Time
Peggy Cunnningham
Dalhousie University

Sustainable Business Models

Sponsored by Climate-Kic

Switchon – O’nergy: Social Innovation Challenges at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Ramedra Singh
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Continuous Improvement: The Journey to Excellence

Sponsored by Instituto Internacional San Telmo – Catedra Mayoral de Mejora Continua

Kaizen in Public Service. A case study in a Public Environmental Organization in Mexico
Manuel F. Suárez-Barraza and Manuela Gutiérrez-Leefmans, Universidad de las Américas Puebla
Francisco Rodríguez González, EGADE Business School

Entrepreneurship

Sponsored by EM Lyon

MB&F: The Management of Creativity
David Millán Planelles
IE Business School
Reference no. 318-0199-1

About the EFMD Case Writing Competition

Innovation and creativity

With the support of the Case Centre and our category sponsors, the case writing competition encourages innovative and impactful case writing and teaching. Take part in this yearly case writing competition, organised since 1988.

Impact on management development

Through seventeen categories representing critical managerial areas, you can contribute to management development and some of its future challenges.

Join a learning community

You get a chance to be assessed by an international judging panel, who reviews more than 400 cases every year; have an impact on teaching management development and join a community of outstanding innovators.

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Take part in our annual awards and competitions and compete against the best case teachers and writers in the world.

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