EFMD Case Writing Competition 2024

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EFMD is delighted to reveal the winners of the 2024 edition of the Case Writing Competition.

Eric Cornuel, President of EFMD Global, said: “Our heartfelt congratulations to the winners of the 2024 EFMD Case Writing Competition! This year’s winning cases reflect the pressing issues and dynamic challenges of management education - ranging from climate innovation and ethical leadership to strategic transformation and entrepreneurial agility. Their work not only enriches the global body of business knowledge but also sparks meaningful conversations in classrooms around the world. With over 600 submissions across 12 management categories, this year’s competition is a testament to the creativity, rigour, and relevance of case writing in modern business education. We are deeply grateful to all participants, partners, and institutions who made this edition a remarkable success.”

Vicky Lester, The Case Centre CEO, added: “Congratulations to this year’s EFMD Case Writing Competition winners! These outstanding cases bring real-world challenges into the classroom, equipping students with the critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills essential for today’s workplace. We’re proud to collaborate with EFMD in recognising excellence in case writing and celebrating its impact on business education worldwide."

Category winners

African Business Cases

Belt-and-Road Cases

Bringing Technology to Market

Sponsored by EFMD Global (judged by The Case Centre)

PLD Space

Alejandro Serrano, Philip Moscoso and Ezequiel Sánchez
IESE Business School

Reference no. OIT-0053-E

China Business Cases

Sponsored by EFMD Global (judged by The Case Centre)

DJI: How to Design an Innovation Ecosystem

Jingjiang Liu, Shimei Jiang, Ning Su, Hui Cao, Meixuan Jin and Jin Chen
School of Management, Zhejiang University, Ivey Business School, School of Economics and Management, Hebei University of Technology and Tsinghua University School of Econmomics Management (An Ivey Publishing case)

Reference no. W35257

Continuous Improvement: the Journey to Excellence

Sponsored by EFMD Global (judged by The Case Centre)

Moon Creative Lab: Mitsui's Venture Studio

Benoit, Leleux, Jim Pulcrano, Adam Hansson Tönning, Alexandra Loboda, Anett Papuga and Daisuke Shinohara
International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

Reference no. IMD-7-2544

Corporate Social Responsibility

Entrepreneurship

Family Business

Finance and Banking

Sponsored by EFMD Global (judged by The Case Centre)

Dune Technologies: An Enchanting Dream or a Dreadful Nightmare?

Rajani Ramdas, Fathima Thahani Iqbal and Soumya Sasidharan
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai (An Ivey Publishing case)

Reference no. W37392

Responsible Business

Responsible Leadership

Women in Business

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 a number of 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 review more than 400 cases every year; have an impact on teaching management development and join a community of outstanding innovators.

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