Case writing competitions

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In partnership with the Association of African Business Schools (AABS), Emerald invite authors from African higher education institutions to submit business teaching cases focused on emerging markets in Africa.

Be in with a chance to win up to $2,250 and have your case published globally.

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AIMA-India Case Research Centre (ICRC) is pleased to announce the third edition of its Case Writing Competition & Conference. The competition aims to encourage and promote the development of high-quality India-focused teaching case material that brings Indian ethos in managing the business.
 
The business world has changed significantly in the past few years, particularly during the pandemic. The Case Writing Competition aims to capture the changing industry trends, technological changes, digital economy, sustainability, survival and several other market requirements in the form of teaching cases.

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Page, in alliance with the Institute for Public Relations, conducts an annual competition for the writing of original case studies by students enrolled in a school of business, communication or journalism and who are pursuing a degree that is focused on corporate communications and the practice of public relations. The objectives of the competition are to introduce the practical applications of the core principles that define public relations as a critical function of management to scholars, teachers, and students, and encourage research that contributes to the profession's body of knowledge and provides practical suggestions on how to improve the corporate public relations function.

Student authors of winning entries and their faculty advisors are awarded cash prizes and recognized by the nation's leading corporate communications executives.

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In partnership with El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) at the American University Cairo (AUC) School of Business, this case writing competition is open to authors from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Pakistan and Turkey. 

The aim of the competition is to develop high quality teaching case material focusing on business and management issues in dynamic and emerging economies and at the same time to nurture case writing capabilities in these regions. 

The total award fund is $2,250 with prizes awarded to the top three cases ($1,000, $750 and $500). We will also consider all submissions for publication in the international, Scopus-ranked case collection Emerging Market Case Studies (EMCS).

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The colloquium, organised by ICFAI Business School, is to be held from 11-13 October 2023, and is another effort by IBS to motivate academicians to develop cases for instructional use.

Following the case writing workshop on 11 and 12 October, authors of selected cases will present their case submissions, teaching objectives, and plans on 13 October.

The winner of the full-length case study will receive INS 25,000 and the winner of the compact case study will gain INR 15,000.

The full-length case study must not exceed 5,000 words while the compact case study must not be greater than 1,800 words (excluding annexure and exhibits).

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e icfaicaseevents@ibsindia.org 

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The aim of this competition is to encourage and promote the development of high-quality teaching case material that positively represents real women in leadership positions in the workplace.

Having 10 years of research on award-winning case papers, Lesley Symons of The Case for Women showed that women protagonists are present in only 11% of award-winning case papers. She developed the Symons Test which is used to assess the presence of women in case papers:

• Does it have a woman in it?
• Is she the protagonist?
• Does she speak to another woman about the business?

Only 4% of the case papers researched met all three of the rules. 

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 Submission deadline: 15 April 2024

The aim of the CEEMAN & Emerald Case Writing Competition is to encourage and promote the development of high-quality teaching case material relevant for the realities of dynamic and emerging economies, and at the same time to promote the development of case-writing capabilities in those countries.

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China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai MBA Case Development and Sharing Platform and The Global Platform of China Cases first co-organised the Global Contest for the Best China-Focused Cases in 2015. The aim was to promote research on unique management issues in the Chinese environment from a global perspective.

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List of winners in: 2022, 2021,2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015.

 2023 winners announced!

You are invited to enter WDI's competition and support and strengthen diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) skills and knowledge for today’s students, who will become tomorrow’s global business leaders. WDI Publishing and the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business are proud to present the second annual DEI Global Case Writing Competition.

Entrants are encouraged to submit an academic case study about a DEI-related business dilemma within one or across multiple business disciplines. Submitted case studies may feature diverse protagonists who may have non-traditional, yet inclusive, management styles.

The winning individual or team will be awarded $10,000.

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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. Through 13 categories representing critical managerial areas, you can contribute to management development and some of its future challenges. All winning cases receive €2000, wide visibility across the EFMD network and publication opportunity by The Case Centre.

Further information

Petra Grestenbergerova,
e petra.grestenbergerova@efmdglobal.org 

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Results

List of winners in: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003

Submission deadline: 15 February 2024

The Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC) at the Syracuse University Maxwell School is sponsoring its 17^th annual E-PARCC competition to further stimulate the creation of effective and innovative teaching cases and simulations. 

The E-PARCC competition consists of two tracks: (1) Collaborative problem solving, collaborative governance, and network governance and analysis, and (2) Collaborative methods in international development.

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Case authors from all disciplines are invited to submit to this year’s Fox International Business Case Writing Competition.

The 2023 theme is “Diverse Protagonists,” with lead sponsorship by the Fox School’s Center for Ethics, Diversity and Workplace Culture (CEDWC). Teaching cases should feature protagonists from marginalized backgrounds. 

The first-place case will receive $2,500. The second-place case will receive $1,500. The third-place case will receive $1,000. 

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This case writing competition is open to any authors (including those external to HEC Montreal as well as non-academic authors) whose cases fit the criteria outlined here.

The winning case in this writing competition will be used in the 15th edition of the AEMBA Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Challenge to be held in March 2024. During this case study competition, MBA students from all over the world are invited to reflect on and discuss complex issues related to corporate social and environmental responsibility.

$4,000CAD will be awarded for the winning case. The prize will be awarded at the closing ceremony of the CSR Challenge. If used in the March 2024 HEC CSR Challenge, the runner-up case will also receive $2,000CAD.

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As part of ICFAI Business School’s 4th International Case Study Conference, there is a case writing competition for participants to enter.

Cases can be submitted in two tracks: 1. Embracing Sustainability: An Emerging Markets Perspective, and 2. Management Lessons from Indian Knowledge Systems. The best three cases will be awarded cash prizes.

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2023 winners announced!

The John Molson School of Business’s Bob and Raye Briscoe Centre in Business Ownership Studies is pleased to invite case writers to submit new, unpublished teaching cases under the theme of business ownership. 

Business ownership cases may come from any business discipline as long as the focus is from the perspective of the owner of the business as the active manager of the enterprise. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, acquiring or divesting an existing business, inter-generational ownership and/or transition, valuation, liquidity, governance, strategy making, etc. The key thread is that the case focus explores and addresses issues from the business owner’s perspective.

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The 2024 organising team is pleased to invite you to submit your original business cases for this year’s John Molson MBA International Case Competition (ICC).

For the 2024 ICC case competition, case writers are encouraged to submit cases that deal with any business discipline, including strategy, finance, sustainability, entrepreneurship, e-commerce, etc. It should be noted that writers need to base their cases on issues other than COVID-19. Considerations around COVID-19 and its impact will inevitably factor into many cases, but COVID-19 should not drive the case.

The ability and preparedness of students to crack a variety of cases from different disciplines will define their careers and their contributions to both their enterprises and the world around them.

The competition will be held from 2-7 January 2024 with students from all over the world gathering in Hotel Bonaventure and presenting to panels of live judges in Montreal.

• The winning case writer will receive a prize of C$10,000.
• Second place writer will receive C$5,000.
• Third place writer will receive C$3,000.
• Writers of all other cases used in ICC will receive C$1,000.

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Entries closed for 2023. The 2024 competition will open on 1 March 2024.

We run four global case writing competitions each year:

• Outstanding Case Writer
• Outstanding Case Writer: Hot Topic
• Outstanding Compact Case
• Outstanding New Case Writer.

Prizes and recognition

The winner of each competition receives a prize of £1,150 ($1,400; €1,300) and a special trophy. We also announce the result to leading business press worldwide and invite the winner to feature on our website and in our newsletter, which is sent to the global case community.

The chosen topic for our 2023/24 Outstanding Case Writer: Hot Topic competition is 'Taking action on the environment?'.

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Find out more about all our awards and competitions 

Results

List of winners: Outstanding Case Writer, Outstanding Case Writer: Hot Topic, Outstanding Compact Case, Outstanding New Case Writer.

Entries closed for 2023

The Case Hub at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut, is launching its first annual case writing competition. The competition aims to promote case studies with impact, and honour the best case writers in the Arab MENA.

Monetary prizes of $1,500 for the best case study and $750 for the runner-up in each stream are awarded.

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Case topic: Bank Management, Cybersecurity & Risk Management in Latin America

The threat of cybersecurity raises a number of questions for financial institutions and how they interact with each other, especially for those based in emerging economies. The SWIFT Institute – GBSN Case writing grant will support the development of 1 teaching case and 1 research case developed by faculty based in the below target countries in Latin America. These case studies will examine ways in which local financial institutions minimise this risk. The geographical focus will be on the following countries:

• Brazil
• Argentina
• Mexico
• Panama
• Dominican Republic

Please Note: Applicants do not need to be from nor represent Latin American schools or countries, but must have an adequate knowledge and experience working in the target country.

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