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Case competitions can play a role in highlighting the many skills involved in case writing, teaching and learning. They can benefit faculty, researchers and students and offer the opportunity to showcase expertise at business schools and universities. This page provides details of current case writing competitions.
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AABS - EMERALD Case Study Competition

Submission deadline: 20 March 2013

All case studies submitted to the competition should be suitable for use in management education and be related to managerial issues faced by organisations and individuals. Applicants must be of African origin or be based at an African Institution. Cash prizes will be awarded to the three outstanding submissions (winner $1,500, first runner-up $1,000, second runner-up $500). 

Further information

Bontle Mokhuse
e bontle@aabschools.com
w www.aabschools.com

Results

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Arthur W. Page Society's Corporate Communications Case Study Competition

2013 winners announced


The Arthur W. Page Society's Case Study Competition, sponsored by the Page Society and the Institute for Public Relations (IPR), recognizes students' exploration of corporate communications as a critical management function.

Further information

w www.awpagesociety.com

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Aspen Institute Case Writing Competition 

This competition will not be running in 2013


2012 competition - Creating Business Value through Employment Practices for Low Wage Workers

With generous support from The Hitachi Foundation, in 2012 The Aspen Institute is sought new teaching cases that demonstrate how businesses achieve performance gains through innovative employment practices benefiting their hourly and/or frontline workforce. The winning cases was Cascade Engineering: Building Front Line Employee Programs for Triple Bottom Line Impact by Jennifer Hu, Melanie Lowenberg, and Rohini Chojnacki.

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AESE 4th Case Writing Competition


Innovation and Growth is the theme for the 4th International AESE Case Writing Competition. Entries should be relevant to the theme and will be judged on both their content and form, including writing style and clarity. The judging panel will comprise representatives of Portuguese business schools and universities. First prize is €1,000, with a second prize of €500. The closing date for entries is 30 November 2013.

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Baylor Entrepreneurship Student Case Writing Competition 

2013 competition in January at the USASBE Conference

The Baylor Entrepreneurship Case Writing Competition is an innovative international event that supports and encourages undergraduate and graduate students from across the globe who wish to engage in case research and case writing. Submitted cases are suitable if they advance the field of entrepreneurship, broadly defined, and contribute to our understanding of entrepreneurial phenomena. 

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CEEMAN Case Writing Competition - in partnership with Emerald

19th competition submission deadline 3 June 2013

The aim of the competition is to encourage and promote the development of high-quality case material relevant for the realities of transitional and emerging economies and at the same time promote the development of case-writing capabilities in those countries. In the spirit of a fully inclusive competition, global submissions are encouraged. 

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Decision Sciences Best Teaching Case Competition

2013 competition submission deadline 1 April 2013
 

The Decision Sciences Institute has a tradition of promoting case-based teaching and supporting the development of teaching cases and invites case writers in all business disciplines to submit their new and engaging teaching cases to the 2013 Best Teaching Case Competition.

Authors of three finalist cases, selected by a panel of case experts, will present their case studies and analysis at a regular session at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute to be held in Baltimore. The panel of judges will then select the winner from among the finalists, based both on the written material and the presentation. The winning case will be announced at the Awards luncheon, where the authors will receive a cash award.

Further information

Arash Azadegan, Competition Co-ordinator
t +1 225 383 886
e aazadegan@business.rutgers.edu
w www.decisionsciences.org/annualmeeting/meetinginfo/case-studies.asp

ecch case writing competition 2013

2012 competition winners announced

Competition opens: 1 March 2013

The case writing competition is part of the ecch Case Awards which are presented annually to recognise worldwide excellence in case writing and to raise the profile of the case method of learning. In 2012 the competition attracted 92 entries from 66 places of learning in 28 countries.

Categories for the 2013 competition

Hot topic. The hot topic identified by the ecch Executive Committee for the 2013 case writing competition is Crisis as Opportunity.

New case writer. This category is designed to recognise new case authors. Submissions must be the first teaching case prepared by the author(s) in a format that can be used by other case teachers. The case may focus on any business subject area.

Further information

Information on prizes, submission procedures and the judging criteria. View more information

Results

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EFMD Case Writing Competition

2012 winners announced


The 2013 EFMD Case Writing Competition is now open for entries.

The 2012 EFMD competition was the most successful so far, with a record-breaking 211 submissions. For 2013, EFMD has introduced a new category: ‘Bringing Technology to the Market’ in addition to the existing categories. The coveted ‘Best of the Best’ category will be chosen from all the category winners by a panel of judges including ecch Director, Richard McCracken.

EFMD has also removed the distinction between European and Special categories. This means that cases previously eligible for the former European categories can now address situations anywhere in the world.

All winning cases are publicised across the EFMD network and published by ecch, with winning entries receiving €2000 thanks to the generosity and continued support of the competition sponsors. In addition, the ‘Best of the Best’ winner is featured in EFMD’s Global Focus Magazine, and awarded with an engraved plate at the EFMD Annual Conference Awards Ceremony.

The deadline for entries is 16 September 2013.

Further information

Inês Proença
e ines.proenca@efmd.org
w www.efmd.org

Results

View a list of winners from: 2012201120102009200820072006200520042003

E-PARCC Teaching Case and Simulation Competition

2013 winners announced


The Programme for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC) at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University has announced the winners of its sixth annual collaboration teaching case and simulation competition.

E-PARCC is a Maxwell School Collaborative Governance Initiative project, providing free on-line resources for those who teach collaborative public management, networks and public management, collaborative governance, and collaborative problem solving around the world.

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IMA Case Writing Competition

Submission deadline: 31 May 2012

IMA® invites academics and the accounting community to participate in its second annualIMA Case Writing Competition, a program of the IMA Educational Case Journal (IECJ®). IECJ is IMA’s quarterly, on-line journal which promotes teaching cases and research relevant to accountants and financial professionals in business. IMA welcomes cases in any area of management accounting or related fields. Cash prizes for the winning entries will be awarded: $2,000 for first place; $1,000 for second place; and $500 for third place.

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ISB-Ivey Global Case Competition 2013

Participation form submission deadline: 20 February 2013, case submission deadline: 4 June 2013

This competition is run by the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Case Development at the Indian School of Business (ISB), in partnership with Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, and is supported by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS). The objective is to facilitate the build-up of high-quality, internationally benchmarked cases about Indian businesses by reaching out to a wide network of Indian and Global B Schools. The submitted cases are suitable for use in MBA classrooms across the globe.

Further information

Arun Khan
e ctlc@isb.edu
t +91 40 2318 7299
w http://events.isb.edu/casecompetition/

Results

View a list of winners from: 201220112010

John Molson MBA Case Writing Competition

Submission deadline: 1 October 2012
 
The 2013 John Molson MBA Case Writing Competition is pleased to invite submissions of original business case studies, either in English or French. The purpose of this competition is to generate unpublished and unused case studies to be used during the 2013 John Molson MBA International Case Competition. The cases submitted will be used only for this purpose and will be released to the case writers immediately after the competition, which ends on 11 January 2013. The submitted cases used during the case competition will be translated into English or French, as the case may be, and the translated versions will also be remitted to the case writer.

Further information

Kartik Rao
Director, 2012 John Molson MBA International Case Competition
e cases@mbacasecomp.com
w www.mbacasecomp.com

NextBillion Case Writing Competition 2013-14

Entry forms due: 4 October 2013
Submission deadline: 20 December 2013
 
This competition seeks to recognise and publish the best business cases about social enterprise strategies that aim to alleviate poverty, especially in the developing world. The competition is sponsored by Citi Foundation and NextBillion. Winners will be announced on 1 April 2014.

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oikos Case Writing Competition 2013

The annual oikos Case Writing Competition promotes the development of new high quality case studies on sustainability in management and entrepreneurship. An international panel of more than 40 leading faculty evaluates the cases in a double-blind review process and gives written feedback to all authors. In the 2013 edition of the competition – the tenth since its launch in 2003 – more than 30 cases written by scholars of 10 different countries were submitted.

Further information

Jordi Vives Gabriel

Results

View winners from: 2013201220112010200920082007200620052003

2011-2012 Reaching Out MBA Case Writing Competition

Submission deadline: 30 March 2012

There exists a limited pool of MBA-level business school cases which adequately address contemporary Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered issues with sensitivity and sensibility, the Reaching Out MBA Case Writing Competition seeks to ameliorate this situation. Students, alumni, and faculty from MBA and PhD programs throughout the world are invited to research and write an original business case for the competition. Research stipends of USD1,500 will be awarded to selected case writers who complete and submit a case according to the following milestones:
  • case proposal date: 30 November 2011
  • draft date: 31 January 2012
  • submission deadline date: 30 March 2012
Additionally one case will be selected for its overall excellence and that author, or team of authors, will be awarded an additional US$3,500.

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