Case Competitions

Case competitions are the varsity sport of MBA programs. Graduate schools and corporations sponsor these contests where students compete to solve "real world" business problems.

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Business Competition	Dates	Description
Global Citizenship Challenge	March 2007	A business case involving an ethical or social responsibility issue. They hope the students discover usable solutions for handling their real world ethical issues and develop ideas on on how to extend the links in their corporate social responsibility chain.
Booz Allen Hamilton Case Competition	November 2006	At the Reaching Out Conference in Chicago, IL.
AT Kearney The Global Prize	November 2006	Acting as management consulting teams of four people, students take on case problems that simulate actual client engagements with AT Kearney consultants acting as the client.
McCombs School of Business National Real Estate Challenge	November 2006	Real Estate case examining the opportunity of building luxury condominiums on a sloping site in a premier resort area.
McGinnis Venture Competition at Carnegie Mellon	November 2006	The competition revolves around new technologies, bringing new business to life.
Innovation Challenge	November 2006	Solve real world business challenges faced by global sponsors.
Cerebration 2006	November 2006	Looking for the best MBA's to help a selection of Singaporean businesses expand internationally.
Confluence	November 2006	Confluence is a meeting ground for students, academia and the corporate world transcending international boundaries, forming a unique forum for free exchange of ideas and insights.
American Bankruptcy Institute Case Competition	November 2006	Provides an opportunity for students from leading business schools to solve a hypothetical yet realistic business case of a distressed company before an audience of experts in the turnaround crisis management / restructuring industries.
Duke Fuqua MBA Brand Challenge	October 2006	Students design creative brand challenges that pit products head to head in taste and functional tests. http://www.dukmbamarketingclub.com/2005brandchallenge.html
HABLA (Hispanic Association of Business Leaders Association) Case Competition	October 2006	The case is a Marketing / Brand Management competition sponsored by a different company every year. Students solve a hypothetical realistic business case of a distressed company.
Investor Services Journal Essay Competition	May 2006	The competition is open to full time students of an area of securities services to write 2000 words on a given question.
Executive Leadership Council Business Case Competition	April 2006	Open to African American MBA students and multi-racial teams. Students will develop business strategies that help The Coca-Cola Company advance South Africa's goal to move previously disadvantaged individuals into the country's economic and leadership mainstream.
Simon Marketing Association Case Competition	April 16-17, 2006	5 minds, 5 hours, $5K. The competition assembles teams of five students out of the pool of participants. Each participant will be randomly assigned a team of five 1st year MBA students. As participants work through the details of a real world marketing case based on current issues, students will share knowledge and experiences, brainstorm ideas, and formulate competitive strategies and solutions. The winning team wins $5K. http://sma.simon.rochester.edu
Loyola Marymount University Center for Ethics and Business 8th Annual National Student Team Business Ethics Competition	April 6 - 8, 2006	This is a student team presentation competition and an optional athletic competition. Teams of 3-5 students choose a topic from any area of business ethics and make a presentation in which they describe the issue and propose a solution. www.ethicsandbusiness.org
Baruch College First Annual Corporate Ethics and Strategic Management Case Competition	March 27-31, 2006	Teams will argue the best solution to the case in terms of profitability, corporate reputation and sustainability. www.baruch.cuny.edu/cci/
Southwest Business Plan Competition	March 25-27, 2006	An international new venture business plan competition for MBA students designed to educate and assist students in launching their new companies and provides the opportunity to meet venture capitalists.
JP Morgan Chase Shipley Competition	March 24, 2006	The competition raises awareness about the social impacts of business management decisions while providing the opportunity for students to compete for scholarship money.
USF PSI International Business Plan Competition	March 22 - 25, 2006	Graduate students should submit a 5-7 page executive summary of their business plans by email attachment by February 1, 2006 for full consideration to Professor Mark Cannice at Cannice@usfca.edu.
Jungle Business Plan Competition	March 16, 2006	If you have a great idea for a business plan, submit it to the 6th Annual Jungle Business Plan Competition and compete to win up to $30K in cash and start up services.
$90K Film Grant Competition / Volvo	March 9-11, 2006	Involves brand marketing and entertainment.
Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)	March 2-4, 2006	Student teams interact with real entrepreneurs from real companies with real business plans. The VCIC experience exposes students to a variety of activities that ultimately must be integrated into a cohesive investment strategy to be pitched to real venture capitalists.
One Stands Out The McGinnis Venture Competition at Carnegie Mellon	March 2006	Gain exposure with venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.
Corporate Finance Case Competition at Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business	February 24-25, 2006	Teams from the best MBA programs compete to prepare and present a challenging corporate finance case study, featuring a realistic decision making scenario. Past case topics have been related to valuation, M&A, bankruptcy, dividend policy and capital budgeting.
Daniels Race and Case	February 9-12, 2006	A business ethics case competition and ski challenge.
MBA Marketing Summit and Case Competition	February 9-11, 2006	Teams are challenged to develop a strategic solution to a marketing issue facing the company sponsoring the competition.
Virgin's Next Big Thing Competition at QUEST 2006	February 10, 2006	Submit your ideas for the next breakthrough business for Virgin. www.questcon.ca
Rice University Business Plan Competition (RBPC)	February 3, 2006	A new venture business plan competition. Helps students launch their new business ventures.
Business Plan Contest: Mera Goan...Mera Desh	January 2006	The purpose is to generate new ideas and economic solutions that will energize the future and create value for rural India and to conceive entirely new and unconventional strategies for creating a torrent of new wealth in rural India.
Proctor & Gamble Just In Case Acquisitions Interactive Case Study Game	Multiple dates - see website	This game puts students in the thick of the action as they decide what new company they should acquire, why and how to integrate it with P&G. The online game is relative for all majors and interests. www.pgjustincase.com
Purdue Global Supply Chain Management Conference "Coordinating the Global Supply Chain" and MBA Case Competition "IP Protection in the Global Supply Chain"	Deadline for registration is January 17, 2006	This event will provide an excellent platform for students to network with professionals in the area and learn about key emerging issues in supply chain management. mohith@purdue.edu
Economics: The Environmental Business Plan Challenge	Contest Begins: October 15, 2005 Deadline for entries: December 15, 2005	GE and Dow Jones are looking for great business ideas that combine environmental innovation and profitability.