A total number of 37 cases, written by authors and co-authors from 33 institutions in 21 countries (Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and USA) were submitted for the competition that. It is organized for the sixth consecutive year in cooperation with Emerald Group Publishing. Among the authors were also management faculty from five CEEMAN member institutions.
Based on the competition criteria, 19 cases from 17 institutions and 12 countries were shortlisted for evaluation by the jury, consisting of Vladimir Nanut, MIB School of Management, Italy; Al Rosenbloom, Dominican University, USA; and Leif Sjoblom, IMD, Switzerland.
The most popular area of study in the submitted cases was Strategy and General Management (10 out of 37 cases), followed by Human Resource Management / Organizational Behavior, and Marketing (6 cases each). Economics, Politics, and Business Environment were the main themes of four cases. Another four were devoted to Entrepreneurship. There were only a couple of cases in Finance, Accounting and Control, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Knowledge, Information and Communication Systems Management, Leadership and Change Management, and Production and Operations Management. The shortlisted cases focused on issues in the fields of Strategy and General Management; Human Resource Management or Organizational Behavior; Economics, Politics, and Business Environment; Marketing; Finance, Accounting and Control; and Entrepreneurship.
The awards, announced at the Gala Dinner of the 20th CEEMAN Annual Conference in Cape Town by Vladimir Nanut and Emerald representatives, were presented as follows:
- 1st place: Thai Beverage Public Company Limited: Thailand Leader, Global Challenger by Amonrat Thoumrungroje, Assumption University, Thailand and Olimpia Racela, Mahasarakham University Business School, Thailand. The co-authors of the case will share €2,500, participation in the 20th CEEMAN Annual Conference on 26-28 September 2012, and a 100% scholarship for participation in CEEMAN’s IMTA – International Management Teachers Academy.
- 2nd place: An Old Bank in a New Country: Restructuring Nile Commercial Bank of South Sudan by Veit Etzold, ESMT - European School of Management and Technology, Germany. He will receive €1,000 and 50% scholarship for participation in CEEMAN’s IMTA – International Management Teachers Academy.
- 3rd place: Kraft Foods Argentina: The H1N1 Disparity bySusan Myrden, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and Kathy Sanderson, Organizational Behaviour, Faculty of Business Administration, Lakehead University, Canada. The co-authors will share €500 and 30% scholarship for participation in CEEMAN’s IMTA – International Management Teachers Academy.
In addition, the authors of 10 best cases received a 12-month free subscription to an Emerald subject collection.