Past cases
List of 2018 selected cases
- 1stPlace: “John Lewis Partnership and Brexit or Not – What Now?” by Frank Shipper and Richard Hoffman
- 2ndPlace: “Walmart’s E-Commerce Acquisition Spree: Toward Online Success or Existential Crisis?” by Syeda Tahera Sadia and Indu Perepu
- 3rdPlace: “PromenAid Handrail: Managing Growth” by Christopher A. Ross
- Short Case: “Charlebois Family Investments Inc.” by Pierre Brunet and Jean Beland
$1,000 Prize Winners:
“Birchbox” by Alok Kavthankar and Indu Perepu
“Growing Pains: Mahindra First Choice 2017” by Ivy Buche, Charles Dhanaraj, and Thomas Malnight
“TWIN Engineers Private Limited” by Jyoti Kainth and Gautam Kainth
List of 2017 selected cases
- 1st Place: “Prabhat Dairy: The Crossover Challenge in the Indian Market” by Ramachandran Subramanian
- 2nd Place: “Will LinkedIn Learning Disrupt the Education Landscape?” by Maxim Kolesnik, Mario Perez, and Dominik Reinhard
- 3rd Place: “Bradley Tilden’s Dilemma Following the Alaska Airlines Merger” by Debapratim Purkayastha and Syeda Maseeha
- Short Case Winner: “Uber in South Africa: A Bumpy Ride” by Natasha Mwila
- $1000 Prize Winners:
- “Sonae SR’s International Expansion” by Alana Baker
- “Is the Apple Watch Killing the Swiss Watch Industry?” by Chantal Staeuble, Lars Bloechlinger, ans Kristian Uwe Curkovic
- “The Dollar Shave Club: Can the Unilever Deal Add Sheen?” by Suma Ganesh
List of 2016 selected cases
- 1st Place:
- “Nestle SA: The Nescafe Plan in China”
Written by: Ramasastry Chandrasekhar and Robert Klassen - 2nd Place:
- “The Turnaround Plan of McDonald’s: A Long Way to Go”
Written by: Indu Perepu - 3rd Place:
- “Eltherm: Glowing Red-Hot in the Concentrated Solar Power Heat-Tracing Market”
Written by: Marc Low and Brigitta Annegarn - Short Case Winner:
- “Maggi Noodles in India: The Revival Challenge”
Written by: Alok Rama Kavthankar and Indu Perepu
- $1000 Prize Winners:
- “Uniqlo: A Supply Chain going Global”
Written by: Benjamin Yen - “Mahindra Finance: Accelerating Growth”
Written by: Charles Dhanaraj, Thomas Malnight and Ivy Buche - “Etsy, Inc.”
Written by: Ram Subramanian
List of 2015 selected cases
- 1st Place:
- “Marco Polo : The Quest for Global Leadership”
Written by: Charles Dhanaraj, Fernanda Ribeiro and Eva Stal - 2nd Place:
- “Brunet Vise Juste”
Written by: Harold Boeck, Cédric Degallaix and Catherine Choquette - 3rd Place:
- “Warby Parker”
Written by: Vasudha M - $1000 Prize Winners:
- “Xtra Power Energy Systems”
Written by: Rik Paul, Jighyasu Gaur and Debapratim Purkayastha - “Ricoh Canada”
Written by: Prescott C. Ensign and Jonathan Fast - “Paris Saint Germain”
Written by: Ronald Kamin and Thierry Delécolle
List of selected cases 2014
- 1st Place:
- “Deloitte:Stormy Seas or Smooth Sailing Ahead? ”
Written by: Marc Low - 2nd Place:
- “Metro: my Canadian eGrocer?”
Written by: Karine Menard, Émilie Marinier, Lucas Perrotte, Harold Boeck - 3rd Place:
- “If You Love The Bubbles, Set Them Free:” SodaStream Takes on Coke and Pepsi
Written by: Ram Subramanian - $1000 Prize Winners:
- “GREENoneTEC:Fierce Competition Under the Sun”
Written by: Dietmar Sternad - “Sony Corporation—Is the Sum Greater Than the Parts?”
Written by: Andrew Inkpen - “Henkel’s Journey to Purchasing Excellence – Escape from an adverse sourcing situation”
Written by: Lutz Kaufmann, Sotiris Politis, Gavin Meschnig
List of selected cases 2013
- Case 1:
- Yahoo! Inc – Marissa Mayers Challenge
Written by: Ram Subramanian - Case 2:
- Vikas Spool Private Limited
Written by: Dr. Jyoti Kainth, Dr. Harsh Verma & Mr. Gautam Kainth - Case 3:
- Short case: Real Ventures
- Case 4:
- Live case: Novartis Canada
- Case 5:
- Media Markt China Ltd. at a Crossroads
Written by: Thorsten Knauer, Thomas Liessem, Jessica Nathmann, Friedrich Sommer, Helena Tilke - Semi-Final Case:
- Hanging The Competition Out To Dry: The Expansion Of The Maid Dry Cleaning And Laundry Service Company
Written by: Richard Farmer & Marta K. Dowejko - Final Case:
- Tesco – Losing Ground In The Uk?
Written by: Ms. Indu Perepu
List of selected cases 2012
- Case 1:
- Sell or Stay
Written by: Joan Winn, Anna Pilková & Filip Šínsky - Case 2:
- Technology Plus: Moving Forward
Written by: Susan White & Karen Hallows - Case 3:
- Short case: ABC Bank
- Case 4:
- Live case: CGI Group
- Case 5:
- Tata Teleservices Ltd and NTT DoCoMo: A Strategic Tie Up
Written by: V.S. Pai - Semi-Final Case:
- Dr Reddy’s Laboratories: Growing Pains
Written by: Syeda Maseeha Qumer & Debapratim Purkayastha - Final Case:
- The [yellow tail] Phenomenon
Written by: Dr. Raymond Lopez & Dr. Armand Gilinsky
List of selected cases 2011
- Case 1:
- Hero Honda Motors Ltd- A Long Lasting Joint Venture
Written by: V.S. Pai - Case 2:
- Green Light Reshuffle: Phasing out Incandescent Bulbs in France
Written by: Ronald G. Kamin & Yuting Chang - Case 3:
- Short case
- Case 4:
- Live case: Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada
- Case 5:
- The Gulf of Mexico Catastrophe: impact on relationships between business and the arts
Written by: Derrick Chong - Semi-Final Case:
- Good Hotel: Doing Good, Doing Well?
Written by: Armand Gilinsky, Jr. & S. Nourein Inamdar - Final Case:
- Under Armour in 2010
Written by: Ram Subramanian & Pradeep Gopalakrishna
