Publish date: 2010-10-27

Emerald and the Association of African Business Schools (AABS) are pleased to announce the launch of the AABS/Emerald Case Competition 2011. Cash prizes will be awarded to the three outstanding submissions; with US$1,500 being awarded to the winner, and US$1,000 and US$500 being awarded to the first and second runners-up respectively. All case studies should be suitable for use in management education and should be related to managerial issues faced by organizations and individuals.

The AABS/Emerald Case Competition will be in two phases:

Phase 1

Those who submit their cases and teaching notes by 10 December 2010 will receive feedback on their cases by mentors assigned by Emerald. Authors will receive their feedback by 31 January 2011.

Phase 2

Entries for the actual case competition will open on 1 February 2011 and close on 1 March 2011. Entries may be submitted by those who did not submit cases to Phase 1 for mentoring.

The winner will be announced at the AABS Annual meeting on the 13-15 April 2011 and will have an opportunity to present their case at the AABS Researching the Practice of Management Conference running alongside the AABS Members meeting.

Eligibility

Applicants must be based at an African institution.

Judging CriteriaEach application will be judged, by a panel of experts, on the criteria below:

• Concept and content – the topic relevance and its ability to create a learning experience.
• Teaching note – the analytical substance and usefulness of the teaching note.
• Form – the style of writing, quality of presentation and clarity of data.

 

Application requirements

Entries must be e-mailed to info@aabschools.com

Please submit the following documents:

• The case and teaching note in a PDF format
• A covering letter stating the Authors name, surname, contact mobile number, email address and Business School.

Please note that entries that are submitted in the phase 1 stage will have to be resubmitted in February in order to enter the competition.

Key dates

• Deadline for mentoring stage submissions (phase 1) is 10 December 2010
• Phase 2 submissions accepted from 1 February 2011
• Deadline for phase 2 submissions 1 March 2011

For further enquiries or further information please contact:

Sarah Tinsley-Myerscough
AABS Programme Director
Tel: +27 82 374 5535
E-mail: info@aabschools.com

or

Devon Blake 
External Relations Executive 

Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Howard House
Wagon Lane
Bingley BD16 1WA
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)1274 515605
Fax: +44 (0)1274 785200
E-mail: dblake@emeraldinsight.com