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International Case MastersCONFLUENCE 2013
1. IntroductionThe International Case Masters, the case writing competition, is one of the flagship
events of Confluence 2013. The objective of this event is to promote study of global
management practices. The participants are required to write case studies from real
life situations in organization which can be used as teaching aid in management
education.
The event was organized as a part of Golden Jubilee celebrations of the institute in
2011 and saw great turn out from colleges around the world including NUS Business
School, Singapore and Said Business School and University of Oxford.
2. Guidelines
Eligibility1. The event invites entries from students, academic researchers and faculty
members across the world. Participants have to register in teams with a team
having maximum 3 members.
2. A team may have a faculty member as a guide or co-author. However, thereshould be at least one student in any team.
3. A case can have one or multiple authors. In case the team wants to designate thewriter as either main/sub author or primary/secondary author, the same should
be clearly stated in the 'Author's Profile' to be submitted in the first stage
4. The case should be an original work, and should not have been publishedelsewhere, submitted for publication or used in any competition (including
Confluence 2012)
5. An individual can be a part of only one participating team
Categories
1. Ethics: There has been a paradigm shift in the ethical values of our society.Individuals and organizations have seemingly become less accountable to their
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stakeholders, hence leading to various scams and allegations. Has only monetary
gain become the order of the day?
2. Human Resources: With increased avenues for career, attrition rates haveincreased manifold. The case should capture the essence of what an employee
demands from his employer in this age. Does the Maslow's theory still work??Employee burn-out prevention and tips to develop visionaries rather than mere
CEO's.
3. Open track: Cases which do not fall in the above mentioned categories will beconsidered in this category. Suggested categories include but are not restricted
to finance, marketing, strategy, public policy, organizational structures,
operations management etc.
Copyright
Copyright for the submitted cases will be transferred to Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad.
3. Structure of CompetitionStage 1: In this stage following documents should be submitted:
1. Abstract: Introduction to the case (Maximum 400 words) - It should specify thecases central person and should precisely describe the situation he/she is in. Itshould also clearly specify the decision problem or the dilemma the case deals
with and explain the cases context in terms of the organization, time lines,
important business factors and key characters.
2. The Complete Case - The case should adhere to the following:i. It should not exceed 12 pages of narrative. The case can have a maximum of
10 additional pages of exhibits and bibliography.
ii. It should be based on primary research on a real company in a real businessscenario
iii. It should be usable for teaching purposes in management and executivetraining programs
iv. The case should not have been published elsewhere, submitted forpublication or used in other competitions (including Confluence 2012)
3. Approval from all authors/mentors/guides for using the case/teaching note forpublication and/or subsequent distribution shall be given along with the case
submission using the document-Case registration form_1_Author.pdf4. If the case includes proprietary information about an organization, authors must
get legal approval from the organization to submit case for the competition and
subsequent public distribution. Use the document-Case registration
form_2_Organization.pdf
5. Profile of the authors and sub-authors (Maximum 50 words per author/sub-author)
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Stage 2: In this stage following documents should be submitted by shortlisted teams:
Detailed Teaching note (Minimum of 3 pages). It should specify:
i. Background of the students who may use the caseii. Teaching objectives and suggested teaching approach
iii. Discussion questions and their analysisiv. Suggested additional readingsv. Suggested student assignments and session plan
Stage 3: One day conference for the final shortlisted teams:
After the second stage judging process is over, the finalists will be announced.
These teams would be required to attend a one day conference to be held at IIM-A
campus which would facilitate interaction between judges and the final shortlisted
participants. Upon presentation of the cases, the final winner will be declared by the
judges.
The cases received will also serve as the perfect tool to discuss the opportunities
and issues in a world of uncertainty. Attendance of the primary author of
shortlisted teams is mandatory for the conference.
4. EvaluationCriterion Description Weightage
Case Narrative
Evaluation
1. Analysis Opportunities:o Is there an obvious solution? Are there
trade-offs involved in the decision making
process?
o Is the case challenging? Does it involveimplementation issues? Does it contain
enough qualitative and quantitative data?
o Is it helpful in illustrating key conceptsand theories?
2.
Data accuracy and authenticity of research3. Writing Style: Is the case interesting toread? Is the length justified? Does theinformation flow in a logical sequence? Is it
easy to read?
75%
Teaching Note EvaluationJudged on its comprehensiveness and level of
analysis25%
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5. PrizesFirst Prize INR 1,00,000
Second Prize INR 50,000
Third Prize INR 30,000 Cases shortlisted after stage 2 results will be invited to a conference of the
esteemed panel of judges and academicians to be held at IIM, Ahmedabad
Each final shortlisted case will receive written feedback from judges.
6. Schedule1. Event launch and start of registrations: September 02, 20132. Registration of team closes: September 20, 20133. Deadline for case submission (Stage 1): October 10, 20134. Release of shortlisted teams for Stage 2: October 28, 20135. Submission of Detailed Teaching Note (Stage 2): November 2, 20136. Release of final shortlisted teams for Stage 3: November 15, 20137. One-day-Conference (Stage 3): Campus round* (Exact date will be announced
later)
*One Day Conference: BetweenNovember 29, 2013 and December 1,2013; to be held at IIM
Ahmedabad campus.
7. Registration Team registrations shall be done by filling the following Google form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/118p1lFLJq03FxRcDnDjzrx_jUvj90kjx2USupm
uaf7A/viewform
Case registration forms (approval from author and organization) can bedownloaded from:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7wyoopLwUfZeDExcHo1Wlc4Qzg/edit?usp=s
haring
Submission of Case/Detailed Teaching Note (both Stage1 and Stage2) shouldreach:[email protected]
8. Final ResultsWill be declared post the one-day conference.
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9. ContactFor your queries/suggestions/submissions contact:[email protected]
Address:
Indian Institute Of Management, Ahmedabad
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380015
Gujarat
India
You may also call the following team members for more clarifications:
Munesh Verma || +917359699900 ||[email protected]
Vinod Kumar || +919586229929 ||[email protected]
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