( Added: May 5, 2008 ) - International recognition, publication and cash award for the best cases The competition calls for cases related to the overall conference theme, “Management Education for the Realities of the Emerging Markets”.

They could refer to various aspects of the realities in the emerging markets, including those related to competitiveness and innovations, entrepreneurship development, strategic partnerships and alliances or corporate social responsibility, for example.

The case might also deal with learning partnerships and other forms of collaboration between businesses, between businesses/entrepreneurs and business schools and other providers, as well as among business schools and other management development institutions, which are aimed at providing management education appropriate to the specific realities and needs of emerging markets.

In light of CEEMAN’s objective to promote the development of high quality case material relevant to realities of transition and emerging economies and at the same time promote the development of case writing capabilities in those countries, the eligibility for the competition includes case writers from CEEMAN member institutions, as well as from non-members for cases focused on the issues of transition and emerging economies.

The 14th CEEMAN Case Writing Competition is again organized in partnership with Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Besides funding the €1,500 CEEMAN/Emerald prize for the author of the winning case, Emerald will publish the case, as a full paper or executive summary/research note, at the discretion of the Editor(s) in one of its journals and will also consider publishing other highly commended cases.

The author of the winning case will be a guest of the conference and will receive the award in the ceremony during the gala dinner on Friday 26 September 2008.

How to apply

The competition calls for new cases, which have not been registered at case clearing houses.

Closing date for receiving cases for the competition is 20 July 2008.
For further information, including instructional materials on case writing and judging criteria, and how to apply, visit www.ceeman.org/?nSel=casewri&nSub=compet&cID=9