Showcase Your Case Writing Expertise!
Case Writing
Ethical Leadership
Data Privacy
AI in Innovation
The Translation Research Center (TRC) at the Fox School of Business, Temple University invites case authors to participate in the 6th Annual Fox Case Writing Competition to highlight their expertise in developing compelling business cases.
This case writing competition is organized in collaboration with Ivey Publishing, Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT), KPMG, Responsible Business Institute (RBI), Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute (IEI), and Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER).
Theme
Ethics in Business
This theme aims to explore the critical role of ethics in business decision-making. Authors are encouraged to submit cases that address:
- Corporate Social Responsibility – Sustainability, ethical sourcing, environmental impact
- Ethical Leadership – Transparency, accountability, and ethical dilemmas
- Business Integrity – Fraud, corruption, supply chain ethics
- Marketing Ethics – Advertising, consumer protection, data privacy
- Workplace Ethics – Diversity, inclusion, fair labor practices
AI, Analytics, and Automation
This category focuses on how technology is transforming business strategy and operations. Case topics may include:
- Process Optimization – AI-driven efficiency, cost reduction, automation
- Business Challenges – Implementation hurdles, workforce adaptation
- Strategic Impact – Data analytics for decision-making, AI in innovation
- Industry Applications – AI in healthcare, finance, retail, supply chain
Competition Awards
(Each Category)
- 1st Place – $2,000
- 2nd Place – $1,500
Important Dates & Events
Tuesday, June 9th 9am – 9:45am
Competition Kick-Off Quick Guide on Case Writing
Free; Registration Required: Virtual over Zoom
Monday, July 27th
Case Submission Portal Opens
Submit your cases here
Thursday, July 30th
Fox 1st Case Conference
Wednesday, September 30th
Author Deadline
Monday, November 16th
Finalists Announced
Monday, December 7th
Award Ceremony
Eligibility and Submission Guidelines
Eligibility
The competition is open to academics, doctoral students, practitioners, and joint submissions are encouraged. We require at least one faculty member at a business school actively teaching.
Submission and Citation Guidelines
The Fox International Business Case Writing Competition has a strong preference for field-based cases (cases based on direct contact and/or fieldwork with a company, including interviews, internal company data, etc.). Field-based submissions require a Consent to Use (release) form.
Cases developed by use of published sources and general experience (an author’s first-hand experience with a real organization) are also welcome.
Submissions must be accompanied by a suitable, comprehensive teaching note that has an emphasis on effective, engaging online delivery.
The submitted case must be the author’s original work and must not have been previously published or distributed in any form.
Review and Acceptance
All submitted cases will be subject to review by plagiarism detection software under license to Ivey Business School Foundation. The submitted case and teaching note will be peer-reviewed by one or more judges, who are full-time faculty members at Ivey Business School and Fox School of Business. Revisions may be requested to the case and teaching note before being accepted for publication. When accepted for publication, winning cases will be added to the Fox-Ivey library of business cases.
Past Winners
2025 Case Writing Competition Winners
Ethics in Business
- First Place: “Mission-Driven or Self-Driven? Ethical Dilemmas in Gensol and BluSmart’s Collapse”, by Gauri Joshi, Manju Menon and Neha Mittal
- Second Place: “Threads of Change: The Kiniho Growth Dilemma”, by Jayakrishnan S. and Sanjana Gorti
AI, Analytics, and Automation
- First Place: “DOES: Commercializing AI in Regulated Pharma Manufacturing” by Carmen Rodriguez and Neha Mittal
- Second Place: “Albertsons: Customer Insights to Increase Adoption of a new mHEALTH App” by Brooke Reavey, Sheri Lambert and William Trovinger
2024 Case Writing Competition Winners
Ethics in Business
- First Place: “Workday: Navigating the Artificial Intelligence Bias Dilemma” Prabal Mahanta, Manish Kumar, and Sandeep Puri
- Second Place: “Andes Mendiak Exploration Corp: Navigating Ethical Challenges in Ecuador’s Mining Sector” Pablo Izurieta
Accounting and Finance
- First Place (Tie): “Alight Inc.: Navigating the Path to IPO Valuation and Strategy” Bora Ozkan and Thomas Kenny
- First Place (Tie): “QuickReach: A No-Code Platform’s Pivot to an Industry Specific Focus” Siddharth Wadehra and Anand Ambuj
2023 Case Writing Competition Winners
- First Place: “Anheuser-Busch and the Anti-Transgender Boycott of Bud Light” David Wesley, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
- Second Place: “Care for Wild: Social, Ecological and Government Interdependence within Rhino Conservation” Amy Moore and Theresa Onaji-Benson, Gordon Institute of Business Science at the University of Pretoria in Sandton, South Africa
- Third Place: “Allens Lane Art Center: Timeless Mission, Dated Model – When Diversity isn’t Enough” Melissa Glenn, Neha Mittal, And Susan Matyas, Fox School of Business, Temple University
2022 Case Writing Competition Winners
- First Place: “Sasol’s Just Transition: Balancing Stakeholder Perspectives to Leave No One Behind” Marianne Matthee, Amy Moore, and Anthony Wilson-Prangley from the Gordon Institute of Business Science at the University of Pretoria in Sandton, South Africa
- Second Place (tie): “Mattera Motors: How a South African Necessity Entrepreneur Handles Poverty and Marginalization” Joel Bothello, John Molson School of Business at Concordia University and Andrew Charman and Leif Petersen of Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation
- Second Place (tie): “Stitchwheel: How Can a Unique Start-Up Move to a Sustainable Business?” Sheri Lambert and Neha Mittal of the Fox School of Business and Temple University and Ashley Vestergren of Stitchwheel.
2021 Case Writing Competition Winners
- First Place: “Shakti Plastics Industries: Enabling a Circular Plastics Value Chain” Ahaana Mahanti, Indian School of Business, and Sanjana Gorti, Indian School of Business,
- Second Place: “Vaccine on Wheels: Service Excellence for Covid Vaccination” Rajeev Kumra, IIM Lucknow, and Surajit Ghosh Dastidar, IMT Hyderabad,
- Third Place: “Corporate Governance at Toshiba Corporation Ram Subramanian, Stetson University, Florida
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