Competition Format
The Cases
Cases focused Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) will be selected by the Organizing Committee.
The Teams
Each university will nominate ONE team to attend the Competition. Each participating team must consist of not more than four full-time business students, with not more than one of them being a graduate student. Each team should be supervised by a faculty supervisor. Students of the same team must come from the same institution at the time of application.
First Round of the Competition
All participating teams will be assigned a case on 2 June 2009. They have to submit the case analysis to IIBD secretariat by 11 June 2009. Five finalist teams, chosen by Organising Committee, will be invited to Hong Kong to compete for the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards, as well as the Best Presenter award in the final round of the Competition on 13 November 2009.
· Case Analysis
Teams are required to submit a case analysis report of not more than 10 pages plus a 2-page Executive Summary based on the case, excluding appendixes. Please use single spacing and font size of 12 or above.
· Evaluation Criteria
The Organising Committee will base their decisions on criteria such as the depth and comprehensiveness of analysis, relevance, originality, and persuasiveness.
Final Round of the Competition
Finalist teams will be presented with a business case in the morning of 13 November 2009. They will have six hours to research, analyze and develop a set of action plans, make recommendations, and prepare their presentations. Presentations will be made in the afternoon.
· Case Preparation:
1. The preparation time for the final round is six hours.
2. Each team will be assigned a workroom for their preparation period.
3. The following items will be provided to each team:
a) 1 laptop (loaded with Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
b) wireless internet access
c) 1 USB key
d) 1 supplies kit (highlighters, paper, pens, cue cards, etc.)
4. The case is to be solved in the preparation room. During the preparation ALL case material must remain in the preparation room.
5. Teams may use textbooks, notes, etc. Use of the Internet for research purposes is permitted.
6. Discussion of the case in person or through electronic devices with outside sources, faculty or advisors is not allowed.
7. Presentations must be made in English using Microsoft PowerPoint. The teams may use notes and/or cue cards during the presentations.
8. Each team must save their PowerPoint presentation files to the USB key provided and submit the USB key to IIBD office at the end of the preparation time.
9. Each team will receive one copy (hand-out) of their presentation after having handed in.
10. Mobiles phones are not allowed during the preparation and presentation.
· Case Presentation:
1. Presentations must be made in English.
2. Each finalist team will have 20 minutes for presentation, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session with questions being asked by the panel of judges. There will be five-minute and one-minute remaining warning.
3. All team members must participate in the presentation, but not necessarily in the question-and-answer session following the presentation.
4. Team will present PowerPoint presentations using built-in computer and projector in the presentation room.
5. Teams are not allowed to watch any of the other teams’ presentations preceding their own.
6. Faculty supervisors are welcome to attend the entire competition.
7. Teams may record their own presentations. IIBD will record all presentations for purposes of promoting the Competition.
· Evaluation Criteria:
Judges will base their decisions on criteria such as the depth and comprehensiveness of analysis, relevance, originality, and persuasiveness, as well as each team’s ability to present arguments and recommendations.
