We just published the finalist cases of this year’s oikos Case Writing Competition!
Whether you are a lecturer teaching courses in management, entrepreneurship or finance, or a student wanting to explore current sustainability challenges in your studies – these cases will provide fresh input to your classroom experience!
This year’s prize winners explore sustainability issues at, among others, a microbrewery, a startup smartphone company and a World Bank subsidiary.
Out of 11 finalists, a record of 6 cases are now available for free as part of our oikos Free Case Collection. Inspection copies of 5 cases are available for download, out of which 4 can be purchased at the Case Centre very soon. Please find the links to all cases below.
Free cases and inspection copies of last years’ winners are available here under the “Collection” tab.
Corporate Sustainability Track
1st Prize
Hopworks Urban Brewery: A Case of Sustainable Beer by Madeleine Pullman, Jacen Greene, Devin Liebmann, Nga Ho and Xan Pedisich (Portland State University)
You can download the free case here.
2nd Prize
Apple and Conflict Minerals: Ethical Sourcing for Sustainability by Debapratim Purkayastha and Adapa Srinivasa Rao (IBS Hyderabad, IFHE University)
You can download an inspection copy here. You will be able to purchase the case at the Case Centre shortly.
3rd Prize
The German ‘Energiewende’: RWE’s Strategic Choice by Timo Busch and Marcel Richert (University of Hamburg)
You can download the free case here.
Runner-up
Planned Succession at Berrett-Koehler Publishers: Institutionalizing the “BK Way” and Protecting BK Values for Future Success by Murray Silverman and Sally Baack (San Francisco State University)
You can download the free case here.
Runner-up
From Sweatshops to Sustainability: Wal-Mart’s Journey in Bangladesh by Surojit Mahato and Indu Perepu (IBS Hyderabad, IFHE University)
You can download an inspection copy here. You will be able to purchase the case at the Case Centre shortly.
Social Entrepreneurship Track
1st Prize
Fairphone: Organising for sustained social impact by Onajomo Akemu and Gail Whiteman (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University)
You can download an inspection copy here. You will be able to purchase the case at the Case Centre shortly.
2nd Prize
Sistema Ser: Scaling Private Health Care for the Base of the Pyramid by Silke Bucher (HEC Montréal), Urs Jäger (INCAE Business School) and Andrea M. Prado (INCAE Business School)
You can download an abridged inspection copy here. The case is published at the Journal of Business Research via open access here.
3rd Prize
Arunachalam Muruganantham: A Social Entrepreneur Innovating in a Woman’s World by Doris Rajakumari John (Amity Research Center)
You can download the free case here.
Runner-up
Building a Sustainable Enterprise with the Power of Local Communities – The Journey of Neev Herbal Handmade Soaps by Saurav Kumar Das and Sanjana Grover (Xavier School of Management)
You can download the free case here.
Runner-up
Roba Amiga: Social Entrepreneurship in Textile Waste Management by Daniel Arenas, Pablo Sánchez and Solange Hai (ESADE Business School)
You can download the free case here.
Sustainable Finance Track
Winner
Dr. Jim Yong Kim’s Dilemma: International Finance Corporation and the Tata Mundra Power Plant by Debapratim Purkayastha and Manish Agarwal (IBS Hyderabad, IFHE University)
You can download an inspection copy here. You will be able to purchase the case at the Case Centre shortly.
