AABS/Emerald case writing competition

Enter our case writing competition, in partnership with the Association of African Business Schools, with a focus on African emerging markets. Be in with a chance to win up to $2,250 and to have your case published globally.

Competition status: Closed for entries
Closing date: 16 October 2022
Publication: Emerging Markets Case Studies

Emerald Publishing and the Association of African Business Schools (AABS) welcome high-quality teaching cases to this joint case writing competition.

The aim of the competition is to encourage and promote the development of high-quality teaching case material relevant to the realities of dynamic and emerging economies and at the same time promote the development of case-writing capabilities in those countries.

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Award & publication


The total AABS/Emerald award prize pool is worth over $2,250, including $1,000 to the winner and $500 each to two runners up!

We also consider all submissions for international publication in Scopus-ranked Emerging Market Case Studies (EMCS).

Best case award & best case proposal

This competition features a prize for the best case award and best case proposal which will be open to submissions on any business and management topic in line with the requirements of the EMCS journal. There is a prize of $1,000 for the best case award and $250 for the best case proposal..

We encourage cases for the best case award in English and French.

Though we are an international publisher, we must comply with all current economic sanctions within the United Kingdom. This may impact our ability to pay authors from restricted countries. Please know, however, that these submissions are still welcome and given all due consideration. If you are concerned about what this might mean for your submission should it go on to win the competition, please contact us.

Entry criteria


Your case should:

  • Have a developing and emerging markets focus from Africa
  • Be written by authors based at African higher education institutions
  • Be based on a real situation in a real company
  • Be a teaching case, we cannot accept academic (research) cases
  • Not have been published before in its current or substantially similar form or be under consideration for publication in any ISSN/ ISBN-registered publication or with any other case centre.
  • Meet the standard EMCS author guidelines (more below).
  • Include a completed and signed consent to publish release form.
  • Your case will be automatically entered into the peer-review process. Selected cases will be published in the Scopus-ranked EMCS collection (ISSN 2045 0621). By participating in the competition, you are agreeing to publish your case study in EMCS, subject to acceptance for publication after peer review and revisions (if required).

 

Before you enter

Find out what paperwork you need to complete and further criteria you need to consider before entering the competition.

Author guidelines

Your case should meet standard EMCS author guidelines to be considered for publication. Find information on format, length, teaching notes and download template documents.

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Consent to publish

Download and include a consent to publish release form with your entry. Your form should be completed and signed by the management of the company or individuals included in your case.

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Title page

Download and include a case study title page with your entry.

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Enter the competition


To enter the competition, you will submit your case study through the Emerging Markets Case Studies collection on ScholarOne Manuscripts.

Closing date: 16 October 2022

Select ‘AABS 2022’ from the options.

Your entry should include: case study, teaching note, title page and consent to publish form.

**COMPETITION NOW CLOSED**

 

Develop your skills and knowledge

Have a look at our free resources that will help you prepare a high-quality teaching case and accompanying note, ready for submission to the competition.

 

Competition winners

We are delighted to announce the 2021 winners of the AABS case writing competition.

Best case

Best case study proposal

The authors of both proposals will participate in a series of mentoring support sessions from members of the EMCS team to help them develop their proposal into a fully developed teaching case and teaching notes.

  1. Checkers Sixty60 case proposal
    Prof Martin Butler, Ms Tasneem Motala, Ms Adwoa Opoku-Nyarko and Mr Justin Siljeur – all authors at the university of Stellenbosch Business School
  2. Ukheshe: Pivoting a fintech enabler from B2C to B2B and internationalization strategy
    Philasande Sokhela at the Johannesburg Business School

Get in touch

If you have any questions about the case study competition, please contact our cases publisher Melissa Close using this form.

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