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Competition status: Closed for entries
Publication: Emerging Markets Case Studies
The aim of the competition is to encourage and promote the development of high-quality, compact teaching case material relevant to the realities of the Mauritius context.
It will also support the development of case-writing capabilities in Mauritius.
Award & publication
The winner of the Mauritius compact case competition will receive a $1,000 prize!
We will consider all submissions for international publication in Scopus-ranked Emerging Market Case Studies (EMCS) regardless of whether or not a case has placed in the competition.
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.
- Be written by authors based at Mauritian higher education institutions
- Be based on a real situation in a real company
- Be a teaching case, we cannot accept academic (research) cases
- Fall within 1,000-3,000 words (please note that the teaching note does not count towards this limit. The teaching note is submitted as its own document and can be as long as the authors feel necessary for the case).
- 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.
Enter the competition
To enter the competition, submit your case study through Emerging Markets Case Studies on ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Closing date: 31 March 2024
Select ‘Mauritius compact case competition’ from the options.
Your entry should include: case study, teaching note, title page and consent to publish form.
How to: write a successful teaching case
Watch our recorded session led by Christopher Craig, Associate Professor at Murray State University and Editor-in-Chief of The CASE Journal and Teja Dusak, Project Manager at CEEMAN.
Learn how to develop a case study for publication, including top tricks and tips to avoid the most common pitfalls of writing. This session will include a 15-minute Q&A segment and a brief presentation from Emerald’s Cases Commissioning Lead Melissa Close on upcoming opportunities for publication within Emerald.
Webinar: 'How to write a successful compact case' with Dr. Farzana Quoquab Habib
Learn the art of compact case writing from Dr. Farzana Quoquab Habib, an expert from University Teknologi Malaysia and Associate Editor at EMCS. Discover best practices, avoid pitfalls, and get your questions answered!
Don't miss this chance to boost your case-writing skills.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about the case study competition, please contact our cases publisher Melissa Close using this form.