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- the management Case Study Contest

organised by National HRD Network (NHRDN) - Ranchi Chapter

27th February 2015

By 10th April 2015
By 1st May 2015
By 20th May 2015
By 10th June 2015
By 20th June 2015

Launch of Anubhav the management case study contest

Registration of participants with Synopsis / Cases
Stage One Screening of Cases
Selection of Finalists
Publication of cases in A Book of Selected Cases
Conduct of Finals Round Presentations & distribution of prizes
Awards

1st Prize : Rs. 30,000/-

2nd Prize : Rs. 20,000/&

Rs. 2,000/- to all other finalists

The cases are to be sent to :

National HRD Network Ranchi Chapter
MTI Campus, Shyamali, Doranda, Ranchi 834002

Softcopy of the cases may please be sent to the following e-mail :

NHRDnetwork.Ranchi@gmail.com

Details of the scheme can be accessed on the following link

3rd Prize : Rs. 10,000/-

http://nhrd-ranchi.blogspot.in/2015/03/anubhav-2015-management-case-study.html (Internet Link)

Details of last year winners and finalists, and also, softcopy of the published cases of last two year is
available on the following link
http://nhrd-ranchi.blogspot.in/2014/06/anubhav-2014-management-case-study.html (Internet Link)
http://nhrd-ranchi.blogspot.in/2013/05/anubhav-management-case-study-contest.html (Internet Link)

Please refer to the guidelines given overleaf for writing the case.

Phone +91-651-2411227, 218, 216, 212 Mobile : +91-8986880651 e-mail NHRDnetwork.ranchi @gmail.com

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Guidelines
1. The submitted cases should be original and about a real business situation in an Indian company (name
can be changed).
2. The case title should be followed by details of the author(s) and abstract of the case.
3. Format guidelines Paper size:A4; Margins:1 all sides; Line spacing:1.5; Font:Times New Roman-12.
4. The copyright of cases submitted by finalists shall vest with NHRDN Ranchi Chapter. Cases should not
have been published earlier.
Working professionals requiring collaborators from academia will be provided the same by the organisers.

Case Narrative & Teaching Notes

A. The case narrative should include the following information Introduction of problem and issues,
actions planned & carried out. The case should have a clear decision-focus faced by the manager(s) in
the company with interesting narrative.
B. Case narrative must be accompanied with a good teaching note containing learning objectives, indication
of analysis, suggested assignments, additional readings, references and indicative questions for case
discussion.
C. A few attributes of good case narrative and teaching notes are mentioned below
Case Narrative

Although there is no prescribed length for the case narrative however a good case can be effectively
presented within 1500 words

The well written case has clarity in introduction of problem, explanation of intervention planned and
actions taken with adequate references wherever required.

Name, position, company of case protagonist is clearly identified in introduction

Case provides readers with an interesting, engaging voyage of discovery

Quotes from case personalities increase readers interest in case

All case exhibits, figures and tables are clearly, accurately labeled

Tone of case is neutral, devoid of any case writer personal judgment or bias

Case is written entirely in past tense

Teaching Note

Teaching note begins with short, accurate case synopsis

Teaching note has a minimum of three case discussion questions

Teaching note includes worksheets and data analyses for all required quantitative reasoning questions

Teaching note states the management course(s) and situations in which the case can be used for learning
and identifies the relevant theory supporting the case, the central issue(s) & decision(s)

Where alternative opinions or approaches are possible, teaching note discusses these.

Phone +91-651-2411227, 218, 216, 212 Mobile : +91-8986880651 e-mail NHRDnetwork.ranchi @gmail.com