A class apart: nine awards in 2018 makes a very strong case for INSEAD

When it comes to case studies, INSEAD is way ahead of the competition. Our professors and writers are proven world case leaders, winning nine prestigious international awards and competitions in 2018. 

In the last 10 years, INSEAD cases were named Overall Winner three times in The Case Centre Awards and Competitions. Today, INSEAD cases are used in more than 100 business schools and universities around the world. In 2014, INSEAD faculty was recognised for producing six of the 10 best-selling cases distributed by The Case Centre in the past 40 years.

Pierre Chandon, the L’Oréal Chaired Professor of Marketing, Innovation and Creativity and The Case Centre Awards and Competitions 2018 Outstanding Case Teacher, says a good case has a clear learning objective. “It identifies important and integral issues that many businesses face; it is not simply a good piece of journalism about what happened at a particular company,” he says. “This is something that INSEAD does really well.”

With a proven track record of teaching excellence, INSEAD professors and writers have a thorough grasp on what makes a good case. This results in publications of an incredibly high standard. By drawing from a wide variety of companies and regions that reflect our community, our cases are more global in nature. Executed with rigour and relevance, INSEAD cases have come to define quality in the field.

Much more than classroom aids, INSEAD’s case studies tell great stories and cast light on the most topical business issues. Accompanying teaching notes reveal deeper learning about business successes and failures. Many members of the INSEAD alumni community are enthusiastic participants in the case process, collaborating with faculty as a way of giving back to the school. This relationship also benefits our professors, who enjoy the opportunity to partner and work with business leaders. 

2018 has been a great year for INSEAD cases.

• Noah Askin, Gianpiero Petriglieri and Joanna Lockard:
  The Case Centre Awards and Competitions 2018 Human Resource Management/Organisational Behaviour category winner for “Tony Hsieh at Zappos: Structure, Culture and Radical Change.”
   
• Pierre Chandon:
  The Case Centre Awards and Competitions 2018 Outstanding Case Teacher competition.
   
• Pierre Chandon and Laura Heely:
  Third Prize in the Corporate Sustainability track of oikos Case Writing Competition 2018 for “Candy Crush? Aligning Health, Business and Pleasure in the Chocolate Industry.”
   
• David Dubois, Inyoung Chae, Joerg Niessing and Jean Wee:
  The Case Centre Awards and Competitions 2018 Marketing category winner for “AccorHotels and the Digital Transformation: Enriching Experiences through Content Strategies along the Customer Journey.”
   
• Jeffrey H. Dyer and Nathan Furr:
  The Case Centre Awards and Competitions 2018 Strategy and General Management category winner for “Tesla Motors: Disrupting the Auto Industry?”
   
• Felipe Monteiro and Anne-Marie Carrick:
  The Case Centre Awards and Competitions 2018 Outstanding Case Writer: Hot Topic 'Disruptive Change' for “The TAG Heuer Carrera Connected Watch: Swiss Avant-Garde for the Digital Age (A & B).” 
   
• Joerg Niessing and Pierre Chandon:
  Prix de la Meilleure Etude de Cas par la AFM/CCMP — Best Case Study Award by AFM/CCMP for “Who's #1: INSEAD, Harvard, Wharton, LBS? (A & B).”
   
• N. Craig Smith and Erin McCormick:
  Second Prize in the Corporate Sustainability track of oikos Case Writing Competition 2018 for
  “Volkswagen's Emissions Scandal: How Could It Happen?”