INSEAD, the business school for the world, today announced that its faculty have performed exceptionally by receiving prestigious awards and commendations in The Case Centre Awards and Competitions 2018, which honours and celebrates worldwide excellence in case writing and teaching.
Seven professors and four INSEAD cases have been conferred a total of three category and two competitions awards.
“Congratulations to the INSEAD faculty and research staff who have achieved great success and recognition for their excellence in case writing and teaching,” says Ziv Carmon, Dean of Research and The Alfred H. Heineken Chaired Professor of Marketing, “Our accomplishment this year is testament of INSEAD’s thought leadership and the high calibre of its research output. It reaffirms the school’s commitment to research excellence that is both rigorous and relevant for global business practitioners.”
Case Centre Category Award Winners (awarded based on the increase in the number of schools adopting the case):
- “Human Resource Management/Organisational Behaviour” category
Tony Hsieh at Zappos: Structure, Culture and Radical Change
Gianpiero Petriglieri, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, INSEAD
Noah Askin, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, INSEAD
Professor Petriglieri and Professor Askin note that, “2018 is the 19th time INSEAD has won this category award – and this is only possible due to the school’s dedication to humanising global business, a principle on which many of our activities rest.” They add, “Good cases are meant to generate healthy, multi-sided debate amongst students, and this is certainly one of them. The blending of the personal and the professional in Tony’s leadership of Zappos brings out strong feelings among MBA students and executives and really make for a great case discussion.”
Recent cases written by Gianpiero Petriglieri
- The Executive Challenge: A Day in the Life of a General Manager
- Ten Years Later: Memoirs of Life and Work a Decade after an MBA
- Fiona and Frédéric Bonner
- “Marketing” category
AccorHotels and the Digital Transformation
David Dubois, Associate Professor of Marketing, INSEAD
Joerg Niessing, Affiliate Professor of Marketing, INSEAD
Jean Wee, Research Associate, INSEAD
Professor Dubois comments that, “Our case works very well in the classroom because it involves a relevant business challenge in today’s agile world that both speaks well to the audience and is at the heart of the company’s digital transformation.” Professor Niessing adds an interesting observation that, “Students aren’t only surprised that Booking.com is spending more than Accor, but also by the magnitude of differences: with such a big gap in spending, what should Accor’s reaction be? It prompts them to follow alternative routes.”
Recent cases written by David Dubois
- Ombre, Tie-Dye, Splat Hair: Trends or Fads? “Pull” and “Push” Social Media Strategies at L’Oréal Paris (Winner of the “Marketing” category in 2017)
- S.T.Dupont - The Renaissance of a French Luxury Brand: Building a Strong Brand across All Touchpoints for Sustainable Growth
- Shang Xia: Selling High-Quality Refined Goods "Proudly Made in China"
Recent cases written by Joerg Niessing
- Who's #1: INSEAD, Harvard, Wharton, LBS?(A): Designing Research to Measure the Strength of Business Schools Brands
- Smartick vs. Khan Academy: A Marketing Strategy for Moving Free Users to a Paying Model
- Telenor: Revolutionising Retail Banking Services in Serbia - Digital Transformation of the Customer Experience
- “Strategy and General Management” category
Tesla Motors: Disrupting the Auto Industry?
Nathan Furr, Assistant Professor of Strategy, INSEAD
Professor Furr states that, ““My favourite part of the case is the discussion about whether Tesla is a car company (i.e. product), a battery/energy company (i.e. component), or a system (i.e. ecosystem of product, service, repair, charging and upgrades). This discussion really opens students’ minds.”
Case Centre Competitions Winners (awarded by a panel of internationally renowned case method experts):
- Outstanding Case Teacher:
Pierre Chandon, Professor of Marketing at INSEAD and The L'Oréal Chaired Professor of Marketing - Innovation and Creativity
Professor Chandon says that, “Since the very first case which I had produced during my PhD studies, I’ve always considered case writing and case teaching as an essential part of my job. Receiving this Outstanding Case Teacher competition award means a great deal to me, especially after having received the Outstanding Contribution to the Case Method Award two years ago. I am thankful to INSEAD for allowing me to pursue both academic research and case writing and teaching.”
Recent cases written by Pierre Chandon
- Who's #1: INSEAD, Harvard, Wharton, LBS?(A): Designing Research to Measure the Strength of Business Schools Brands
- L’Oréal in China: Marketing Strategies for Turning Around Chinese Luxury Cosmetic Brand Yue Sai
- Renova Toilet Paper: Escaping the Commoditisation Trap
- Outstanding Case Writer: Hot Topic ‘Disruptive Change’
The TAG Heuer Carrera Connected Watch: Swiss Avant-Garde for the Digital Age (A) & (B)
Felipe Monteiro, Affiliate Professor of Strategy, INSEAD
Anne-Marie Carrick, Research Associate, INSEAD
Professor Monteiro and Ms. Carrick comment, “We are honoured to win this competition which is recognition not only for us as case authors, but validates all of INSEAD’s energy and efforts in developing new, innovative and compelling case studies. We must also acknowledge the time and effort that the protagonist, Jean-Claude Biver, dedicated to developing the case studies, and coming to campus to spend time with the students. His level of openness was unprecedented when discussing the watch industry’s future, and eventually the development of the Connected Watch.”
Recent cases written by Felipe Monteiro
- Digital Transformation in Latin America: A Leapfrogging Opportunity?
- Stefanini and the Digital Revolution: Transforming and Being Transformed
- EBX: The Rise and Fall of a Billionaire - Eike Batista
The Case Centre have been presenting the awards since 1991, offering recognition to cases in nine management categories used in the largest number of organisations across the globe in the past year. The Awards this year also include five competitions awarded by a jury of experts.
To find out more, visit INSEAD Case Publishing.