Asian Business Case Competition @ Nanyang
Asian Business Case Competition @ Nanyang is an international undergraduate business case competition in Singapore, established in 2007.[1] It is organised by Nanyang Business School’s case club Business Solutions and is backed by the Asian Business Case Centre. ABCC @ Nanyang is a student-led case competition with a focus on sustainability. Every year, the competition hosts undergraduate participants from business schools around the world, applying their knowledge and skills to solve real-life business problems. ABCC @ Nanyang has been certified carbon neutral by TheCarbonNeutral Company.[2]
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Activities
Case competition
The competition centres around a 40-hour-long case,[3] where students would strategize their best solution to a business case study, and present their case to a panel of judges. In 2017, after one successful decade of hosting Asian Business Case Competition, the format of competition was changed to include one 8-hour case, and one 24-hour case to provide an enhanced competition experience.
Past winners
2017
Champions: University of Alberta
2016
Champions: University of Alberta[4]
2015
Champions: Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University [5]
2014
Champions: University of New South Wales[6]
2013
Champions: Chulalongkorn University[7]
2012
Champions: University of Porto
2011
Champions: Queensland University of Technology
2010
Champions: Maastricht University[8]
2009
Champions: University of Southern California
2008
Champions: University of Southern California[9]
Sustainability initiatives
ABCC @ Nanyang has adopted and adhered to several sustainability practices. Besides sourcing for environmentally-friendly materials for use during the competition where possible, ABCC @ Nanyang also purchases carbon credits and is carbon-neutral certified.[10]
A one-day event during ABCC is dedicated to sustainability each year. It has taken different forms in the past few years including panel discussions and mini-case presentations, revolving around sustainability. Some of the highlights include the sustainability roundtable event in 2010, where participants were split into different groups to hold a discussion based on the central theme of “Profitable Shade of Green”. Other formats include 2011’s event, which took the form of a mini-case, where teams were challenged to come up with a strategic plan for sustainable growth in the Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) context, with a focus on engaging fresh graduate talent.
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Organisers
The competition is organized by students from Nanyang Business School's case club, Business Solutions. Nanyang Business School is part of Nanyang Technological University, based in Singapore. Besides ABCC @ Nanyang, Business Solution also organises the Singapore Business Case Competition,[11] a case competition targeted at students from the local tertiary institutions in Singapore.
External links
References
- Daryl Neo. (12 October 2009). "Environmental business solutions". The Business Times (Singapore).
- Hafidh Zulkarnaen (8 November 2010). "Making a case for green business practices". The Business Times (Singapore).
- Quah Chin Chin (29 October 2008). "A battle of wits and grit". The Business Times.
- "University of Alberta clinches champion in Asian Business Case Competition hosted at Nanyang Business School". Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- "NBS aces Asian Business Case Competition". Nanyang Technological University. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- "University of New South Wales wins ABCC at Nanyang Business School". Nanyang Technological University. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- "BBA Chula wins ABCC at Nanyang Business School". Chulalongkorn University. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "Maastricht University wins ABCC 2010". Maastricht University. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "Universities Put Business Cases Forward for Greener Economy". Gaia Discovery. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "ABCC@Nanyang is certified Carbon Neutral". Asian Business Case Competition. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "Singapore Business Case Competition". Business Solutions, Nanyang Business School. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2013.