IBS wins international award for case studies

UK based ECCH awards IBS Research Centre and ICMR Centre for Management Research for case studies in two categories. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) March 01, 2012 - IBS is the only Indian B-School to have won awards in two categories at the prestigious ECCH case awards 2012. The IBS Research Centre was the winner in the Finance, Accounting and Control category for its case study on "Meltdown in Iceland: Biggest casualty of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis." The ICMR Centre for Management Research centre won the Human Resource Management/Organizational Behavior category for its case study on "Sony Corporation-Future Tense?".

The ECCH Case Awards are presented annually to recognize worldwide excellence in case writing and to raise the profile of the case method of learning. A total of thirteen schools from seven countries in four geographical regions have produced winners in the ECCH case awards and competitions 2012.

ECCH identifies winning cases through an objective process - cases are judged anonymously. All cases registered with ECCH during the last five years are put forward for consideration. The winning case in each category is the one that has achieved the highest growth in popularity worldwide based on sales to individual organizations during the last calendar year.

The winning case studies presented by IBS Research Centre focused on the 2008 Icelandic financial crisis and the reasons that led to the collapse of the banking sector, leading to disastrous effects on Iceland's economy. They also suggested possible bailout measures which could work in a positive way for the economy.

Another case study which received the category award was presented by the IBS Centre for Management Research, which focused on Sony Corporation's Future Prospects. It explained Sony's silo culture and attributed the failure to develop innovative products to its proprietary formats and non-adoption of new technologies.

Commenting on the 2012 Awards, Richard McCracken, Director of ECCH said: "This year's Awards demonstrate the widespread excellence in case writing and teaching taking place around the world and the relevance to the current economic climate of subjects being taught. The era of cases originating predominantly in only the historically most well-known business schools is past. Relevant and effective cases are being demanded, used - and produced, worldwide."

Speaking on the occasion, Prof D S Rao, Director of IBS, Hyderabad said, "It is an honour to be recognized by an organization that produces winners from across the globe and has over 500 institutions and corporations worldwide as its members. IBS (ICFAI Group) is known throughout the country for its case based learning methodology and this will provide a fresh impetus to excel."

IBS Centre for Management research (ICMR), Hyderabad is a premier case development Centre developing high-quality teaching cases in Management. IBS Hyderabad has adopted the case study method wholeheartedly and is the only one in India to offer a unique 100 per cent case based master's programme in management studies.

About IBS:
Since its inception in 1995, IBS has been one of the leading B-Schools in the country, providing excellent academic delivery and infrastructure to its students. The institute offers two-year, full-time Management Programs to prepare the students and equip them for successful corporate careers with a case-based learning model.

IBS campuses are located at Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune.

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