OSU to host Big 12 MBA Case Competition
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Teams representing nearly every school in the Big 12 Conference will compete March
2-3 in the sixth annual Big 12 MBA Case Competition on the campus of Oklahoma State
University.
OSU’s Spears School of Business is hosting the Big 12 MBA Case Competition for the
first time. The event will be held at the Wes Watkins Center on the Stillwater campus.
“Hosting the Big 12 MBA Case Competition at the Spears School of Business is an honor,”
said Dean Larry Crosby. “We are expecting a great weekend of camaraderie with MBA
students from other Big 12 universities, but we also know that it will be a competitive
environment in which each team attempts to take home the first-place prize. The competition
will be a learning experience that benefits each student as they prepare for their
futures.”
Teams consisting of four MBA students from the Big 12 schools will analyze a real-world
case problem that requires them to assess the problem, research possible solutions,
write a concept proposal and give a presentation on their findings and recommendations
– all within 24 hours of receiving the case on Friday morning. The teams will present
their strategy on Saturday morning to a panel of judges, composed of business executives
and industry leaders.
Each of the teams will compete Saturday morning in preliminary competition with the
top three squads advancing to the final round that afternoon. The competition is not
open to the public.
“The Spears School is excited to be hosting this year’s event,” said Jan Analla, OSU’s
MBA Case team advisor and assistant director of graduate programs for the Spears School.
“The Big 12 Conference is often recognized for its competitive spirit in athletics
and this event showcases the excellent academic performance of our students in the
same type of competitive environment.
“Students will have the opportunity to apply what they are learning in the classroom
to a real-world business case. The company that is the subject of the case benefits
from some really bright minds delivering innovative solutions to a problem they are
currently facing,” Analla said.
Presentations by the final three teams and a question-and-answer session with the
judges is scheduled from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3. A banquet and awards ceremony
to announce the Big 12 Case champions will follow at 5 p.m.
The first-place team will be awarded $2,000 and a trophy, while the second-place team
receives $1,600, and third place will be worth $1,200.
For more information on the 2012 Big 12 Case Competition, go to: https://big12mba.okstate.edu/