Case competitions are a great way to take the knowledge that you are gaining in the class room and put it all to the test. They are meant to challenge students to think like executives. Recently at team of 5 Questrom students travelled to Nashville, TN to compete in the National Human Capital Case Competition […]
I had barely finished my first semester and was starting my second module, when I learned of an opportunity to participate in a case competition through the BU BioBusiness Club – the MBA program’s club that helps students interested in the life sciences industry. The case competition was held at Rugters, NJ and was being […]
Post by:Gilberto MillaresIMBA 2013 Some of Procter &Gamble’s sustainability goals for the future include completely eliminating the waste they currently generate, using only renewable energy in all their facilities, and having environmentally-friendly products and packages. As you might guess, such endeavors present an extremely difficult challenge for a global company, so they are constantly looking […]
Post by: Lara Wasowski MS-MBA 2013 On the weekend of March 21-23, our school hosted the first Grand Business Challenge in Digital Health (formerly the Tech Strategy Case Competition). Sponsored this year by Merck IT, the GBC brought together 16 teams from around the world for a weekend of competition and collaboration. The event is […]
Post by: Sam Schweizer HSM/MBA 2013 This is a very exciting year for BU and the health sector program as we are hosting the 1st annual health sector case competition, which will occur on November 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. This is one of the many initiatives Dean Freeman has spearheaded and a huge coup for […]
Post By: Ivan Busulwa MBA/MPH, 2012 From Monday, March 26th through Saturday April 1st, six graduate students from Boston University thought about Sri Lanka, Canadian foreign aid, and Tamils, more than they ever had before. Meg Meyer (MBA/MPH’12), Catherine Shih (MBA/MPH’13), Sunil Nair (MD/MBA’13), Daniel Silva (MED’15), Darash Desai (ENG’14), and myself formed a team […]
Post by: Sidharth Ramsinghaney MBA, 2012 At Boston University School of Management, graduate students are expected to do a lot more than sit back and take notes. Every day they challenge their professors and classmates, discover global perspectives, and gain hands-on experience in the market. But most importantly, they connect with industry leaders thanks to […]
Post By: Matthew Scott, MS-MBA, 2013 Anshuman Mirani, MBA, 2013 Timothy Chanoux, MBA, 2013 Michael Barrett, MBA, 2013 In the year 2012, on the 25th day of the second month, three relatively inconsequential things happened – the World Beard and Moustache Championship field was announced, an angry mob gathered in front of Columbia Studios to […]
Post by:Roman SverdlovMBA Candidate, 2012 First things first, I must introduce the team – Sabrina, Sid and myself, Roman. All proud members of Cohort B! The NAAMBA competition wasn’t our first case competition together, we had experienced the joy of one previously. That competition, which did not go nearly as well, was a great learning […]