Manila --(ASIA TODAY)-- MBA students from the Asian Institute of Management beat business schools from around the world to emerge as winners of this year’s Integrated Leadership Case Competition, held at the Yale School of Management, in New Haven, Connecticut, USA last April 8-10, 2016.
The AIM team composed of Sayandeb Chatterjee, Meelendra Singh, Abhinav Shukla, and Sarosh Sujay Nicholas edged out teams from the MIT-Sloan School of Management, USC-Marshall School of Business, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, NUS Business School, and Yale School of Management, among others.
The Integrated Leadership Case Competition challenges students from business schools across the world to develop creative business solutions that require multidisciplinary integration. Competing students are expected to examine financial, marketing, and ethical considerations, taking into account the impact on multiple stakeholders as they formulate their strategy and prepare their presentation.
The team was mentored by MBA Class 2015 alumni Anna Melissa Nava and John Emmanuel Chua and faculty coaches led by Professor Jess Gallegos.
“I was confident that they had the skills necessary to win the competition, and we expected the team to call us with the news that they secured first place,” recounted Prof. Gallegos. “Sure enough, the first thing that I saw on FaceTime was the trophy.”
When asked what gave them the edge over the rest of their competitors, the students credited the AIM case method, the open class discussions they engage in with professors and peers, and the mentorship of faculty and alumni.
“We knew what to expect. We knew it was going to be about the triple bottom line: people, profit, and planet,” said Nicholas. “Our experience in the classroom allowed us to do very well in the Q&A session, as our class discussions really encourage original thought.”
Added Chatterjee, “The judges praised our analysis of the problem.”
“There was a collective effort,” noted Singh. “The resources and support from AIM gave us confidence—there was no intimidation factor.”
“We knew how to keep it simple, how to connect with the audience, and how to communicate without having to rely just on our slides,” said Shukla. “We never felt out of place even amongst the Ivy League students.”
This year’s AIM win marks the fourth time the Yale competition has been held. Wharton won the first year, Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper Business School won the second, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) took the honors last year.
“This is not the first time that AIM has been distinguished in achieving international success in competition,” observed AIM President, CEO, and Dean Jikyeong Kang. “As one of the first schools in the region to use the case study method, we have a history of producing leaders who possess agility, creativity, and rigor—leaders who can confidently manage a complex, dynamic business landscape and provide innovative solutions to business challenges. With this kind of accomplishment, nobody will underestimate the capacity and the potential of AIM.”
About AIM
The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) is the Asian pioneer in management education. Since it was founded in 1968 by the Harvard Business School and academics as well as prominent business leaders of the Philippines, AIM has been committed to contributing to sustaining the growth of Asian businesses and societies through developing professional, entrepreneurial, and socially responsible managers and leaders.
AIM’s 41,000-strong alumni, who have profited from its proven strength in practitioner-based education offered through Washington SyCip Graduate School of Business and its unique development management education provided by Zuellig School of Development Management, all under one roof, are well recognized for their ability to navigate complex and dynamic spaces, and occupy key positions in business, state and development corporations all over the world.
AIM’s education and training meet the global accreditation standards of the US-based Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AIM offers five degree programs: Master in Business Administration (both full time and executive), Master of Science in Innovation and Business, and Master in Entrepreneurship, and Master in Development Management. The Institute is also highly recognized for open enrollment and custom executive programs for business as well as non-business organizations. For more information please visit www.aim.edu.
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