Each year, the writer(s) of the winning paper receives a $2,000 award, and $750 is awarded to the faculty sponsor. The paper is posted on The Center's web site.
Sponsors
The MBA Competition is sponsored by corporations with the hope of increasing awareness and interest about corporate citizenship among the next generation of business leaders. The corporations supporting this project are sending a message to the next generation of CEOs that research and knowledge in this area are important to our nation's leading corporations. To become a corporate sponsor, contact The Center.
Past Winners
The 2005 Competition
Winner: Douglas Young
Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategic Recommendations for U.S. Banks
The 2004 Competition
Winner: Miranda Anderson, George Washington University
Corporate Water Policies: An Examination of the Business Case for Strategic Water Management
Honorable Mention: Brad Smith, University of Toronto
Thinking Strategically about Corporate Responsibility: The Merits and Limitations of the Value Creation Approach
The 2003 Competition
Winner: Jessica Brinkman, The University of Michigan Business School
Does Corporate Social Responsibility Lead to Improved Financial Performance? An Analysis of the Electric Utility Industry
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Givens, Maile Jedinsky, Heidi Natkin, Rachel Payne, and Marcella Kanfer Rolnick, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Wireless Handsets on the Hook
Honorable Mention: Dima Reda, Yale School of Management
External Pressure, Internal Change: The Importance of Monitoring the Establishment of Industry Norms
The 2002 Competition
Winner: Andrea Maria Sjovall, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University
From Actions to Impressions: Cognitive Attribution Theory and the Formation of Corporate Reputation
The 2001 Competition
Winner: Dan O'Brien, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University
Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility with Competitive Strategy
