Awarded by: Marshall International Case Competition-University of Southern California
A team of four HKUST undergraduate business students succeeded in making its way to the final round at the 3rd Annual Marshall International Invitational Case Competition held in Los Angeles in the US in February 1999.Organized by the University of Southern California, this year's competition included representations from 14 leading business schools from Asia, Australia, Europe and the US. The HKUST team, along with teams from the University of Southern California and University of Illinois, were the three runner-ups who won the performance awards. HKUST is the only Asian team which won an award this year. The championship went to the Copenhagen Business School.
The HKUST team comprises four final year undergraduate students Alice Kwan Weng Lam (Accounting), Linda Chu Tze Ning (Finance), Tony Lau Ka Lap (Accounting) and Catherine Yu Yee Man (Marketing).
The only case competition that involves business schools from four continents in the world, Marshall International Invitational Case Competition aims to elevate students' interest in international business and enhance their ability in solving problems pertinent to practical business issues. This year, participants were required to devise a business plan for Acer Computer and present their analysis and recommendations to two separate panels of judges. From receiving the case information to delivering the final presentation each team was given 48 hours.