The competition challenges students to apply analytical skills in management, finance, economics, accounting and marketing to solving a real-world dilemma experienced by a real company. The case and company to be deliberated is kept secret to insure fairness and equal opportunity. The challenge of the competition is complemented by the fact that these outstanding students from different programs, different schools and different countries, have the opportunity to meet and interact with one another. In addition to the competition, students will have an opportunity to meet with faculty from other schools, share differing business emphasis with their counterparts in other programs and tour local attractions together during the four-day event. Now in its fifth year, the Marshall International Case Competition has grown from six schools to the largest and most respected undergraduate case contest of its kind.
Teams compete for the Marshall Cup, and the honor of representing their business program.
The winning team is invited to return the following year to defend its victory. About the USC Marshall School of Business Founded in 1920, the Marshall School of Business, with its several major research centers and Leventhal School of Accounting, offers world-class teaching and expertise. Faculty members placed 12th in the nation as the most productive in published research by the Academy of Management Journal. The oldest accredited business school in Southern California, Marshall is committed to the advancement of business practices and preparing graduates for the challenges of a global marketplace.