Rules & Instructions

• This case competition is open to students who registered by Sept. 27 and attend a kick-off event on Oct. 11.
• Ten semi-finalists will be chosen and announced by Nov. 1, 2019.
• Selection of 10 teams for semi-final will be done by two judges according to these criteria:
  • PRESENTATION:
    • Overall Organization – professional appearance & well-rehearsed
    • Presentation Time - 6 minutes total for video (3 minutes per question)
    • Proper use of references - include a reference slide for any cited sources
  • CONTENT:
    • Presentation answers all the questions assigned for the case – Depth and Clarity
    • Quality recommendations – Creativity and Feasibility
    • Quality action plan – Specificity
• All members of the team must present in the video.
• Content of video must be the original work of the team.
• Be resourceful and creative with your videos. Videos could be created with tools such as:
  • Phone camera or camcorders (use a tripod)
  • Powerpoint with voiceover and videos (e.g., Office 365 powerpoint)
  • Screen capture or broadcasting software (e.g., OBS – open broadcaster software)
  • Free trial of Camtasia screen capture software available online
  • QuickTime Player for Mac or Windows can record screens
  • iMovie on Mac for post-production and editing of video
  • Video Editor on Windows 10
  • Video Editing apps on the phone or tablet
  • Others ...

During the duration of the competition, please contact Professor Dusya Vera for any questions about the instructions. E-mail: dvera@uh.edu

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Schedule for 10 Selected Teams

Friday Nov 8:

10-11:15 a.m. - Semi-finals (2 rooms with 5 teams in each room; faculty judges)

11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Mixer with Phillips 66

1-2 p.m. - Final (4 teams; Phillips 66 judges)

2:15 p.m. - Announcement of winners and Awards

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Resources

These are articles that can help you with the case. Some links may require signing into the library's website with your CougarNet ID.

Groysberg, B., & Connolly, K. (2013). Great leaders who make the mix work. Harvard Business Review.
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Groysberg, B., Lee, J., Price, J., & Cheng, J. (2018). The leader’s guide to corporate culture. Harvard Business Review, 96(1), 44-52.
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Also here: https://www.egn.com/sites/default/files/files/Articles/HBR/HBR%20-%20The%20Leader's%20guide%20to%20Corporate%20Culture.pdf

Wittenberg-Cox, A. (2017). Deloitte’s Radical Attempt to Reframe Diversity. Harvard Business Review, 85-86.
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Dobbin, F., & Kalev, A. (2016). DIVERSITY why diversity programs fail and what works better. Harvard Business Review, 94(7-8), 52-60.
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Thomas, D. A., & Ely, R. J. (1996). Making differences matter. Harvard Business Review, 1-12.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/33149013/MAKING_DIFFERENCES_DIFFERENT.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DMaking_Differences_Matter_A_New_Paradigm.pdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A%2F20190928%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20190928T101318Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=80f64412614623b17977284ddc59768a44380437e4cf58f0c4e8eeb2f6f33cc1

Bourke, J., & Espedido, A. (2019). Why Inclusive Leaders Are Good for Organizations, and How to Become One. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–5.
https://hbr.org/2019/03/why-inclusive-leaders-are-good-for-organizations-and-how-to-become-one

Bourke & Dillon (2016). The six signature traits of inclusive leadership- Thriving in a diverse new world
https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/talent/six-signature-traits-of-inclusive-leadership.html