IIM Calcutta and Ivey Business School sign MoU to jointly develop and publish India-relevant cases

MUMBAI: Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and Ivey Business School at Western University, have signed a five-year MoU to jointly develop and publish India-relevant cases. Under this partnership, the two institutions will collaborate in the areas of research, development and publishing of cases as well as in fostering a culture of case writing and case pedagogy in Indian management institutes.

The partnership between the two leading institutions aims at fostering case-based teaching and in creating high-quality case materials to enrich classroom discussions.

The MoU was signed by Eric A. Morse, associate dean, programs, Ivey Business School and Ashok Banerjee, dean of new initiatives and external relations, IIM-C at the Joka campus.

A statement issued by IIM-C on Wednesday said that this MoU will help the IIMC Case Research Centre increase its global reach, leverage Ivey's rich knowledge base and accumulated intellectual capital in business case study research and encourage joint research and co - authorship between faculty of the two institutes. This will support IIMC's emphasis on case-based teaching and writing.

"The Case Research centre at IIMC was set up with the idea of developing India-specific cases from the formal and informal sectors. The MoU will help IIM Calcutta faculty to list their cases in Ivey, thereby enabling faculty and students from all over the world access to such cases from a leading emerging market," said Ashok Banerjee of IIM Calcutta.