Business with Integrity Case Competition

The Center for Ethical Leadership is excited to provide Penn State undergraduate students an amazing opportunity to analyze a contemporary issue in business and recommend a strategic plan that demonstrates business with integrity. In addition to being involved in a great educational experience to refine skills that are critical for ethical leadership in business, qualifying participants will have an opportunity to interact with executives representing a number of outstanding organizations. Participants will also compete for prizes. 

Rules

All PSU undergraduate students are invited to participate in the Business with Integrity Case Competition, in teams of three or four students. One condition is that every team must have at least one student that is affiliated with Smeal, as either completing a declared Smeal major or tracking as a Smeal major.

Each registered team will be required to:

• collaboratively complete an analysis of the provided case study

• recommend a strategic solution that demonstrates business with integrity

• submit an executive summary of their analysis and recommendations

• submit a digital presentation (e.g. PowerPoint) that would support a verbal presentation not exceeding 20 minutes

• provide link to a two-minute video, that demonstrates your ability to verbally pitch your idea

To support the evaluation process, artificial intelligence (AI) may be used during the initial review of submissions. Human evaluators will continue to review submissions and oversee the evaluation process. Nine teams will be selected from that qualifying round, and will be sent an invitation to participate in the live semifinal round of the competition. Teams participating in the semifinal and final rounds will be assigned into brackets, with each team delivering a verbal presentation of their analysis and recommendations to the judges, and answering questions raised by the panel of judges about their presentation or the case in general. One team from each of the three brackets will be invited to the finals to make their presentation and answer questions a second time in front of a panel of judges.

Prize Amounts

1st Place - $1,000 per member

2nd Place - $750 per member

3rd Place - $500 per member

Registration

Registration deadline is October 7, 2026.

Register here 

Winning Teams

Top three teams will receive recognition for excellence and awards.

Fall 2026: Important Dates

Fall 2025 Competition Results

First Place: Keystone Consultants
Team: John Papadopoulos, McKenna Schrenk, Isabella Fernandes, Samuel Marshall

Second Place: Business Builders Consulting Group
Team: Thai-Fi Heng, Phireachmony You, Jayoung Kim, Cindy Wang

Third Place: LFC Consulting
Team: Luis La Rosa Sosa, Clarissa Garcia Monteverde, Federica Roo, Luciana Lavarreda Sanzogni