California High-Speed Rail

Publication Date: November 18, 2010

In January 2010, the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) was waiting to hear whether the Obama Administration would approve its application for $4.7 billion in federal stimulus funding to begin the construction of a $50-billion,...

A Tale of Two Managers (Sequel)

Publication Date: September 09, 2010

The case reviews experience of two different managers in top English soccer teams. Students must use the information provided to advise the boards of these teams about whether the two managers deserve to be sacked. Information in the first part...

A Tale of Two Managers

Publication Date: September 09, 2010

The case reviews the experience of two different managers in top English soccer teams. Students must use the information provided to advise the boards of these teams about whether the two managers deserve to be sacked. Information in the first...

Electric Vehicles in Cities

Publication Date: August 26, 2010

In 2010, San Francisco was an affiliate of the Large City Climate Leadership Group, an association of major cities around the world that recognized that climate change required global action but were not waiting for others to act. Many of these...

An Inspired Model...or a Misguided One? Oprah Winfrey's Dream School for Impoverished South African Girls

Publication Date: July 29, 2010

In 2000, media superstar Oprah Winfrey promised the recently-retired Nelson Mandela, first president of post-Apartheid South Africa, that she would build his country a top-notch boarding school for disadvantaged girls. Her twin purpose was to...

The Test of Transition: The Case of the Community Preservation and Development Corporation

Publication Date: June 09, 2010

The case study presents facts pertaining to the Community Preservation and Development Corporation (CPDC), one of the best known nonprofit housing development companies in the United States, at a time of fundamental transition--a new chief...

Creating and Managing Economic Competitiveness: The Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority

Publication Date: May 18, 2010

The Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (SAGIA) is an agency established in 2000 to improve the business environment and encourage foreign investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This agency was created out of the Kingdom's landmark...

PROTECTA Promoting Civil Society in Serbia

Publication Date: May 11, 2010

In 1997 three students joined a protest against the electoral victory of Slobodan Milosevic's Serbian Socialist Party. Upon the protests ultimate defeat, and Milosevic's return to power, the students vowed to continue the struggle for civic...

To Understand a Growing Organization: Greater Miami Neighborhoods

Publication Date: April 22, 2010

This case study explores the factors that are important in analyzing the health and soundness of a project in a growing nonprofit housing company with multiple program areas. A new loan officer at a community development financial institution...

Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator: A Model for Reducing Unemployment in South Africa

Publication Date: April 20, 2023

 In the fourth quarter of 2021, South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 35%, the highest since 2008. Though some of the job losses could be attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic, the country had already been experiencing high unemployment...

Blessed are the Peacemakers: Senator Danforth as Special Envoy to the Sudan

Publication Date: October 14, 2009

After the attack on the World Trade Towers on September 11th, Senator John (Jack) C. Danforth's appointment as the president's special envoy to the Sudan took on a much deeper significance. As an ordained Episcopal priest, the senator, closely...

BlueOrchard Finance: Connecting Microfinance to Capital Markets (Sequel)

Publication Date: August 19, 2009

The case sequel is both retrospective in describing BlueOrchard's development since the original case in response to a rapidly changing environment, and prospective in raising questions about BlueOrchard's future competitiveness in a perhaps...