John Lehman and the Press: Reflections on Lehman's Approach (B)

Publication Date: January 1, 1989

A secretary of the navy with a well-defined policy agenda ("the 600-ship navy") and a powerful sense of mission enlists the press as an ally through a series of deft encounters. This case allows for discussion/identification of the key elements...

John Lehman and the Press: Communicating the Robinson Decision (A) (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 1, 1989

A secretary of the navy with a well-defined policy agenda ("the 600-ship navy") and a powerful sense of mission enlists the press as an ally through a series of deft encounters. This case allows for discussion/identification of the key elements...

John Lehman and the Press (A)

Publication Date: January 1, 1989

A secretary of the navy with a well-defined policy agenda ("the 600-ship navy") and a powerful sense of mission enlists the press as an ally through a series of deft encounters. This case allows for discussion/identification of the key elements...

Politician as Outsider: Judy Nadler and the Santa Clara City Council (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

A California city councilwoman must decide whether to urge a legal investigation into the relationship between city officials and a major local developer. The relationship between politics and whistle-blowing is fraught with peril and ambiguity...

Politician as Outsider: Judy Nadler and the Santa Clara City Council

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

A California city councilwoman must decide whether to urge a legal investigation into the relationship between city officials and a major local developer. The relationship between politics and whistle-blowing is fraught with peril and ambiguity...

Battle of the Alamodome: Henry Cisneros and the San Antonio Stadium (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

Major government-funded public works projects are often touted both for the needs they will fulfill and the jobs they will provide. This case examines the assumptions underlying San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros' push for publicly financed...

Battle of the Alamodome: Henry Cisneros and the San Antonio Stadium

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

Major government-funded public works projects are often touted both for the needs they will fulfill and the jobs they will provide. This case examines the assumptions underlying San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros' push for publicly financed...

Taking Charge: Rose Washington and Spofford Juvenile Detention Center

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

The latest in a long string of directors of New York City's toughest juvenile detention facility confronts a staff which is both demoralized and resentful of authority. As the jail's first black director, she must cope with a predominantly black...

Contracting to Replace the Challenger: Risks, Responsibilities, and Incentives

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

This case details the contractual negotiations surrounding a replacement for NASA's Challenger, which had exploded in 1986, killing all seven crew members. Despite government-wide budget cuts, as per the 1985 and 1987 Balanced Budget Act, NASA...

Affirmative Action in the City of Pasadena (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

This three-and-a-half page ethics case describes a policymaking dilemma that confronted the Pasadena City Council in the spring of 1985: whether or not to extend affirmative action protections, designed for blacks, to Armenian-Americans. It...

Affirmative Action in the City of Pasadena

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

This three-and-a-half page ethics case describes a policymaking dilemma that confronted the Pasadena City Council in the spring of 1985: whether or not to extend affirmative action protections, designed for blacks, to Armenian-Americans. It...

Pam Hyde and Ohio Mental Health: Shifting Control of Inpatient Care (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

When Pam Hyde was appointed director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health in 1983, she inherited a two-tiered state mental health system, consisting of 17 state hospitals and 53 community mental health boards. The state hospitals, which were...