Office Confrontation

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In this disguised case, Colonel Orin Starr, the manager of the Centurion missile system in Materiel Command, learns that Seymour Swope, a civilian acting branch chief, and Colonel John Harrison, Starr's deputy, recently tangled in a heated...

Statewide Accounting for Missouri

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This case examines the efforts of the state of Missouri to initiate a multi-million dollar state-wide accounting system in the area of central fiscal control. The case reviews Missouri's accounting needs and describes the design, implementation...

The New York City Crisis

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In February of 1975, New York City found itself on the verge of insolvency when its $260 million bond issue was cancelled after the underwriters withdrew from the sale. The case explores how the city's financial crisis came about and the efforts...

Regional Housing in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In 1976 HUD created the Areawide Housing Opportunity Plan, which provided financial incentives for local jurisdictions in developing regional plans for housing assistance. Aid thus went to a variety of housing alternatives throughout a...

Regional Housing in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area (A: Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In 1976 HUD created the Areawide Housing Opportunity Plan, which provided financial incentives for local jurisdictions in developing regional plans for housing assistance. Aid thus went to a variety of housing alternatives throughout a...

Regional Housing in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In 1976 HUD created the Areawide Housing Opportunity Plan, which provided financial incentives for local jurisdictions in developing regional plans for housing assistance. Aid thus went to a variety of housing alternatives throughout a...

On Assessing a Gift Horse: Systems Analysis for Planning and Evaluating Foreign Aid (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This disguised case traces the attempts of Luis Tias, member of the new revolutionary government of Fulano, to develop and institutionalize a system to plan and evaluate foreign aid. It presents Tias' justifications for such a system--the need...

On Assessing a Gift Horse: Systems Analysis for Planning and Evaluating Foreign Aid

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This disguised case traces the attempts of Luis Tias, member of the new revolutionary government of Fulano, to develop and institutionalize a system to plan and evaluate foreign aid. It presents Tias' justifications for such a system--the need...

Community Development in Gainesville (C)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This case traces the experience of Gainesville, Georgia, with federal grants for community development. Part A describes the genesis and development of Gainesville's Model Cities program from 1967 until 1973. The city, generally conservative and...

Community Development in Gainesville (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This case traces the experience of Gainesville, Georgia, with federal grants for community development. Part A describes the genesis and development of Gainesville's Model Cities program from 1967 until 1973. The city, generally conservative and...

Mike Pertschuk and the Federal Trade Commission

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In 1977 President Carter, pursuing his policy of appointing liberal public interest advocates to subcabinet posts, named Mike Pertschuk as chairman of the FTC. Pertschuk assumed command of a recently revitalized, aggressive bureaucracy. This...

Mike Pertschuk and the Federal Trade Commission (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In 1977 President Carter, pursuing his policy of appointing liberal public interest advocates to subcabinet posts, named Mike Pertschuk as chairman of the FTC. Pertschuk assumed command of a recently revitalized, aggressive bureaucracy. This...