• Classic Case - Labor/Mgt Relations & Civil Service Reform Act

    Labor/Mgt Relations & Civil Service Reform Act

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    The Civil Service Reform Act, which was signed into law by President Carter in 1978, constituted the first comprehensive revision of the civil service system since its inception in 1883. The case examines the reorganization of a military base,...

  • Classic Case - Controlling AFDC Error Rates (B)

    Controlling AFDC Error Rates (B)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    Five HEW secretaries, from the late sixties through 1979, struggled to implement "quality control" in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program. This quality control aimed to reduce financially and politically costly errors in payments...

  • Classic Case - Controlling AFDC Error Rates (A)

    Controlling AFDC Error Rates (A)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    Five HEW secretaries, from the late sixties through 1979, struggled to implement "quality control" in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program. This quality control aimed to reduce financially and politically costly errors in payments...

  • Classic Case - Americanizing the Vietnam War: Vietnam Documents

    Americanizing the Vietnam War: Vietnam Documents

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In 1964-65, the United States made a series of decisions that culminated in the commitment of large ground forces to South Vietnam for sustained offensive action. President Johnson thus effectively took over the defense of South Vietnam. This...

  • Classic Case - Americanizing the Vietnam War: Hypothetical

    Americanizing the Vietnam War: Hypothetical

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In 1964-65, the United States made a series of decisions that culminated in the commitment of large ground forces to South Vietnam for sustained offensive action. President Johnson thus effectively took over the defense of South Vietnam. This...

  • Classic Case - Steel Seizure (C): Supplement

    Steel Seizure (C): Supplement

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

  • Classic Case - Steel Seizure (C)

    Steel Seizure (C)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

  • Classic Case - Steel Seizure (B)

    Steel Seizure (B)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

  • Classic Case - Steel Seizure (A): Supplement

    Steel Seizure (A): Supplement

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

  • Classic Case - Steel Seizure (A): Summary Case

    Steel Seizure (A): Summary Case

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

  • Classic Case - Job Enrichment (B)

    Job Enrichment (B)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In Part A, management of a federal claims processing division decides to restructure the operation in order to promote employee morale and efficiency. Organizational restructuring is based on the concept of "semi-autonomous task teams,"...

  • Classic Case - Job Enrichment (A)

    Job Enrichment (A)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In Part A, management of a federal claims processing division decides to restructure the operation in order to promote employee morale and efficiency. Organizational restructuring is based on the concept of "semi-autonomous task teams,"...