When Cultures Collide: 2015 HIV Outbreak in Southern Indiana (B)

Publication Date: January 19, 2017

This case (Parts A&B) takes students behind the scenes at the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) as it struggles to recognize and manage an unusual outbreak of HIV in a poor, rural community. As ISDH learns, illegal injection of...

When Cultures Collide: 2015 HIV Outbreak in Southern Indiana (A)

Publication Date: January 19, 2017

This case (Parts A&B) takes students behind the scenes at the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) as it struggles to recognize and manage an unusual outbreak of HIV in a poor, rural community. As ISDH learns, illegal injection of...

Hacking Bureaucracy: Reimagining California’s Food Stamp Program in the Digital Age

Publication Date: December 23, 2016

In 2014, three former Code for America fellows embarked on a one-year skunk works journey to use technology to improve the enrollment process for California’s SNAP (food stamp) program, CalFresh, to increase the number of residents...

Unlocking Social and Economic Growth: The Delivery Approach to Government Performance

Publication Date: December 6, 2016

In June 2001, after winning the UK general elections by a landslide, which gave him a second term, Tony Blair invited Michael Barber (case protagonist) to establish and lead the Prime Minister Delivery Unit (PMDU): a small, dedicated performance...

Caño Martín Peña: Land Ownership and Politics Collide in Puerto Rico

Publication Date: November 14, 2016

Across the world, cities are looking for ways to reduce poverty and social exclusion, improve public services and infrastructure, and strengthen community life and civic engagement. The community land trust or CLT model provides an interesting...

Lesotho Hospital and Filter Clinics: A Public-Private Partnership Sequel

Publication Date: October 17, 2016

This sequel accompanies case number 1999.0. This case looks at a public-private partnership (PPP) between the Health Ministry for the government of Lesotho and a private consortium headed up by Netcare, a South African company, to build and...

Technological Innovation for Global Health: Vaxess’ Long Road to Heat-Stable Vaccines

Publication Date: September 30, 2016

Vaccines are one of the most valuable and cost-effective public health interventions. While children in high-income countries were routinely vaccinated against a range of diseases, governments in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)...

Akhuwat: Fighting Poverty with Interest-Free Microfinance

Publication Date: September 30, 2016

This case is about Akhuwat – one of the largest micro-finance organizations in Pakistan. The case presents Akhuwat's phenomenal growth from a small philanthropic experiment into one of the most prominent micro-finance organizations...

Betty Lou’s Budget: Introductory Spreadsheet Training for Budgeting and Financial Management (B)

Publication Date: September 22, 2016

This is an introductory case with a simple narrative designed to teach students the basics of designing a simple financial spreadsheet. The follow-up B case may be used to teach the basic steps for creating pivot tables. The topic is based on a...

Betty Lou’s Budget: Introductory Spreadsheet Training for Budgeting and Financial Management (A)

Publication Date: September 22, 2016

This is an introductory case with a simple narrative designed to teach students the basics of designing a simple financial spreadsheet. The follow-up B case may be used to teach the basic steps for creating pivot tables. The topic is based on a...

Divided We Stand: Gay Marriage Rulings and Official Disobedience

Publication Date: August 25, 2016

On June, 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the federal Defense of Marriage Act violated the U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment protection of equal liberty, effectively overturning the law. Pennsylvania, however, banned same-sex...

Lucinda Creighton and the Irish Abortion Bill Vote

Publication Date: August 18, 2016

On June 16, 2013, the Irish government sponsored the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill, which proposed to allow abortions when doctors determined the procedure was necessary to save the life of the mother. The bill was introduced in...