Democracy in Zimbabwe: The Presidential Bid of Morgan Tsvangirai

Publication Date: May 01, 2002

In early 2002, world attention turned to the upcoming election in the southern Africa nation of Zimbabwe. Once viewed as a model of relative prosperity and potential, as well as democracy in sub-Saharan black Africa, the nation faced political...

Safe But Annoyed: The Hurricane Floyd Evacuation in Florida

Publication Date: April 8, 2002

This case tells the story of the largest evacuation in U.S. history--the evacuation of 2.5 million people in the state of Florida, where officials sought to protect them from a storm that ultimately did not strike the state. The significance of...

Standing up for Steel: The US Government Response to Steel Industry and Union Efforts to Win Protection from Imports (1998-2003)

Publication Date: March 01, 2002

The March 2002 decision by President George W. Bush to impose tariffs on some imported steel capped a long-running campaign by the US steel industry and its unions for assistance in dealing with surges of low-priced imported steel, often said to...

Cochin International Airport: Gateway to God's Own Country

Publication Date: March 01, 2002

Cochin International Airport opened in 1999 to widespread acclaim as the first and only airport to be constructed and operated by a private company in India. By 2001 the airport was generating enough revenue to cover its operating costs, but not...

Public Takes on Private (Epilogue)

Publication Date: February 01, 2002

This epilogue accompanies case 1649.0 Public Takes on Private: The Philadelphia Behavioral Health System. In response to growing public criticism of the way health maintenance organizations handle behavioral (mental) health problems, public...

Public Takes on Private: The Philadelphia Behavioral Health System

Publication Date: February 01, 2002

In response to growing public criticism of the way health maintenance organizations handle behavioral (mental) health problems, public officials in Philadelphia propose a dramatic initiative: a new public agency to replace what had been a...

Threat of Terrorism (Epilogue)

Publication Date: February 01, 2002

In December 1999, only weeks after protests at the annual meeting of the World Trade Organization sparked violent protests which rocked the city, Seattle public safety officials face a new threat. An Algerian man has been arrested trying to...

Threat of Terrorism: Weighing Public Safety in Seattle

Publication Date: February 01, 2002

In December 1999, only weeks after protests at the annual meeting of the World Trade Organization sparked violent protests which rocked the city, Seattle public safety officials face a new threat. An Algerian man has been arrested trying to...

Mayor Anthony Williams and Performance Management in Washington, DC

Publication Date: February 01, 2002

When Anthony Williams is elected mayor of Washington, DC in November 1998, he inherits a city that had been close to insolvency. Although its financial picture has improved, it has historically lacked the equipment and systems to deliver...

The PennTowne Dilemma and the Friends Rehabilitation Corporation: A Community Development Organization and the Prospect of Profit (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 2002

This epilogue accompanies case 1666.0. Forty years after its founding, the Friends Rehabilitation Program Inc., a Quaker--affiliated nonprofit housing developer and management firm in Philadelphia, finds itself facing an unexpected dilemma: what...

The PennTowne Dilemma and the Friends Rehabilitation Corporation: A Community Development Organization and the Prospect of Profit

Publication Date: January 01, 2002

Forty years after its founding, the Friends Rehabilitation Program Inc., a Quaker-affiliated nonprofit housing developer and management firm in Philadelphia, finds itself facing an unexpected dilemma: what should an organization, founded to help...

Phenix Federal Credit Union: Budgeting and Performance Evaluation

Publication Date: January 01, 2002

The Phenix Federal Credit Union can serve as an integrative case for a full-semester course in managerial accounting, or as an introduction to credit unions in a course on nonprofit management. It may be used as a vehicle to discuss variance...