The West Nile Virus Outbreak in New York City: The City Responds (B) (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 2002

In August 1999, in the midst of a hot, dry summer in New York City, a series of very ill, elderly patients appear at a small, hospital in Queens. Their symptoms are unusual, combining aspects of deadly viral encephalitis with a form of muscle...

The West Nile Virus Outbreak in New York City: The City Responds (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 2002

In August 1999, in the midst of a hot, dry summer in New York City, a series of very ill, elderly patients appear at a small hospital in Queens. Their symptoms are unusual, combining aspects of deadly viral encephalitis with a form of muscle...

The West Nile Virus Outbreak in New York City: On the Trail of a Killer Virus (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 2002

In August 1999, in the midst of a hot, dry summer in New York City, a series of very ill, elderly patients appear at a small hospital in Queens. Their symptoms are unusual, combining aspects of deadly viral encephalitis with a form of muscle...

The City of Chicago and the 1995 Heat Wave (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 2002

The heat wave that swept across the Great Plains and Midwest in mid July 1995 was one of the deadliest in U.S. history. Regarded as one of the worst disasters ever to strike the City of Chicago, it claimed 522 lives by one count, and 733 by...

"A Multiplicity of Roles": The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art Search for a Director (Sequel)

Publication Date: October 30, 2001

Two years after cutting the ribbon on a dramatic new building, the trustees of the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art face a crucial decision: whom to hire as the museum's new executive director. It's a decision that arises in the context of...

"A Multiplicity of Roles": The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art Search for a Director

Publication Date: October 30, 2001

Two years after cutting the ribbon on a dramatic new building, the trustees of the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art face a crucial decision: whom to hire as the museum's new executive director. It's a decision that arises in the context of...

The Tampa Museum of Science and Industry: The Fowler Avenue Land Problem (Epilogue)

Publication Date: October 30, 2001

When the fast-growing Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Florida finds out that a key, privately-owned parcel of land adjoining its "campus" is up for sale, it moves quickly--but unsuccessfully--to convince the owner to sell the land...

The Tampa Museum of Science and Industry: The Fowler Avenue Land Problem

Publication Date: October 30, 2001

When the fast-growing Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Florida finds out that a key, privately-owned parcel of land adjoining its "campus" is up for sale, it moves quickly--but unsuccessfully--to convince the owner to sell the land...

Negotiating the Internet: Epilogue

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

This case explores negotiations strategy through the dramatic story of one company's contribution in the early 1990s to the refinement of the World Wide Web and the decisions its founders faced as they considered whether to remain independent or...

Museums in the United States at the Turn of the Millennium: An Industry Note

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

This note, commissioned for the Museum Trustee Association and meant as a companion for the cases on the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art (1625.0) and the Tampa Museum of Science and Industry (1629.0), provides an overview of trends in the...

Negotiating the Internet: A Start-Up's Path through the Online World

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

This case explores negotiations strategy through the dramatic story of one company's contribution in the early 1990s to the refinement of the World Wide Web and the decisions its founders faced as they considered whether to remain independent or...

The Constitutional Right to Housing in South Africa: The Government of the Republic of South Africa vs. Irene Grootboom (Sequel)

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

This is an 8-page sequel to HKS Case 1627.0. The 1996 "post-apartheid" constitution of South Africa enumerates a variety of specific rights, among them a guarantee of access to housing and a right to shelter for children. Yet many millions of...