Mikhukhu People of South Africa: A Question of Survival

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

This case focuses on an organization established to fight for the housing rights of people living in "informal settlements" in apartheid-era South Africa. In the wake of democratization, the group finds itself under increasing pressure from...

Mayor Stephen Goldsmith: Organizing Competition in Indianapolis (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

During his successful 1991 bid for the Indianapolis mayoralty, Stephen Goldsmith is clear about his preference for privatizing city services. Once in office, however, Goldsmith decides on a different, more complex approach. The inefficiency of...

Mayor Stephen Goldsmith: Organizing Competition in Indianapolis (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

During his successful 1991 bid for the Indianapolis mayoralty, Stephen Goldsmith is clear about his preference for privatizing city services. Once in office, however, Goldsmith decides on a different, more complex approach. The inefficiency of...

Organizing Competition in Indianapolis: Mayor Stephen Goldsmith and the Quest for Lower Costs (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

During his successful 1991 bid for the Indianapolis mayoralty, Stephen Goldsmith is clear about his preference for privatizing city services. Once in office, however, Goldsmith decides on a different, more complex approach. The inefficiency of...

Addressing a Fractious Constituency: Andrew Mecca and California's Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (B)

Publication Date: January 03, 1994

When Andrew Mecca arrives as the new director of the California state agency responsible for disbursing funds to drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, he finds his plans for the agency stymied by demands he hadn't anticipated. A hodgepodge...

Affordable Homeownership in New York City: Nehemiah Plan Homes and the New York City Housing Partnership (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

These cases, designed specifically for students of housing by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, follow the development of two trend-setting new low-income housing initiatives in New York City. Although different in key ways, both...

Affordable Homeownership in New York City: Nehemiah Plan Homes and the New York City Housing Partnership (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

These cases, designed specifically for students of housing by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, follow the development of two trend-setting new low-income housing initiatives in New York City. Although different in key ways, both...

Industry-Government Competition: Contracting Out US Air Force Maintenance (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

This two-part case focuses on the vast US Air Force fleet maintenance system and raises a series of questions related to a core issue: How should the Air Force decide whether or to what extent it should hire private aerospace contractors to...

Industry-Government Competition: Contracting Out US Air Force Maintenance (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

This two-part case focuses on the vast US Air Force fleet maintenance system and raises a series of questions related to a core issue: How should the Air Force decide whether or to what extent it should hire private aerospace contractors to...

Industry-Government Competition: Contracting Out US Air Force Maintenance (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

This two-part case focuses on the vast US Air Force fleet maintenance system and raises a series of questions related to a core issue: How should the Air Force decide whether or to what extent it should hire private aerospace contractors to...

Vision and Strategy: Paul H. O'Neill at OMB and Alcoa (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

Whether as analyst or deputy director at the federal Office of Management and Budget, or as the chief executive of Alcoa, Paul O'Neill has sought to inspire those working for him to approach their tasks with vision and without preconceptions. In...

Addressing a Fractious Constituency: Andrew Mecca and California's Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

When Andrew Mecca arrives as the new director of the California state agency responsible for disbursing funds to drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, he finds his plans for the agency stymied by demands he hadn't anticipated. A hodgepodge...