Cases

Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards 2017-2025

Publication Date: December 03, 2012

In December 2011, the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency issued a joint proposal to dramatically increase fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions of passenger...

A Prescription for Change: The 2010 Overhaul of the American Health Care System

Publication Date: November 26, 2012

In March 2010, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a contentious, massive bill representing the most significant change to federal health care policy since Medicare. The legislation...

New York City Center for Economic Opportunity: An Evidence-Based Approach to Alleviate Poverty

Publication Date: November 08, 2012

In late 2006, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg created the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO). Born out of recommendations made by the Bloomberg appointed public-private Commission for Economic Opportunity, CEO was designed to be an...

Innovation Clusters in the Global Economy: The Welfare Technology Region in Denmark

Publication Date: November 07, 2012

In February 2012, Lars Kolind, chairman of Welfare Tech Region, a cluster organization in Southern Denmark that promotes the use of technology to assist people with daily living activities, considered the challenges that the cluster...

Iceland's Energy Policy: Finding the Right Path Forward

Publication Date: October 31, 2012

Iceland has two unique features. First it has one of the most unique landscapes in the world. A country twice the size of Switzerland, it has only 300,000 inhabitants and thus most of its regions are sparsely inhabited. Second, it also has...

"Miracle on the Hudson" (Epilogue)

Publication Date: September 10, 2012

On January 15, 2009, shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese. The geese were then sucked into the plane's twin engines, causing total engine failure and the loss of power. Case A of...

"Miracle on the Hudson": Rescuing Passengers and Raising the Plane (B)

Publication Date: September 10, 2012

On January 15, 2009, shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese. The geese were then sucked into the plane's twin engines, causing total engine failure and the loss of power. Case A of...

"Miracle on the Hudson": Landing U.S. Airways Flight 1549 (A)

Publication Date: September 10, 2012

On January 15, 2009, shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese. The geese were then sucked into the plane's twin engines, causing total engine failure and the loss of power. Case A of...

Michelle Rhee's IMPACT on the Washington D.C. Public Schools

Publication Date: August 23, 2012

The case opens in 2007, when the Washington, D.C. public school system was failing. Parents, politicians, labor unions and activists all agreed that reform was necessary due to abysmal student test scores, attendance records and safety concerns...

Legacy, Transition, and Growth: The Case of BRIDGE Housing Corporation

Publication Date: August 08, 2012

Legacy, Transition, and Growth: The Case of BRIDGE Housing Corporation concerns the issues that a leading regional nonprofit housing company faced after its charismatic founder, Don Terner, tragically and unexpectedly died. It covers the...

Hard-Won Accord: British Columbia & EDS Canada Tackle a Complex Contract Negotiation (Abridged)

Publication Date: August 02, 2012

When a public sector agency decides to privatize a large government function (as opposed to a more discreet job), the process of negotiating the service contract becomes a more complex and far-reaching endeavor. This case study describes the...

Gainesville Regional Utilities' Feed-in Tariff (Epilogue)

Publication Date: August 01, 2012

Inspired by the experiences in Germany and Spain, Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) developed a pilot feed-in tariff to stimulate investment into solar photovoltaic systems. This case explores the factors behind the decision to promulgate a...