Cases

John Lehman and the Press: Communicating the Robinson Decision (A) (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 1, 1989

A secretary of the navy with a well-defined policy agenda ("the 600-ship navy") and a powerful sense of mission enlists the press as an ally through a series of deft encounters. This case allows for discussion/identification of the key elements...

John Lehman and the Press (A)

Publication Date: January 1, 1989

A secretary of the navy with a well-defined policy agenda ("the 600-ship navy") and a powerful sense of mission enlists the press as an ally through a series of deft encounters. This case allows for discussion/identification of the key elements...

Politician as Outsider: Judy Nadler and the Santa Clara City Council (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

A California city councilwoman must decide whether to urge a legal investigation into the relationship between city officials and a major local developer. The relationship between politics and whistle-blowing is fraught with peril and ambiguity...

Politician as Outsider: Judy Nadler and the Santa Clara City Council

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

A California city councilwoman must decide whether to urge a legal investigation into the relationship between city officials and a major local developer. The relationship between politics and whistle-blowing is fraught with peril and ambiguity...

Battle of the Alamodome: Henry Cisneros and the San Antonio Stadium (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

Major government-funded public works projects are often touted both for the needs they will fulfill and the jobs they will provide. This case examines the assumptions underlying San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros' push for publicly financed...

Battle of the Alamodome: Henry Cisneros and the San Antonio Stadium

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

Major government-funded public works projects are often touted both for the needs they will fulfill and the jobs they will provide. This case examines the assumptions underlying San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros' push for publicly financed...

Taking Charge: Rose Washington and Spofford Juvenile Detention Center

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

The latest in a long string of directors of New York City's toughest juvenile detention facility confronts a staff which is both demoralized and resentful of authority. As the jail's first black director, she must cope with a predominantly black...

Managing Environmental Risk: The Case of Asarco (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

In July 1983, EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus issued proposed regulations to control arsenic emissions from copper smelting and glass manufacturing plants. At the same time, he announced that EPA would involve residents of the Tacoma,...

Managing Environmental Risk: The Case of Asarco

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

In July 1983, EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus issued proposed regulations to control arsenic emissions from copper smelting and glass manufacturing plants. At the same time, he announced that EPA would involve residents of the Tacoma,...

On the Road to Isfahan: The Shah Buys the F-14

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

In 1974, the US government approved the sale of the country's most advanced fighter airplane, the F-14, to the government of the Shah of Iran. This case traces the sale from its origins, setting out the interests of the plane's manufacturer,...

The Saga of Vera Katz

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

In November 1984, Representative Vera Katz decided to run for the position of speaker of the house of the Oregon Legislature. If elected, she stood to become the first female speaker in state history, and only the fifth American woman to preside...

HIV and DC: The AIDS Testing Issue

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

In November 1985, District of Columbia Councilmember John Ray introduced a bill that would have imposed a five-year moratorium on all kinds of applicant AIDS-testing in the district by health, life, and disability insurers. Ray wrote the bill...