Cases

Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

During her study at Mount Holyoke in the early twentieth century, Frances Perkins, daughter of the Yankee middle class, learned about the horrors of industrial America and decided to devote her life to social reform. This case offers a brief...

New Jersey Growth Policy (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In 1978 Governor Brendan Byrne began his second term by making the revitalization of New Jersey's decaying cities a top priority of his administration. This case examines attempts by the Byrne administration to put together an economic...

New Jersey Growth Policy (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In 1978 Governor Brendan Byrne began his second term by making the revitalization of New Jersey's decaying cities a top priority of his administration. This case examines attempts by the Byrne administration to put together an economic...

Quality Control (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

Under pressure from President Carter to gain control of her agency's budget, Carol Tucker Foreman, assistant secretary of agriculture for food and consumer services, introduced new, less labor intensive methods of quality control into the Meat...

Quality Control (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

Under pressure from President Carter to gain control of her agency's budget, Carol Tucker Foreman, assistant secretary of agriculture for food and consumer services, introduced new, less labor intensive methods of quality control into the Meat...

Bill White and the Veterans Administration

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In this disguised case, Jack Goldman, director of the Illiana Veterans Administration Hospital, and his assistant for administrative services, Bill White, are requested by the new VA administration in Washington, DC to offer a position in the...

Office Confrontation

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In this disguised case, Colonel Orin Starr, the manager of the Centurion missile system in Materiel Command, learns that Seymour Swope, a civilian acting branch chief, and Colonel John Harrison, Starr's deputy, recently tangled in a heated...

Statewide Accounting for Missouri

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This case examines the efforts of the state of Missouri to initiate a multi-million dollar state-wide accounting system in the area of central fiscal control. The case reviews Missouri's accounting needs and describes the design, implementation...

The New York City Crisis

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In February of 1975, New York City found itself on the verge of insolvency when its $260 million bond issue was cancelled after the underwriters withdrew from the sale. The case explores how the city's financial crisis came about and the efforts...

Regional Housing in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In 1976 HUD created the Areawide Housing Opportunity Plan, which provided financial incentives for local jurisdictions in developing regional plans for housing assistance. Aid thus went to a variety of housing alternatives throughout a...

Regional Housing in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area (A: Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In 1976 HUD created the Areawide Housing Opportunity Plan, which provided financial incentives for local jurisdictions in developing regional plans for housing assistance. Aid thus went to a variety of housing alternatives throughout a...

Regional Housing in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In 1976 HUD created the Areawide Housing Opportunity Plan, which provided financial incentives for local jurisdictions in developing regional plans for housing assistance. Aid thus went to a variety of housing alternatives throughout a...