Cases

High Mountain Sheep Dam

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case examines the decision facing the Federal Power Commission (FPC) of whether to license hydroelectric development of Idaho's Snake River. After providing background on the area's wilderness value and on the FPC, it describes a series of...

Fourth Platoon (Abridged)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case describes Mayor John Lindsay's 1968 attempt to improve the efficiency of the New York City Police Department by creating a Fourth Platoon to cover high crime hours of the day. The mayor's proposal required major changes in the way...

Congressman Aspin and Defense Budget Cuts (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case studies the efforts of Les Aspin, freshman congressman from Wisconsin, to cut defense spending. It opens with a brief outline of the problems inherent in any challenge to the defense budget, and then explores Aspin's options in...

Congressman Aspin and Defense Budget Cuts

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case studies the efforts of Les Aspin, freshman congressman from Wisconsin, to cut defense spending. It opens with a brief outline of the problems inherent in any challenge to the defense budget, and then explores Aspin's options in...

Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

Robert Hermann, acting administrator of the State Department's Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs (1966-67), wants to liberalize the regulations governing visitor visas. He must decide whether and how to proceed in an environment still...

Park Plaza (C)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case concerns the 1971 Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) plan to develop the Park Plaza area of downtown Boston. It centers on Miles Mahoney, commissioner of the Mass. Department of Community Affairs (DCA), an organization with broad...

Park Plaza (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case concerns the 1971 Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) plan to develop the Park Plaza area of downtown Boston. It centers on Miles Mahoney, commissioner of the Mass. Department of Community Affairs (DCA), an organization with broad...

Park Plaza (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case concerns the 1971 Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) plan to develop the Park Plaza area of downtown Boston. It centers on Miles Mahoney, commissioner of the Mass. Department of Community Affairs (DCA), an organization with broad...

William D. Ruckelshaus and the Environmental Protection Agency

Publication Date: January 01, 1974

When William D. Ruckelshaus took over as the first administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 he faced two major problems: how to keep the various agencies EPA had inherited running while the new organization was just getting...

Course Pack: EVAL755 (4 Cases)

Class: EVAL755Instructor: Dr. Sue Giancola Included Cases: Case #2007.0: The Geography of Poverty: Exploring the Role of Neighborhoods in the Lives of Urban, Adolescent Poor Case #1996.0: Women as Leaders: Lessons from...

Course Pack: Suffolk University (Rivers)

Course Pack:  Suffolk University (Rivers)   1818.0 E-Z Pass: The Effort to and Implement a Regional Electronic Toll Collection System (A) 1819.0 E-Z Pass: The Effort to and Implement a Regional Electronic Toll Collection System (B) 1552.0...

Course Pack: Contingency Management (EM-1211-12 Mass Maritime)

Cases for EM-1211-12 Contingency Management (Massachusetts Maritime Academy) The West Nile Virus Outbreak in New York City: On the Trail of a Killer Virus (A) Moving People out of Danger: Special Needs Evacuations from Gulf Coast Hurricanes (A) Ready...