Cases

A Go-Getter in DOD

Publication Date: November 01, 2004

When a newly-appointed Department of Defense official takes her position, she finds that she must decide quickly how to deal with a "cowboy"-style employee who, although arguably getting impressive results, has been working outside established...

Parks and Partnership in New York City: The Spectrum of Engagement (B)

Publication Date: October 01, 2004

In a gradual but profound transition, New York's park system had become dependent on private partners. The private sector's involvement was pervasive by 2003, but came in very different forms. This case, a companion to Adrian Benepe's Challenge,...

A Change of Management

Publication Date: October 01, 2004

This case tells the story of the establishment and growth of public television in New Jersey, focused on the rise and fall of its first executive director, Lawrence Frymire. It implicitly raises the question of why Frymire--someone with a...

Liconsa and the Program of Social Assistance for Milk

Publication Date: September 15, 2004

In 2003, officials in Mexico's Ministry of Social Development were debating whether to eliminate a long-standing program that provided subsidized milk to poor families. In its place, they would expand a new program that gave poor families...

The Forest Service and Transitional Fires

Publication Date: September 01, 2004

This case outlines the operational challenges of decision making in a common example of high stress, high stakes, urgent situations: dealing with potentially rapidly evolving wildland fires. The case briefly outlines the policy choices during...

"Almost a Worst-Case Scenario": The Baltimore Tunnel Fire of 2001 (C)

Publication Date: September 01, 2004

In the late afternoon of a hot day in July, 2001, an accident beneath the streets of Baltimore threatened to turn into a disaster. A freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed and caught fire inside a tunnel that ran beneath one of the...

"Almost a Worst-Case Scenario": The Baltimore Tunnel Fire of 2001 (B)

Publication Date: September 01, 2004

In the late afternoon of a hot day in July, 2001, an accident beneath the streets of Baltimore threatened to turn into a disaster. A freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed and caught fire inside a tunnel that ran beneath one of the...

"Almost a Worst-Case Scenario": The Baltimore Tunnel Fire of 2001 (A)

Publication Date: September 01, 2004

In the late afternoon of a hot day in July, 2001, an accident beneath the streets of Baltimore threatened to turn into a disaster. A freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed and caught fire inside a tunnel that ran beneath one of the...

Evolution of The Gill Foundation (Epilogue)

Publication Date: July 8, 2004

Computer mogul Tim Gill, who had launched the popular QuarkXPress publishing software during the 1980s, wanted to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations in the United States. Although he had been a successful...

Evolution of The Gill Foundation

Publication Date: July 8, 2004

Computer mogul Tim Gill, who had launched the popular QuarkXPress publishing software during the 1980s, wanted to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations in the United States. Although he had been a successful...

Faith in the City: Patrick McCrory and the Mayor's Mentoring Alliance

Publication Date: July 4, 2004

In November 2003, Patrick McCrory became the first Mayor of Charlotte to be elected for a fifth term. Throughout his eight years in office, McCrory had developed and championed the "Mayor's Mentoring Alliance," a cross-sector initiative aimed at...

The Ethics Officer

Publication Date: June 01, 2004

A corporate lawyer prevails in a competition with her colleagues for a coveted assignment in the legal department of Oilco, an oil refining and marketing venture based in Hong Kong with operations in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The new...