Classic Cases

Americanizing the Vietnam War: Hypothetical

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

In 1964-65, the United States made a series of decisions that culminated in the commitment of large ground forces to South Vietnam for sustained offensive action. President Johnson thus effectively took over the defense of South Vietnam. This...

Steel Seizure (C): Supplement

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

Steel Seizure (C)

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

Steel Seizure (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

Steel Seizure (A): Supplement

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

Steel Seizure (A): Summary Case

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

Job Enrichment (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

In Part A, management of a federal claims processing division decides to restructure the operation in order to promote employee morale and efficiency. Organizational restructuring is based on the concept of "semi-autonomous task teams,"...

Job Enrichment (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

In Part A, management of a federal claims processing division decides to restructure the operation in order to promote employee morale and efficiency. Organizational restructuring is based on the concept of "semi-autonomous task teams,"...

CIA to 1961

Publication Date: January 1, 1980

This case traces the organizational history of the Central Intelligence Agency from its establishment after World War II to its role in the Bay of Pigs invasion. It outlines key factors that served to shape the CIA's institutional identity and...

Detroit Fiscal Crisis (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1979

This case concerns a major fiscal problem facing the city of Detroit, and its mayor Coleman Young, in the 1970s. Part A presents a profile of Detroit, a deteriorating manufacturing center with virtually all of the classic symptoms of urban...

Contracting For Human Services (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1979

John Calhoun was appointed commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services in 1976. At that point the agency was still in administrative turmoil, as it had switched from state-run training schools to privately-operated treatment...

Contracting For Human Services (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1979

John Calhoun was appointed commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services in 1976. At that point the agency was still in administrative turmoil, as it had switched from state-run training schools to privately-operated treatment...