Diversity

No matter the  industry, decision-makers must understand and navigate the needs, backgrounds, and perspectives of a diverse array of stakeholders. The cases in this section inspire dialogue and debate on challenging management and policy scenarios—from race relations to user-centered design—with lessons equally pertinent to students of ethics, criminal justice, activism, or the media.

 

  • Classic Case - Affirmative Action in the City of Pasadena

    Affirmative Action in the City of Pasadena

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1988

    This three-and-a-half page ethics case describes a policymaking dilemma that confronted the Pasadena City Council in the spring of 1985: whether or not to extend affirmative action...

  • Teaching Case - Finding Black Parents: One Church, One Child

    Finding Black Parents: One Church, One Child

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1988

    In 1980, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services faced a crisis. Over 700 black children in Cook County, including 69 infants, waited for adoption while the agency was unable...

  • Teaching Case - Governor's Affirmative Action Program

    Governor's Affirmative Action Program

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1984

    This hypothetical case outlines the efforts of state government officials to fulfill their new governor's pledge to implement an aggressive affirmative action hiring campaign. The case...

  • Classic Case - Office for Civil Rights (B: Sequel)

    Office for Civil Rights (B: Sequel)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1982

    This case examines attempts made in the late 1970s to revitalize the much-maligned Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part A puts the student in the...

  • Classic Case - Office for Civil Rights (B)

    Office for Civil Rights (B)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1982

    This case examines attempts made in the late 1970s to revitalize the much-maligned Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part A puts the student in the...

  • Classic Case - Office for Civil Rights (A)

    Office for Civil Rights (A)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1982

    This case examines attempts made in the late 1970s to revitalize the much-maligned Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part A puts the student in the...

  • Teaching Case - Fates of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X

    Fates of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1982

    This case is a sequel to both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. It follows the two leaders from 1965 until their assassinations in 1968 and 1965, respectively, briefly recounting their final...

  • Teaching Case - Audrey Simmons and the FAA

    Audrey Simmons and the FAA

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1981

    The National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (NAFEC), a facility of the FAA located in a community afflicted with high unemployment, particularly among minorities, was reputed to be...

  • Teaching Case - Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1981

    This case traces the life of Malcolm X, a leader of the Black Muslims and a powerful voice for black pride, from his birth as Malcom Little in 1925 to his break with the Muslims in 1964. It...