Business and Government Relations

Privatizing the Albany County Airport: Abridged

Publication Date: January 01, 1991

An antiquated airport jeopardizes a region's economic health but the county of Albany, New York, operator of the airport, lacks funds to undertake much-needed capital improvements. In this context, the county executive seriously examines...

General Electric and the National Broadcasting Company: A Clash of Cultures

Publication Date: January 01, 1990

On June 9, 1986, General Electric Co. acquired the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) for $6.8 billion, setting a record for the largest non-oil merger in US history. GE wanted RCA for its defense-related businesses and for its solid domestic...

Pam Hyde and Ohio Mental Health: Shifting Control of Inpatient Care (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

When Pam Hyde was appointed director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health in 1983, she inherited a two-tiered state mental health system, consisting of 17 state hospitals and 53 community mental health boards. The state hospitals, which were...

Mast Bumping in Huey and Cobra Helicopters (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

The Huey and Cobra US Army helicopters carried thousands of American soldiers during the war in Vietnam. Developed by the Bell Helicopter Company, they were, by and large, safe and reliable. But, both in combat and in peacetime use following...

Mast Bumping in Huey and Cobra Helicopters

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

The Huey and Cobra US Army helicopters carried thousands of American soldiers during the war in Vietnam. Developed by the Bell Helicopter Company, they were, by and large, safe and reliable. But, both in combat and in peacetime use following...

Managing Viper: Epilogue

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

In August 1977, Col. Hubert Lacquement was facing the toughest challenge of his career. The Army project he was managing, the Viper assault/anti-tank weapon, had become more expensive than predicted and had fallen behind its production schedule...

Managing Viper

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

In August 1977, Col. Hubert Lacquement was facing the toughest challenge of his career. The Army project he was managing, the Viper assault/anti-tank weapon, had become more expensive than predicted and had fallen behind its production schedule...

Trident Contracting (Epilogue 1988)

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

This case describes the Navy's efforts to contract for what was generally considered an impossible task--the construction in less than five years of a nuclear-powered submarine of unprecedented size and complexity. The first part focuses on...

Trident Contracting: Negotiating the Contract (C)

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

This case describes the Navy's efforts to contract for what was generally considered an impossible task--the construction in less than five years of a nuclear-powered submarine of unprecedented size and complexity. The first part focuses on...

Trident Contracting: Evaluating the Bids (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

This case describes the Navy's efforts to contract for what was generally considered an impossible task--the construction in less than five years of a nuclear-powered submarine of unprecedented size and complexity. The first part focuses on...

Trident Contracting: Drafting the RFP (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

This case describes the Navy's efforts to contract for what was generally considered an impossible task--the construction in less than five years of a nuclear-powered submarine of unprecedented size and complexity. The first part focuses on...

Pam Hyde and Ohio Mental Health: Shifting Control of Inpatient Care

Publication Date: January 01, 1987

When Pam Hyde was appointed director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health in 1983, she inherited a two-tiered state mental health system, consisting of 17 state hospitals and 53 community mental health boards. The state hospitals, which were...