Federal

By emphasizing discussion of real-world examples, the case method is an ideal solution for training public leaders. The cases in our “Government” categories focus in particular on the workings and interactions of government agencies and entities at the local, national, and international level.

  • Teaching Case - Equal Employment Opportunity

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    $2.45

    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In this disguised case, a senior manager in a federal agency must decide whether to approve the promotion of a secretary. The agency's personnel officer and chief administrative officer have argued that he should okay the promotion, even though...

  • Teaching Case - Case of Disgruntled Employee (Sequel)

    Case of Disgruntled Employee (Sequel)

    $2.45

    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    Robert Morgenstern, a new and inexperienced manager of a recently created internal audit team in a federal agency, tries to salvage an unsatisfactory employee and fails, with an unexpected resulting problem for himself when he tries to ease the...

  • Teaching Case - Case of Disgruntled Employee

    Case of Disgruntled Employee

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    Robert Morgenstern, a new and inexperienced manager of a recently created internal audit team in a federal agency, tries to salvage an unsatisfactory employee and fails, with an unexpected resulting problem for himself when he tries to ease the...

  • Teaching Case - Equal Employment Opportunity (Sequel)

    Equal Employment Opportunity (Sequel)

    $2.45

    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In this disguised case, a senior manager in a federal agency must decide whether to approve the promotion of a secretary. The agency's personnel officer and chief administrative officer have argued that he should okay the promotion, even though...

  • Teaching Case - Korea and the Thirties (A)

    Korea and the Thirties (A)

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    On June 25, 1950, the US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea received an alarming call from his deputy chief, E.F. Drumright, warning him that the communists were hitting along the front. The invasion caught the Republic of Korea and its...

  • Teaching Case - Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations: Concluding a Treaty (B)

    Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations: Concluding a Treaty (B)

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1979

    On April 18, 1978, the US Senate ratified the Panama Canal Treaty, effectively returning control of the canal to the Panamanians after 75 years of US rule. This case examines the events leading up to this ratification. In Part A, students will...

  • Classic Case - Senator Kennedy and the Civil Aeronautics Board: Sequel

    Senator Kennedy and the Civil Aeronautics Board: Sequel

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    In 1974, Senator Edward Kennedy, in his role as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedures of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was looking for an issue on which to focus. Kennedy contacted Harvard law professor Stephen...

  • Classic Case - Senator Kennedy and the Civil Aeronautics Board: Part II

    Senator Kennedy and the Civil Aeronautics Board: Part II

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    In 1974, Senator Edward Kennedy, in his role as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedures of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was looking for an issue on which to focus. Kennedy contacted Harvard law professor Stephen...

  • Classic Case - Senator Kennedy and the Civil Aeronautics Board: Part I

    Senator Kennedy and the Civil Aeronautics Board: Part I

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    In 1974, Senator Edward Kennedy, in his role as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedures of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was looking for an issue on which to focus. Kennedy contacted Harvard law professor Stephen...

  • Classic Case - Hunger in America: 1965-1969 (Sequel)

    Hunger in America: 1965-1969 (Sequel)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    In 1967 Senators Robert Kennedy and Joseph Clark focused national attention on hunger in America with their unscheduled and widely publicized tour of black homes in the Mississippi Delta. This case examines existing federal efforts -- as of...

  • Classic Case - Hunger in America: 1965-1969 (A Chronology of Events)

    Hunger in America: 1965-1969 (A Chronology of Events)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    In 1967 Senators Robert Kennedy and Joseph Clark focused national attention on hunger in America with their unscheduled and widely publicized tour of black homes in the Mississippi Delta. This case examines existing federal efforts -- as of...