Management

Whether overseeing people or projects—and often both—an effective manager must be prepared to handle complexity. Set in numerous agencies and organizations across many different sectors, the teaching cases in this section allow students to refine the essential skills of management, from organizing and problem-solving to budgeting and planning.

  • Classic Case - Savitz and the DOE (Abridged)

    Savitz and the DOE (Abridged)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1983

    When Joseph Tribble, a political appointee, assumed his position as an Assistant Secretary at the Department of Energy, he soon found himself in conflict with his Deputy Assistant Secretary, Maxine Savitz. A highly respected career civil servant...

  • Classic Case - Savitz and the DOE (Sequel)

    Savitz and the DOE (Sequel)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1983

    When Joseph Tribble, a political appointee, assumed his position as an Assistant Secretary at the Department of Energy, he soon found himself in conflict with his Deputy Assistant Secretary, Maxine Savitz. A highly respected career civil servant...

  • Classic Case - Savitz and the DOE

    Savitz and the DOE

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1983

    When Joseph Tribble, a political appointee, assumed his position as an Assistant Secretary at the Department of Energy, he soon found himself in conflict with his Deputy Assistant Secretary, Maxine Savitz. A highly respected career civil servant...

  • Classic Case - Les Aspin and the MX (Sequel)

    Les Aspin and the MX (Sequel)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1983

    This case describes the situation facing President Reagan in the fall of 1982 and early 1983 as he sought congressional support for the MX missile. Two proposals for MX basing had already failed to secure congressional authorization. The case...

  • Classic Case - Les Aspin and the MX

    Les Aspin and the MX

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1983

    This case describes the situation facing President Reagan in the fall of 1982 and early 1983 as he sought congressional support for the MX missile. Two proposals for MX basing had already failed to secure congressional authorization. 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 position of David Tatel, recently appointed director of...

  • 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 position of David Tatel, recently appointed...

  • Teaching Case - Sexual Harassment in the Office (Sequel)

    Sexual Harassment in the Office (Sequel)

    $2.45

    Publication Date: January 01, 1982

    On a Friday afternoon, Tina Wallinsky, a secretary in a Technical Information Unit of a federal agency, asked to speak privately with the unit director, Dan Newcomb. In a state of some agitation, Wallinsky related a conversation she had had with...

  • Teaching Case - Sexual Harassment in the Office

    Sexual Harassment in the Office

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1982

    On a Friday afternoon, Tina Wallinsky, a secretary in a Technical Information Unit of a federal agency, asked to speak privately with the unit director, Dan Newcomb. In a state of some agitation, Wallinsky related a conversation she had had with...

  • Classic Case - Mary Anderson and the Women's Bureau: Hypothetical

    Mary Anderson and the Women's Bureau: Hypothetical

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1981

    In 1887 sixteen-year-old Mary Anderson and her sister left their native Sweden in search of better economic opportunities in the United States. This search led Anderson into the growing trade union movement in the book and shoe industries. This...