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.

  • Teaching Case - Boston Housing Authority (B)

    Boston Housing Authority (B)

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1983

    On July 25, 1979, Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Paul Garrity ordered the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), landlord to almost 50,000 residents of the city, into receivership. Concluding that, after almost five years of litigation in a class...

  • Teaching Case - Boston Housing Authority (A)

    Boston Housing Authority (A)

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1983

    On July 25, 1979, Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Paul Garrity ordered the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), landlord to almost 50,000 residents of the city, into receivership. Concluding that, after almost five years of litigation in a class...

  • 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...

  • Classic Case - Office for Civil Rights (A)

    Office for Civil Rights (A)

    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 - Cutting Back in Lakewood City Government (Sequel)

    Cutting Back in Lakewood City Government (Sequel)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1982

    In early 1981, after his first few months as city administrator of Lakewood, Colorado, Bill Kirchhoff slumped to his desk and pulled from his file "Lakewood-Issues and Problems." The two-page summary had been supplied to him several months...

  • Classic Case - Cutting Back in Lakewood City Government (B)

    Cutting Back in Lakewood City Government (B)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1982

    In early 1981, after his first few months as city administrator of Lakewood, Colorado, Bill Kirchhoff slumped to his desk and pulled from his file "Lakewood-Issues and Problems." The two-page summary had been supplied to him several months...

  • Classic Case - Cutting Back in Lakewood City Government (A)

    Cutting Back in Lakewood City Government (A)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1982

    In early 1981, after his first few months as city administrator of Lakewood, Colorado, Bill Kirchhoff slumped to his desk and pulled from his file "Lakewood-Issues and Problems." The two-page summary had been supplied to him several months...