Marketing and Communication

Today's leaders must have an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively. The teaching cases in this section ask students to confront a range of difficult leadership scenarios where communication is key to success.   Also included are marketing cases focused on the importance of understanding the characteristics and needs of key customers in order to meet social or public goals.

  • Classic Case - California Legal Services, Inc. (D)

    California Legal Services, Inc. (D)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    This four-part case examines the efforts of California Legal Services (CLS) to provide legal aid to the poor in the late 1960s. Part A traces the origins of the legal services program. This section also presents incoming CLS Deputy Director...

  • Classic Case - California Legal Services, Inc. (C)

    California Legal Services, Inc. (C)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    This four-part case examines the efforts of California Legal Services (CLS) to provide legal aid to the poor in the late 1960s. Part A traces the origins of the legal services program. This section also presents incoming CLS Deputy Director...

  • Classic Case - California Legal Services, Inc. (B)

    California Legal Services, Inc. (B)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    This four-part case examines the efforts of California Legal Services (CLS) to provide legal aid to the poor in the late 1960s. Part A traces the origins of the legal services program. This section also presents incoming CLS Deputy Director...

  • Classic Case - California Legal Services, Inc. (A)

    California Legal Services, Inc. (A)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    This four-part case examines the efforts of California Legal Services (CLS) to provide legal aid to the poor in the late 1960s. Part A traces the origins of the legal services program. This section also presents incoming CLS Deputy Director...

  • Classic Case - Hunger in America: 1965-1969

    Hunger in America: 1965-1969

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    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 - John Marttila and Campaign Management

    John Marttila and Campaign Management

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    In 1972, John Marttila, a Boston-based professional campaign consultant, was asked to manage Delaware Democrat Joe Biden's race for a U.S. Senate seat. Biden's campaign was floundering and low on funds. This case recounts the strategies and...

  • Classic Case - John Marttila and Campaign Management (Sequel)

    John Marttila and Campaign Management (Sequel)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    In 1972, John Marttila, a Boston-based professional campaign consultant, was asked to manage Delaware Democrat Joe Biden's race for a U.S. Senate seat. Biden's campaign was floundering and low on funds. This case recounts the strategies and...