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A Tricky Mandate: Craig Coy and the Problem of Patronage Hiring at Massport (Sequel)

Publication Date: February 20, 2009

This case sequel is a shorter, more focused, decision-forcing version of The Turnaround Artist: Craig Coy Tackles Political Influence at Massport (Case Program, 1896.0). Like its more comprehensive counterpart, it addresses a set of...

A Tricky Mandate: Craig Coy and the Problem of Patronage Hiring at Massport

Publication Date: February 20, 2009

This case is a shorter, more focused, decision-forcing version of The Turnaround Artist: Craig Coy Tackles Political Influence at Massport (Case Program, 1896.0). Like its more comprehensive counterpart, it addresses a set of decisions facing...

Crossrail (A): The Business Case (Abridged)

Publication Date: December 19, 2008

In 2008 Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced a funding package for Crossrail, an ambitious project designed to relieve overcrowding on London's underground and railroad services by building a 21 kilometer (13 mile) tunnel under Central London...

Crossrail (B): The Politics of Approval

Publication Date: December 19, 2008

In 2008 Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced a funding package for Crossrail, an ambitious project designed to relieve overcrowding on London's underground and railroad services by building a 21 kilometer (13 mile) tunnel under Central London...

Crossrail (A): The Business Case (Sequel)

Publication Date: December 19, 2008

In 2008 Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced a funding package for Crossrail, an ambitious project designed to relieve overcrowding on London's underground and railroad services by building a 21 kilometer (13 mile) tunnel under Central London...

Crossrail (A): The Business Case

Publication Date: December 19, 2008

In 2008 Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced a funding package for Crossrail, an ambitious project designed to relieve overcrowding on London's underground and railroad services by building a 21 kilometer (13 mile) tunnel under Central London...

Parking in San Francisco

Publication Date: August 31, 2007

In 2006 planners in the City and County of San Francisco were promoting an overhaul of the city's parking policy that they claimed would correct unfair and unwise subsidies for automobile users.  The effort was designed to allow market...

Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike

Publication Date: August 31, 2007

In June 2007, the governor of Pennsylvania was negotiating with the states legislative leaders about his proposal to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike to private investors. Leasing public highways to private companies was unheard of in the United...

The Boeing Tanker Lease Deal (B)

Publication Date: August 09, 2006

In May 2003, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved an agreement allowing the Air Force to lease 100 converted Boeing 767 aircraft as aerial refueling tankers. The deal's critics, most prominently Senator John McCain, argued that no, the...

The Boeing Tanker Lease Deal (A)

Publication Date: August 09, 2006

The September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States precipitated US military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq, increasing demand for certain military assets. Domestically, the attacks crippled an already struggling airline industry, hurting...

Too Many Parents? Making a Conservancy Work (B)

Publication Date: June 05, 2006

In April 2005, Nancy Brennan took over as director of the newly-created Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy in Boston. This case examines the challenges which faced her and the 10-person Conservancy board. The body, charged with raising money...

Too Many Parents? Governance of Boston's Rose Kennedy Greenway (A)

Publication Date: June 05, 2006

This case study examines through the lens of governance structure the evolution of the Central Artery (or "Big Dig") in Boston, a public works project of historic proportion which had the potential to create a green oasis of parks in the heart...