Case A (UV3177) describes the career of Robert O’Neill, an executive from Fairfax County, Virginia, who runs one of the highest per capita income counties in the United States. The case addresses the events that led to his being hired by Fairfax County, his experience as a county executive, and the situation at the end …
In the fall of 2009, President Obama will address a joint session of Congress to regain lost momentum on health care reform and get Congress to pass a bill.
When the city of Boston applied to host the Democratic presidential race in July 2004, it did so in the belief that the event would bring prestige and financial benefits to the city. But by the scheduled date of the Congress, the terrible events of September 11, 2001, had intervened and, as a “special national …
A note on structuring municipal bonds.
Complement case (A).
After battling the country’s longest recession since 2008, the UK will grow faster than any other G7 nation in 2014. Analysts wondered whether the return to growth was due to or despite the prime minister’s controversial austerity plan. £ 113bn David Cameron introduced in 2010. Despite the positive economic rebound, British politicians still faced the …
This continuation accompanies case 1800.0. In January 1997, the Rhode Island Department of Health launched KIDSNET to harness the power of information technology and ensure that all of the state’s children receive appropriate care. The medical “informatics” system was developed to track vital health data, such as vaccinations, and make it available to health care …
The Tintaya copper mine, located in the highlands of Peru, has long been a source of intense conflict between members of the local community and mine operators. The mine, which was first owned and managed by the Peruvian state and later by BHP Billiton, sits on 2,300 hectares of land that has been expropriated by …
It describes the response of the Mexican authorities and the international community to the “Third World Debt Crisis” that emerged in the forefront of global economic concerns in the early 1980s. It focuses on the respective roles of the private sector, governments (Mexican and foreign), and the international community in handling the crisis.
Danfoss is one of the largest family-owned companies in Denmark, producing components for a wide range of industrial control tasks. The case covers 1996-2004 and first looks at Danfoss’ globalization strategy, then focuses on its specific experience and knowledge in China before turning to the broader challenges that globalization in China poses for Danfoss as …