European municipalities, eager to increase the use of environmentally friendly forms of public transportation, offered bicycle sharing programs as adjuncts to their public transportation systems. This case focuses on the bicycle sharing systems in three mid-sized European cities: Mainz, Germany, Lille, France and Antwerp, Belgium. The case describes the market segments within each city and lays out the marketing mix variables-the 4Ps (product, price, place and promotion)-to allow students to compare and contrast the cities' opportunities and challenges. The protagonist in each city is charged with using the marketing mix to help his or her city reach its goals: in Mainz, to reach breakeven; in Lille, to increase bicycle usage from 2% to 10% and in Antwerp, to persuade drivers to commute by bicycle instead of by car.
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Lydenberg, Steve. “Ethics, Politics, Sustainability and the 21st Century Trustee.” In Socially Responsible Investment in the 21st Century: Does It Make a Difference for Society?edited by Céline Louche and Tessa Hebb. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing Group Limited, 2014.
Lydenberg, Steve. “Responsible Investment Indexes: Origins, Nature and Purpose.” In The Handbook of Responsible Investment, edited by Natalie Beinish, James P Hawley, Tessa Hebb, Andreas GF Hoepner, David Wood, and Alexi White. Oxford, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2014.
Lydenberg, Steve, and Katie Grace. “Socially Responsible Investing and Purchasing.” In New Frontiers of Philanthropy, edited by Lester M Salamon. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2014.
This case traces the evolution of thinking about, and the implementation of, performance assessment at one of Turkey's largest and most respected nonprofit organizations, the Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV). TEGV delivers a broad array of educational enrichment programs to low income children across Turkey through a team of volunteers. In contrast to many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across the world, which have adopted performance measurement reluctantly, as a necessary but onerous condition of receiving grant funds, TEGV embraced the idea early, for its own organizational purposes. In the course of telling TEGV's performance assessment story, the case includes detailed descriptions of two different approaches to program review and two broader impact studies. It includes 17 pages of exhibits-most of which provide samples of study results for students to review and discuss. TEGV's approach to assessment has been varied, creative and has evolved over time. Students of performance evaluation will likely see both pluses and minuses in the nature of each assessment described in this case, ensuring a rich and lively discussion.
Fung, Archon. “Popular Election Monitoring.” In Race, Reform, and Regulatory Institutions: Recurring Puzzles in American Democracy, edited by Heather Gerken, Guy-Uriel E Charles, and Michael S Kang, 2011. Publisher's Version
As a global NGO working in 45 countries, ActionAid International aims to eradicate poverty by addressing its underlying causes such as injustice and inequality. This case follows a series of radical transformations implemented by the organization's CEO, Ramesh Singh—a power shift from its headquarters in London to an international secretariat in Johannesburg; a new federated governance structure that increases the influence of units in Africa and Asia; and, innovations in accountability and transparency to the poor communities with which it works. But as Singh gets ready to step down after seven years, he is confronted with challenges from newly empowered country units that he feels risk taking the organization in the wrong direction. How will the divisions between the Northern and Southern units play out? Will they tear the organization apart, just when it is becoming a global player?
Fung, Archon, and David Weil. “Open Government, Open Society.” In Open Government: Collaboration, Transparency, and Participation in Practice, edited by Daniel Lathrop and Laurel Ruma, 2010. Publisher's Version
Fung, Archon. “Democracy and the Policy Process.” In Oxford Handbook of Public Policy, edited by Martin Rein, Michael Moran, and Robert E Goodin, 669-685. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Fung, Archon, and Susan Rosegrant. “What Should Be Built at Ground Zero?” In Ethics and Politics: Cases and Comments, edited by Amy Gutmann and Dennis F Thompson, 303-312. 4th ed. Belmont, Ca: Thomson-Wadsworth, 2006.
Fung, Archon. “Future Directions for Public Deliberation.” In The Deliberative Democracy Handbook, edited by John Gastil and Peter Levine, 271-288. San Francisco: Josey-Bass, 2005.