Case Name :      North Lincoln

Authors :           David W. Young

Source :             The Crimson Group

Case ID :           TCG221

Discipline :        Accounting

Case Length :    17 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

A process rather than a numbers case that focuses on the relationships within a state government, and their impact on the way the budget is developed. One issue is the role of the Director of the Office of Fiscal Affairs and his relationship with the Secretaries and the budget bureau. A related issue is that the governor does not see the budget as high priority, has delegated considerable budget responsibility to his staff assistant and doesn’t deal with his Secretaries directly, doesn’t consult his fiscal staff about the effect of new programs, and hasn’t met with the Director of the budget bureau since he has been in office.