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- 2013
- Article
An Incident Management System for Japan?
By: Arnold M. Howitt, Haruo Hayashi, Hiromi Akiyama, David W. Giles and Dutch Leonard
Substantial political will and bureaucratic skill are needed to implement a national incident management framework in Japan, but change could be on the way. View Details
- July–August 2013
- Article
Leadership Lessons from the Chilean Mine Rescue
By: Faaiza Rashid, Amy C. Edmondson and Herman B. Leonard
Three years ago, when a cave-in at the San José mine in Chile trapped 33 men under 700,000 metric tons of rock, experts estimated the probability of getting them out alive at less than 1%. Yet, after spending a record 69 days underground, all 33 were hoisted up to... View Details
- February 2013
- Case
Boston University: Managing Reputation and Risk (A)
By: Dutch Leonard, James Honan and Kerry Herman
- February 2013
- Supplement
Boston University: Managing Reputation and Risk (B)
By: Dutch Leonard, James Honan and Kerry Herman
- February 2013
- Supplement
Boston University: Managing Reputation and Risk (C)
By: Dutch Leonard, James Honan and Kerry Herman
- 2013
- Article
Boston Marathon Bombing Response
By: Dutch Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt
Authors Herman B ‘Dutch’ Leonard and Arnold M Howitt say that 12 to 15 years prior, Boston would not have handled the Marathon bombings as effectively as it did in April 2013 in regard to internal institutional preparedness and ability to integrate effort among... View Details
- 2013
- Conference Paper
Preliminary Thoughts and Observation on the Boston Marathon Bombings
By: Dutch Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt
- 2013
- Article
The Medical Response to the Boston Marathon Bombings
By: Dutch Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt
Several factors combined in the aftermath of the bombings to facilitate the delivery of medical care. The authors highlight 10 elements of the emergency medical response that saved dozens of lives in Boston. View Details
- 2012
- Chapter
Leading in Crises: Observations on the Political and Decision-Making Dimensions of Response
By: Herman B. Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt
Emergency response organizations, as we have argued in earlier writing, must deal with both "routine emergencies" (dangerous events, perhaps extremely severe, that are routine because they can be anticipated and prepared for) and "true crises" (which, because of... View Details
- May 2012
- Technical Note
Frameworks for Dialogue and Research about Social Impact Investing
Social Impact Investment is a rapidly expanding field, but terminology in the field is poorly defined and imprecise. This note suggests frameworks that help to clarify important dimensions of SII projects, distinguishing and clarifying key differences in approaches to... View Details
Keywords: Development Stage Enterprises; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurial Finance; Financial Instruments; Performance Measurement; Balanced Scorecard; Investment Funds; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Research; Framework; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry
- 2012
- Chapter
Pursuing Public Value: Frameworks for Strategic Analysis and Action
By: Herman B. Leonard and Mark H. Moore
Features Harvard Kennedy School scholars who focus diverse conceptual lenses on a single high-stakes management task—enhancing port security across the United States. This title considers the challenge of driving change in a complex system involving hundreds of private... View Details
- 9 Feb 2012
- Keynote Speech
Capitalism at Risk
- November 2011 (Revised May 2012)
- Background Note
Global Economic Prospect: A précis
- October–December 2011
- Article
Preparing in Advance for Disaster Recovery
By: Herman B. Leonard, Douglas Ahlers and Arnold M. Howitt
- November 2011 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
The 2010 Chilean Mining Rescue (A)
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Faaiza Rashid and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard
On August 5, 2010, 700,000 tons of some of the hardest rock in the world caved in Chile's century-old San José mine. The collapse buried 33 miners at a depth almost twice the height of the Empire State Building-over 600 meters (2000 feet) below ground. Never had a... View Details
- November 2011 (Revised October 2014)
- Supplement
The 2010 Chilean Mining Rescue (B)
By: Amy Edmondson, Faaiza Rashid and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard
- 2011
- Book
Capitalism at Risk: Rethinking the Role of Business
The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But capitalism's future is far from assured. The global financial meltdown of 2008 nearly triggered another Great Depression, economies in Europe are still teetering, and powerful... View Details
- Sep 2011 - 2011
- Interview
Capitalism at Risk
By: Lynn S. Paine and Herman B. Leonard
Keywords: Economic Systems