crises - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2002
News

Mary Callahan Erdoes

on supply and demand than they do on crises in the Gulf. Even if we solved the immediate crisis in Iraq, then what? Terrorism is a global issue that will take years to address. In the investment world, I think an invasion would further... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jun 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Boxer of Quirinal By John Barr (MBA 1972) Red Hen Press All animals struggle to survive. In John Barr’s poems, the success of the heron hunting, the albatross breeding, the inchworm spinning give proof of life. But for us that... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

the world into a multidimensional crisis. We are not only facing a health crisis, but economic and social crises, too, characterized by rising inequalities on top of an environmental crisis. A common root of these multiple crises can be... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

23 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?

it there? As Jean Monnet, one of the founders of the European Union, wrote in his memoirs, "Europe will be forged in crises and will be the sum of the solutions adopted for those crises." This is a prodigious crisis. Let’s hope... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini

21 Nov 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms

management. Even a cursory reading of recent headlines shows how vulnerable financial firms can be in this interrelated world, making risk management strategies crucial to success. "We'll spend time talking about leading through View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

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Manuscript Collections - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

English and German contain information on the crises of 1873 and 1893. Firms mentioned frequently include the Kansas & Pacific, Northern Pacific, and Wisconsin Central Railroads, and a number of Oregon firms. Deutsch Bank, Siemens &... View Details

Making Sense of Past and Present

similar economic and political crises and downturns. In a way, EGC was also a reminder of Nietzsche’s “Eternal Return” in Thus Spoke Zarathustra: "Everything has returned. Sirius, and the spider, and thy thoughts at this moment, and... View Details

15 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners

sectors where capital can drive meaningful impact. Throughout my RC year, I solidified my interest in this area, especially as I reflected on the significant infrastructure deficits in my home country, Mali. This issue is deeply personal, as Mali is currently facing... View Details

04 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets

Western corporate strategies have long been held up as role models for businesses in emerging markets. The reaction to recent financial crises in Asia and Latin America has only served to reinforce this practice. The multilateral... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna & Krishna Palepu

01 Mar 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019

psychology, and holistic health for answers when her own health crises struck. She now brings those solutions to moms everywhere. Mom Hacks gives you the specific smallest changes that yield the biggest impact for moms and their children.... View Details

01 Jan 2003
News

James E. Burke, MBA 1949

mid-1980s, Tylenol had rebounded completely. The customer confidence and goodwill Johnson & Johnson had built up also enabled it to overcome another poisoning incident in 1986-an event that resulted in the replacement of capsules with caplets. "When View Details

06 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance?

engaging a therapist, even if everything seems OK. Establishing a relationship and providing historical context ahead of any stressors or crises will prepare both you and your therapist if those events arise. Peer support group The... View Details

Keywords: by Julia B. Austin

06 Sep 2004
What Do You Think?

How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?

Summing Up Is the end of cheap oil a challenge to the world? Yes. Will it affect our standard of living adversely? Not likely. At least that is the verdict of most of the large number of respondents to this month's column who rely on assumed human ingenuity combined... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Apr 1998
News

Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue

Lessons from Financial Crises in Asia and Latin America." With the response of international lending agencies to the volatile Asian markets a prime topic of the day, the remarks of one high-ranking official, Shigemetsu Sugisaki, deputy... View Details

18 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Embracing Activism for Social Change

assess situations and connect at-risk individuals with support services as needed,” Mendu says. A third component of the initiative pairs mental health clinicians with outreach workers for the homeless to head off potential crises before... View Details

16 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.

have developed a perspective on strategies for the near-term and long-term. But first, before anything else, it’s important to stop the bleeding; that is, deal with crises and pain points. Whether the problems involve financial distress... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

08 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

The Return of the Salesman

financial crises (we were lucky to have thought of that over a year ago), and on salesmen. There's been growing interest in the topic of salesmanship over the last several years. In 2008, the University of Reading hosted a conference... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

30 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

international economic and financial crises highlights the need for a comprehensive framework to assess the robustness of national economic and financial systems. This paper proposes a new comprehensive approach to measure, analyze, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

investors. We view crises as opportunities. We, the non-politicians, need to accept responsibility for fixing the country and get on with it. matthew C. Weinzierl, Assistant Professor Of Business Administration A common take on the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Sep 2020
Blog Post

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

with the adequate reactions of Tsai Ing-Wen (president of Taiwan) and Jacinda Ardern (the prime minister of New Zealand), who took timely government actions to prevent the spread of the virus in their countries. The lesson from these examples are that not all View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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