Recession - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads

audience’s attention and empathy, but that failed to offer a compelling reason to believe in and purchase the product. A notable exception was an ad for E-Trade that deftly used many Americans’ post-Great Recession concerns about the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Telecommunications

20 Apr 2021
Blog Post

Leadership In Challenging Times: Thierry Ibri (MBA 1997)

hunger-relief world were noting how we had finally reached pre-Great Recession levels of food insecurity across the country. That level of hunger – with 1 in 11 Minnesotans – was unacceptable, so we were highly motivated to lower hunger... View Details

24 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 24

Implicit in U.S. Tax Policy and the Costs of Unequal Growth and Recessions By: Lockwood, Benjamin, and Matthew Weinzierl Abstract—We use official data and standard optimal tax conditions to infer the positive and normative judgments... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Aug 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs

different," Conforti confesses. "The plan all along was to turn Finale into a national dessert chain. We ran into the buzz saw of the recession just as we opened a fourth restaurant in a high-end mall. That's now a couple of years in the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

01 Jun 2011
News

The Best-Laid Plans

chain. We ran into the buzz saw of the recession just as we opened a fourth restaurant in a high-end mall. That’s now a couple of years in the rearview mirror, but you can’t deny that the recession had an... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Health, Social Assistance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2020
News

The Devil You Don’t Know

demand-side recession or depression. Producers (businesses) realize they’re going to have less demand for their products in the future, so they start contracting their operations. That means laying people off. Now you’re really in a... View Details

12 Feb 2016
Op-Ed

The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills

America’s jobs growth rate steadily slowed and labor force participation fell dramatically. It currently stands at a level not seen since the grinding recession of 1980 to 1982. It’s no secret that several tectonic changes have affected... View Details

Keywords: by Joe Fuller and Matt Sigelman; Manufacturing; Electronics

24 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought

passed since risky mortgage lending, excessive borrowing, and soaring housing prices collided in 2008 to trigger one of the more severe financial crises in American history. Since then, economists have been studying the factors that led to that disaster and the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

22 Apr 2015
Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

recession are not part of an optimal economic policy, this view is deeply naïve because it ignores the political realities of Greece. The track record of Greek politicians is one of populism, corruption, and fiscal irresponsibility. (See... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

27 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Building Businesses in Turbulent Times

One IBM. Not only is IBM surviving, it is thriving once again. Q: Is a recession really the time for a company to make major changes? A: Change is coming anyway, so leaders need to take control. At HBS, our motto is, "Never let a... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

25 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 25

have conspired to enable insider trading? And if so, what did that mean for the future of the Firm? Purchase this case: https://hbr.org/product/mckinsey-co-protecting-its-reputation-a/415021-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 315-022 Honeywell and the Great View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives

from a global recession and financial shock, it would be naive to assume a return to business as usual. All companies need to reexamine the fundamental links between their espoused strategic goals and the nitty-gritty of field... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

28 Aug 2014
Op-Ed

Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit

businesses. But small business credit was hit hard during the recent recession and has been slow to recover. Beginning in early 2009, the federal government acted quickly to unfreeze credit markets with programs ranging from loan... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking

11 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ’The Future of Boards’

Editor's note: The credit crisis and subsequent recession has thrown many financial and business institutions into, if not chaos, then at least a sense that the landscape underneath has shifted significantly. One institution undergoing... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Lorsch

02 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat

arrived at this point in part due to the recession when many retailers reduced headcounts as customers focused more on price and less on service, but also as a result of long-term initiatives like self checkout, which eliminated many... View Details

Keywords: Re: Rajiv Lal; Retail

22 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade

much better. In this article, professor and Balanced Scorecard guru Robert S. Kaplan introduces BSC Customer Profitability Metrics. From Balanced Scorecard Report. Marketing Your Way Through a Recession Published: March 3, 2008 In a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 4

consensus that embraced international trade and outsourcing while supporting continuous upgrading of workplace skills. In April 2009, the new Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, is balancing short-term responses to a global recession... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2025
News

Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward

we see a recession on the horizon. Past experience has shown that downturns generally tend to affect everything from Executive Education enrollments to Harvard Business Publishing revenues. In times of uncertainty, as we’ve seen this... View Details

12 Nov 2019
News

Seismic Shift

were asking important questions and making changes, and West saw companies taking initial steps to address diversity issues, including hiring diversity officers as senior executives. With a focus on diversity, the numbers began to show some signs of improvement. But... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

03 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 3

Recession did not alter the relationship between the coincident index and IVF use. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates a positive relationship between the economy and IVF use, with greater magnitude in states with insurance mandates. This... View Details