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- 19 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?
Natural disasters are a different story: though they occur much less frequently, when they do happen it's akin to thousands or even tens of thousands of pipes bursting and homes burning all at once. Hurricane Irene, for instance,... View Details
- 05 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2006
pressures. Aid in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Humanizing Victims Predicts Intergroup Helping Authors:Amy J. C. Cuddy, Mindi Rock, and Michael I. Norton Publication:Group Processes and Intergroup Relations (in press) Abstract This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2002
- What Do You Think?
Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?
aligned—shareholders, employees, top executives, those associated with the capital markets, and anyone desiring a "healthy" economy. Those not joining in risked enormous erosion of value. Accountants could hardly be expected to be more than a weak reed in the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
goal is not to identify the "best" program, but rather to lay out the range of innovations to meet the needs of heterogeneous potential savers. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-075.pdf Cases & Course Materials2006 View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
It was a dramatic contrast on our screens last week. As Hurricane Dorian unleashed nature’s fury on the Bahamas and danced with a wide swath of the East Coast of the United States, I flipped to the CNN Climate Town Hall, where Democratic... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 01 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 1, 2016
Hurricane Sandy forced a full evacuation of NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. The institution, which comprised NYU Medical School and several teaching hospitals, had been on an upward trajectory for several years under the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy
in damage to the local community), local corporate philanthropy did increase in the short term. But in cases of large disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, donations from local firms decreased in the aftermath. "After a threshold of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 31 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Improving Fairness in Flight Delays
congested, relies on the use of the Ground Delay Program (GDP), introduced in 1981, and the Airspace Flow Program (AFP), introduced in 2007. When a GDP event is implemented, such as during the recent Hurricane Irene sweep up the East... View Details
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But... View Details
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
insurance space stands the hedge fund Nephila. Nephila must decide how best to take advantage of the newly presented market opportunities post hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, and Rita. Nephila has a plethora of options as it brings capital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
announced staff cuts in reaction to slowing or declining demand. US government data from October suggests that employers remain cautious, adding just 12,000 new positions in the month as unemployment remained steady at 4.1 percent, edging up from 3.8 percent a year... View Details
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Hurricane Katrina as a catalyst for the transformation of the public education system in New Orleans, President Sarah Usdin and CEO Matt Candler must adapt their strategy to respond to a continuously shifting local context. By 2008,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
Enterprise Community Partners must determine whether to rebuild the Lafitte housing projects in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans and, if so, how to mitigate the risks. Set in January 2007, more than a year after Hurricane Katrina made... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209113 The Home Depot: Leadership in Crisis Management Harvard Business School Case 309-055 Examines the challenges The Home Depot faced in the aftermath of natural disasters such as View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
organisation). Nonetheless, when they do occur they tend to be of defining importance to the people and institutions that are thrust into them and that must find their way through them. September 11, 2001 in Manhattan and at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia; the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
Pursuing Systemic Change through Entrepreneurship Stacey Childress and James WeberHarvard Business School Case 310-052 After Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in August 2005, the state had taken over 102 of the 118 public schools in... View Details
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Public School System is faced with rebuilding from the ground up. The challenge is enormous, as is the opportunity to remake the lowest performing public school system in Louisiana and one of the lowest... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace