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- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
Lincoln—already besieged by personal and political difficulties—weighed his options, knowing that a loss at the polls would almost certainly mean a permanently divided nation. By late August, Lincoln faced a crisis as great as any other... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
firm.” “In developing economies, we have to reexamine the fundamental assumptions of what makes a good firm.” Realigning Priorities Other participants also remarked that the Asian economic crisis called for a reorientation of research... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
have to establish ethical standards and model the behavior they want reflected in the organization. Authentic leadership is critical in today's culture in the post-financial crisis world. COURTNEY LEIMKUHLER Courtney Leimkuhler (MBA... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Putting on the Wheels
mainstay of the American economy. So questions about the current Asian economic crisis elicit from him the wry, seen-it-all-before observation that "when you expand, it's always at the wrong time." After all, Hughes points out, with... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 25 Mar 2008
- News
Whistling Past the Graveyard
The experts are finally seeing the light: most now agree we are in a recession. Harvard professor Martin Feldstein (http://www.nber.org/feldstein), former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, says it could be the worst since World War II. But this belated... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Marking 10-Year Connection with Japanese Earthquake Region
organizations, and local towns), garnering unforgettable lessons in crisis leadership, entrepreneurship, and economic revival. Some of their projects are documented in HBS cases written by Takeuchi in collaboration with students—such as... View Details
- 30 Jul 2024
- News
Reddit’s Rise
challenge that was in front of you. Obviously, there are risks, there are opportunities, but what was your personal calculus as you thought through the opportunity? JW: Professionally, it actually didn’t feel like a big risk because it was already a little bit in View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
Professor of Business Administration. Those numbers add up to intense competition for prestigious, well-paid jobs, and high pressure to perform—if a position is secured. “It’s a crisis of rising expectations,” says Kirby, noting that the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
wrote in 1935 that Hitler's government "dominates through the medium of fear," and Professor Philip Cabot warned of widespread conflict in "The Crisis Which Confronts the Nation" in 1940. Even while reporting on HBS and alumni... View Details
- 08 Jan 2014
- News
Samaras, Greece Assume Presidency of European Union
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
liabilities. They never even bring these vexing issues up for debate. And of course, the best hope for dealing with such problems is to tackle them early, when there may be time to deal with them somewhat gradually, before things reach View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
a manifestation of rekindled social idealism. HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, an SEI faculty member, has another explanation rooted in the nation’s ongoing leadership crisis in business and government. “If institutions don’t operate... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
knew his response would set the tone for businesses everywhere that looked to GE—one of America’s biggest and most-heralded corporations—for direction. Over the next sixteen years, Immelt would lead GE through many more dire moments, from the Global Financial View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Releases
of confidence that demonstrates the risks of neglecting customer and employee relationships in the face of large-scale change. Once the world's most admired corporation, IBM stumbled badly in the early 1990s. The company, now making a comeback, suffered at the depth of... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
Schechter closed on March 12, then went to remote learning the following week. Schwartz says the speed at which he and his fellow school administrators were able to pivot benefited from advance warning about the severity of the crisis... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 18 Mar 2021
- News
Authentically Leading with Blind Ambition
for Leading in Crisis and True North Groups. Bill has previously served on the boards of Goldman Sachs, Mayo Clinic, ExxonMobil, Target, Novartis and The World Economic Forum USA. In 2014 the Franklin Institute presented Bill with the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982
managing 7,000 people, and it was a crisis all the time. There were many hard decisions to make every day, but boy, I learned a ton.” GE has seen significant change since Immelt’s tenure began, with acquisitions in energy, aviation, water... View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
countries closed their borders. Diagne’s first task was to work closely with the ministry’s leadership team in crafting an economic response to the pandemic. Worldwide, crisis management involved very similar challenges—layoffs and... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Fixing America’s Leadership Deficit
CLOSING THE GAP: Bill George makes a point about how business leaders often are chosen for the wrong reasons. He’s flanked by moderator Jonathan Kelly (HBS ’08) and HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. From Enron and WorldCom to Hurricane Katrina and the Iraq War, this... View Details
Keywords: Government