Crisis Response Plans - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Jul 2011
What Do You Think?

So We Adapt. What’s the Downside?

Summing Up Adaptability and commitment are complementary concepts, appropriate in different situations, over different time periods, and in response to different challenges. That's the general sense that one gets in reading over the View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

improve individual and group decision-making. Highlights Evaluate the Process, Not the Outcome The Bay of Pigs Case Talk of the Town Case Three C's of Effective Decision Making Show Hide Details Case Studies The Bay of Pigs Trouble at Talk of the Town Designs The Cuban... View Details

28 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 28

mechanisms of value infusion in the institutionalization of organizations. Publisher's link: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/S0733-558X20150000044011 April 2015 Harvard Business Review The Type of Socially Responsible... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

The COVID-19 pandemic made remote work more the norm than the exception, and now many companies are struggling to map out a hybrid plan that both managers and employees can embrace long term. With return-to-work policies in flux, this is... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Oct 2006
What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

growing dependency ratios at the level of the firm tell us, regardless of where we are in the world. But several deplored what has been done about them. According to Francine McKenna, "There's no pension crisis in the executive suite... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

21 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'?

February 2021, for example, 72 percent received stimulus checks and half of them planned to invest those funds. To test their work further, researchers examined how Hong Kong’s similar cash payouts affected its markets, and found a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

models to make innovations easier to adopt. Highlights Match Mental Models, Reduce Complexity, and Prevent Errors Developing Research-Based Personas Anticipate Needs, Recognize Constraints, and Show Responsiveness Show Hide Details... View Details

17 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers

friend, more workers are scaling back, stepping away, or choosing alternative professional opportunities that help them balance these demands. Companies that ignore this emerging crisis risk losing their hardest-to-find and highest-paid... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

than the others? Does there always have to be a corporate justification? Will we see any trends? A: As I describe in the book, the paths to values are many and varied. Some managers arrive by way of a crisis or scandal, and others by way... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

responsibilities Foster successful strategy execution by establishing an environment that communicates which opportunities and behaviors are encouraged and which are out of bounds Who Will Benefit Mid-Level Managers and Professionals... View Details

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

Sloan, who not only were interested in leadership by virtue of having practiced it, but also had the ability to step back from everyday responsibilities of the firm and to think about leadership conceptually and developmentally. Q: Pop... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

program is high. The following positions are ineligible for GO Fellowship awards: Part-time, term, temporary, contract or volunteer roles. A position with job responsibilities that are determined to be sectarian by the Review Committee.... View Details

19 Jan 2024
News

The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

emergency response and communication. Be Mixed Cristina Ros Blankfein Jennifer Ross Business Track Runner-Up Natural and zero-calorie mixer for cocktail sipping anytime, anywhere. Social Enterprise Track, 2015 Focus Foods Julia Kurnik,... View Details

31 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?

accelerated insurance coverage the most for drivers who had no history of traditional coverage. Since the study in 2019, Hugo Insurance has gained traction with its pay-as-you-go contract and has expanded into 10 states, with plans to... View Details

Keywords: by Ray Kluender; Insurance

05 Jun 2009
What Do You Think?

What Does Slower Economic Growth Really Mean?

concern about the environment, questions are raised about whether certain forms of growth—let alone incorrect measures—serve a very good purpose. Paul Jackson caught the tone of many responses when he said, "Of course GDP is flawed,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

"I've heard many war stories," says Harvard Business School associate professor Connie Bagley, reflecting on conversations with former students who have started business ventures. To prepare current students for the HBS Business View Details

Keywords: by Staff

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

reducing their consumption (or even just planning to reduce their consumption), business managers may decide to scale back on their own operations, so as not to produce a lot of output that no one's going to buy. Firms will start laying... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

balancing my left and right brain. It probably also explains why my last four cars have been sporty SUVs. —Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) Back to top “Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Tragedy” J&J was confronted with a major crisis in October... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

29 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

How Organizations Create Social Value

Researchers then compared how they were handled in the nonprofit and corporate sectors. Key elements of strategy were: Initial Impetus. A nonprofit is founded in response to a problem; in the corporate world, social initiatives are often... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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