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- March 27, 2020
- Other Article
Lessons from Italy's Response to Coronavirus
By: Gary P. Pisano, Raffaella Sadun and Michele Zanini
Policymakers in many parts of Europe and the United States are struggling to bring the rapidly spreading Covid-19 pandemic under control. In doing so, they are repeating many of the mistakes made in Italy, where the pandemic turned into a disaster. A major contributing... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Health Pandemics; Crisis Management; Government and Politics; Decision Making; Italy
Pisano, Gary P., Raffaella Sadun, and Michele Zanini. "Lessons from Italy's Response to Coronavirus." HO5ITU. Harvard Business Review (website) (March 27, 2020).
- October 2014
- Case
Honeywell and the Great Recession (A)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Susan J. Winterberg
CEO Dave Cote spent six years turning around an ailing Honeywell and in 2008 Cote and his team face a new challenge: how to respond to the Great Recession. Cote does not want to give up the gains he made in transforming and unifying Honeywell. With a fall-off in... View Details
Keywords: Layoffs; Furloughs; Downsizing; Work Sharing; Short Time Work; Recessions; Earnings Forecast; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Cost Management; Executive Compensation; Crisis Management; Financial Crisis; Manufacturing Industry
Sucher, Sandra J., and Susan J. Winterberg. "Honeywell and the Great Recession (A)." Harvard Business School Case 315-022, October 2014.
- June 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Blue Man Group: Creativity, Life and Surviving an Economic Meltdown
In 2008, Blue Man Group's three co-founders are facing the prospect of losing not just a business but a way of life they have built together. The case follows the story of Chris Wink, Matt Goldman, and Phil Stanton as they pursue their creative passion and build the... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Financial Crisis; Entrepreneurship; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Chakravorti, Bhaskar, and Shirley M. Spence. "Blue Man Group: Creativity, Life and Surviving an Economic Meltdown." Harvard Business School Case 810-108, June 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
not the end goal. In fact, cost cutting and restructuring are simply the first steps in repositioning and leading a company and industry through the crisis and in defining how business will be conducted in the future. This paper describes... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2009 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is one of the largest and fastest-growing pools of investment capital in the world and follows an unusually active program of investment management. In the market turmoil of late 2008, Mark Wiseman, Senior Vice President of the... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Asset Management; Capital; Financial Management; Investment; Financial Services Industry; Canada
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board." Harvard Business School Case 809-073, January 2009. (Revised April 2009.)
- July 2020
- Case
Sesame Workshop (C): Mission Critical Responses to Global and National Crises
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
Beginning in March 2020, Sesame Workshop navigated a global pandemic and racial justice crisis, which caused unemployment, business shutdowns, school closures, and remote work. The CEO and team responded with new partnership using its assets and reinforcing its... View Details
Keywords: Health Pandemics; Social Issues; Crisis Management; Global Range; Mission and Purpose; Education; Education Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Joyce J. Kim. "Sesame Workshop (C): Mission Critical Responses to Global and National Crises." Harvard Business School Case 321-016, July 2020.
- August 2010 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
Paul Bremer at the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq
By: Robert Steven Kaplan and Nicholas Henri Taranto
Since becoming the President's envoy responsible for post-war Iraq, Paul Bremer endured many sleepless nights, struggling with the decision of how to hand over sovereignty to the Iraqi people. Despite daily assassination attempts, tribal warfare, growing violence, and... View Details
Keywords: Government Administration; International Relations; National Security; Leadership; Crisis Management; Iraq; District of Columbia
Kaplan, Robert Steven, and Nicholas Henri Taranto. "Paul Bremer at the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq." Harvard Business School Case 411-010, August 2010. (Revised September 2010.)
- December 2018
- Teaching Note
The Swedish Academy #MeToo Scandal and the Reputation of the Nobel Prize
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Mats Urde
A classroom guide to teaching the case, “The Swedish Academy #MeToo Scandal and the Reputation of the Nobel Prize” (HBS No. 5-919-410). A fictional case protagonist must present his evaluation to the Nobel Foundation of the scandal affecting one of the Nobel... View Details
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Steering Monetary Policy Through Unprecedented Crises
By: David Moss and Cole Bolton
In early April 2008, economic conditions in Europe appeared to be deteriorating on almost all fronts: sales figures were falling, business and consumer confidence were slumping, forecasts for European growth were being revised downward, and inflation was rising. In... View Details
- April 2016
- Teaching Note
The Fall of the 'Fabulous Fab'
By: Eugene F. Soltes
Teaching note for HBS Case#114-063 View Details
Keywords: Management; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Financial Crisis; Finance; Financial Services Industry; United States
Soltes, Eugene F. "The Fall of the 'Fabulous Fab'." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 116-056, April 2016. (request a courtesy copy.)
- April 2013
- Supplement
AIG and the American Taxpayers (B)
By: Karthik Ramanna and Matthew Shaffer
Explores the decision faced by AIG's board on whether to join shareholder and ex-CEO Maurice Greenberg's lawsuit against the U.S. government. The suit, argued by super-lawyer David Boies (of Bush v. Gore and California Gay Marriage fame), claims that in September 2008... View Details
Keywords: Financial Markets; Financial Policy; Property Rights; Financial Institutions; Financial Crisis; Financial Management; Insurance Industry; United States
Ramanna, Karthik, and Matthew Shaffer. "AIG and the American Taxpayers (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-125, April 2013.
- 10 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos
Consumers delight in using smartphones to record their experiences and surroundings, but for businesses, such devices present tricky challenges. Suppose a customer encounters a hair in her food, a spill in an aisle, or a rude clerk. Historically, these problems were... View Details
- October 2007 (Revised August 2009)
- Case
Perfect Storm over Zurich Airport (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman and David Kiron
Josef Felder, CEO of Zurich Airport, faces several crises as he tries to transform the Airport from a slow-moving, conflict-ridden, government-owned entity into a privatized, world-class airport. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; State Ownership; Privatization; Air Transportation Industry
Tushman, Michael L., and David Kiron. "Perfect Storm over Zurich Airport (A)." Harvard Business School Case 408-023, October 2007. (Revised August 2009.)
- December 2010
- Teaching Note
Organization and Strategy at Millennium (TN) (A) & (B)
By: Julie M. Wulf
Teaching Note for 710-415 and 710-418. View Details
- August 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Launching the War on Terrorism
Describes the decision-making process employed by President George W. Bush's War Cabinet in the days following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Examines how the president and his advisers framed the problem, exchanged ideas, generated alternatives, and developed a... View Details
Keywords: War; National Security; Decision Making; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Public Administration Industry; United States
Roberto, Michael, and Gina Carioggia. "Launching the War on Terrorism." Harvard Business School Case 303-027, August 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- November 2003 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Samsung and Daewoo: Two Tales of One City
By fiscal year 2000, Samsung had pulled far ahead of other "chaebols," Korean conglomerates. For example, the market value of Samsung affiliates listed on the Korea Stock Exchange exceeded the sum of the market value of listed affiliates of second, third, and fourth... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Business Conglomerates; Corporate Strategy; Emerging Markets; Crisis Management; Electronics Industry; South Korea
Sull, Donald N., Choelsoon Park, and Seonghoon Kim. "Samsung and Daewoo: Two Tales of One City." Harvard Business School Case 804-055, November 2003. (Revised June 2004.)
- October 1997
- Case
John A. McCarthy, Jr.
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven, Todd M. Harris, A. Lanham Napier and John Sisson
Seven years after graduation, an MBA grad accepts the COO position in a company he's never heard of in an industry he knows nothing about. Moving up a vertical learning curve, he is involved in a crisis, and exposed to change and people management. He also must develop... View Details
Keywords: Management; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Leadership Development; Labor and Management Relations; Business Strategy; Management Teams
Uyterhoeven, Hugo, Todd M. Harris, A. Lanham Napier, and John Sisson. "John A. McCarthy, Jr." Harvard Business School Case 398-038, October 1997.
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
Interconnected: A Manifesto for Smarter Cities Authors:Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Stanley S. Litow Abstract The need for a fresh approach to U.S. communities is more urgent than ever because of the biggest global economic crisis since the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- November 1987 (Revised March 1993)
- Background Note
Global Semiconductor Industry--1987
By: David B. Yoffie
In 1987, the global semiconductor industry was coming out of the deepest recession in its 40 year history. The note examines the competitive dynamics of this industry over time, the nature of its technology, and the sources of competitive advantage. The role of buyer... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Globalization; Crisis Management; Consumer Behavior; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Technology; Semiconductor Industry
Yoffie, David B. "Global Semiconductor Industry--1987." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-052, November 1987. (Revised March 1993.)
- December 2010
- Article
Organising Response to Extreme Emergencies: The Victorian Bushfires of 2009
By: Dutch Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt
How can people and organisations best respond to emergency events that are significantly beyond the boundaries of what they had generally anticipated, expected, prepared for-or even imagined? What forms of organisations are likely to be best able to cope with such... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Management Practices and Processes; Natural Disasters; Crisis Management; Boundaries; United States
Leonard, Dutch, and Arnold M. Howitt. "Organising Response to Extreme Emergencies: The Victorian Bushfires of 2009." Australian Journal of Public Administration 69, no. 4 (December 2010): 372–386.