Crisis Response Plans - Publications - Faculty & Research

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

01 Dec 2022
News

A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light

course developer. As Dean, he led HBS through some of the most momentous and challenging times in its history. In 2008, as the global economic crisis unfolded, Light acted swiftly to strengthen the School’s financial structure and... View Details

Keywords: leadership; HBS Dean; obituary; academia

01 Feb 2002
News

Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable

business; last October, he was named chairman and CEO of Marsh Crisis Consulting, a unit of Marsh & McLennan that provides a full range of services to corporate clients to help them avoid, plan for, and... View Details

Keywords: counterterrorism; terrorism; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Jun 2009
News

Too Big To Fail

recruited Moss, an expert in risk management, to provide historical context to the financial crisis and a framework for reform. For his efforts, the panel acknowledged his key role “in conceptualizing and drafting” significant parts of... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; federal bailouts; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

01 Sep 2010
News

Five Honored for Missions Accomplished

conveyed than with the task itself; I’ve used that knowledge again and again. What opportunities do you see as the economy emerges from crisis mode? When it comes to technology, we all have the same core desires to do things smarter,... View Details

Keywords: awards; Finance; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Space Research and Technology; Government; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

24 Jul 2018
Op-Ed

4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World

Do your research and demonstrate to yourself that there is strong evidence that creating strategically planned social impact can enhance your company’s success. Use your professional skills to identify an opportunity for simultaneously... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

Profile

Hann Yew

Zone, about incurable viruses, like Ebola," says Hann. “I was fascinated by the CDC scientists – they seemed like swashbuckling figures." From that point on, she not only dreamed of biological research; she created and followed an ambitious View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Healthcare/Biotech

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Europe - Global Activities 2021

Europe Europe Job-Matching Platforms Address the Refugee Crisis Pictured: The European refugee crisis continues to escalate—between 2011 and 2019 alone, more than 6 million people applied for asylum in the... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Money Matters

financial independence and control.” The response to iTrust’s financial planning seminars for women has been “overwhelming” and bodes well for the future “because women are more open to and are more likely... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

January 2019 (Revised July 2022)
Case

Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Continuing a Legacy

By: Forest Reinhardt, Gunnar Trumbull and Mahima Rao-Kachroo

Founded in 1963 by Bhavarlal Jain (Bhau), who believed in “providing solutions for every problem,” Jain Irrigation in 2018 had a global footprint and $1.1 billion in revenue. Bhau had insisted that his business add value to farmers' lives and promote sustainable... View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; India

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25 Jun 2020
News

Global Centers Broaden Understanding of Business and the Pandemic

were able to understand how firms are approaching the tremendous uncertainty related to COVID-19. One of the aspects of this research that has impressed me the most is how, for many companies, this crisis has created an opportunity to... View Details

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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry - Course Catalog

consumer interaction, the restaurant industry has been lightly studied academically. And yet its entrepreneurial and management learnings have broad application beyond restaurants. Sited within General Management, this course explores exactly that. We will run the... View Details

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Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Course | HBS Online

. Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Develop a framework for understanding the responsibilities leaders have to their customers, employees, investors, and society Determine and deliver on your economic,... View Details

01 Mar 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

HBS Flunks Finance 101 As regards your December Editor’s Note wherein you refer to Dean Jay Light’s remarks to the hastily organized financial crisis panels during the week of September 22: Light attributes the financial View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2009
News

Over the Top

incentives embedded in those plans is key to resolving the current crisis and preventing another. That task falls, by law, to corporate boards, clubby groups that are widely criticized as the handpicked... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Government

01 Mar 2009
News

Just Keep Our Money

© politicalcartoons.com The government’s ever-evolving rescue of the financial sector has already demanded enormous sums, and President Obama’s economic stimulus package will require many billions more. While a stimulus plan would lead to... View Details

Keywords: Peter Tufano; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

March 2009
Teaching Note

Antegren: A Beacon of Hope (TN)

By: Joshua D. Margolis

Teaching Note for [408025], [408026], [408027], and [408028]. View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decision Choices and Conditions; Crisis Management; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry