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November 20, 2023
Article

How Ben Minicucci Piloted Alaska Airlines Through the Pandemic

By: Ranjay Gulati

Keywords: Leadership; Health Pandemics; Crisis Management; Air Transportation Industry; Travel Industry

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May 1995 (Revised May 1996)
Teaching Note

AES Honeycomb Series TN

By: Lynn S. Paine and Charles A Nichols, III

1eaching Note for (9-395-132) and (9-395-122). View Details

Keywords: Crisis Management; Ethics; Organizational Design

December 1994 (Revised January 1995)
Supplement

AES Honeycomb (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Sarah C. Mavrinac

Describes the actions taken by AES management. View Details

Keywords: Crisis Management; Organizational Design; Ethics

12 May 2021
News

Aid from Afar

As HBS student Shyamli Badgaiyan watched the COVID-19 crisis surge in India in recent weeks, the Delhi native felt anxious and helpless. “I found myself thinking of ways to help from afar—an instinct I would later learn many students... View Details

Keywords: Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

April 2020 (Revised July 2020)
Case

Teton Capital Partners, LLC: Free Fallin'

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz

Keywords: Private Equity; Financial Crisis; Real Estate Industry; Banking Industry

13 Nov 2020
News

Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues

with alumni through live virtual programs, such as Crisis Management for Leaders, a five-part webinar series that drew more than 4,700 attendees. “Our faculty are studying all aspects of the pandemic and are working with business,... View Details

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Lehman Brothers Deal Books | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Lehman Brothers Timeline Sept-Oct 2008 Video-Coverage of the Financial Crisis Download the Exhibition Catalog (PDF) Lehman Brothers Archives Lehman Brothers Deal Books Search Exhibition Lehman Brothers - Introduction 1840s – 1880s General... View Details

Hans W. Becherer

Becherer rebuilt Deere & Company, following the financial farm crisis of the 1980s, into a diverse, global competitor. In 1998, revenues from outside the United States accounted for approximately 25% of Deere & Company sales.... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

Vincent R. Shiely

Shiely continued Briggs & Stratton’s (world’ largest manufacturer of small gasoline engines) three decade long top financial performance – even during the energy crisis of the 1970’s. For 30 years, Briggs and Stratton has been a top... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

2014
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An Economy Doing Half Its Job: Findings of Harvard Business School's 2013–14 Survey on U.S. Competitiveness

By: Michael E. Porter and Jan Rivkin

In 2013–14, Harvard Business School (HBS) conducted its third alumni survey on U.S. competitiveness. Our report on the findings focuses on a troubling divergence in the American economy: large and midsize firms have rallied strongly from the Great Recession, and highly... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Economy; Financial Crisis; United States

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December 2011
Teaching Note

The Greek Crisis: Tragedy or Opportunity? (TN)

By: Dante Roscini

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Opportunities; Greece

June 2010
Supplement

Blue Man Group: Creativity, Life, and Business (Video)

This video complements the case "Blue Man Group: Creativity, Life and Surviving an Economic Crisis." (810108) With extensive clips from live performances, Blue Man's three co-founders offer their perspective on creativity, life and business; and describe the birth and... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Entrepreneurship; Financial Crisis; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

December 1980 (Revised September 1987)
Case

Francis, Berther and Alfreed

At a large advertising agency, a campaign for a major account develops problems at the last minute, and the campaign must be redone. The management supervisor must determine what went wrong, who was to blame, and what to do about it. View Details

Keywords: Crisis Management; Advertising Campaigns; Advertising Industry

31 Jan 2021
News

Tips on Going Freelance During the Covid-19 Pandemic

01 Feb 1997
News

Mexico on the Brink: A Conversation with Juan Enriquez-Cabot (MBA '86)

United States's third-largest trading partner, and Washington has loaned Mexico billions to rescue its economy. In terms of Mexican population, Los Angeles is second only to Mexico City. On these two fronts alone, the next crisis in... View Details

June 2013 (Revised September 2015)
Case

Procter & Gamble

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante

On July 12, 2012, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management announced publicly that it had purchased about $2 billion of Procter and Gamble (P&G) stock. Shares in the company closed up 3.75% the day the disclosure was made public. Ackman told the New York... View Details

Keywords: Ackman; P＆G; Pershing Square Capital Managment; Disruption; Management Succession; Crisis Management; Acquisition; Consumer Products Industry; Financial Services Industry

August 2002 (Revised December 2002)
Case

Quality Imaging Products (QIP)

Martin Stein, a recent business school graduate, is the new owner of Quality Imaging Products (QIP), a $10-million-a-year remanufacturer of printer and copier ink cartridges. Within weeks of buying the company, QIP's vp for finance, gives an ultimatum: a raise or he... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Organizational Culture; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry