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CEOs Are Predicting a Mild Recession in the U.S.
Economic cycles and trends Digital ArticleThey expect a “short and shallow” downturn. -
How to Survive a Recession and Thrive Afterward
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAccording to an analysis led by Ranjay Gulati, during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000, 17% of the 4,700 public companies studied fared very badly:... -
What Causes Inflation?
Economics Digital ArticleWhy your money is worth less than it used to be. -
Welcome to the Experience Economy
Economic cycles and trends Magazine ArticleAs goods and services become commoditized, the customer experiences that companies create will matter most. -
What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDuring economic slowdowns, consulting, law, and accounting firms often start offering services and taking on clients they really shouldn't, just to keep... -
What Companies Still Get Wrong About Layoffs
Organizational Development Digital ArticleMany cling to the idea that reducing staff is the fastest, easiest way to cut costs. But there are smarter, more humane approaches. -
Protecting DEI Progress When Budgets Are Tight
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThree strategies to embed DEI into your core business practices — and make your efforts recession-proof. -
The Case for Hiring Older Workers
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleMany companies consider age a competitive disadvantage. Here's why they're wrong. -
Six Rules for Effective Forecasting
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThe primary goal of forecasting is to identify the full range of possibilities facing a company, society, or the world at large. In this article, Saffo... -
How to Market in a Downturn
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleBecause no two recessions are exactly alike, marketers find themselves in poorly charted waters every time one occurs. But guidance is available, say... -
Why Social Applications Will Thrive In A Recession
Recessions Digital ArticleJosh Bernoff is a vice president at Forrester Research and the author, with Charlene Li, of the forthcoming book, Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies Is a recession coming? Don’t ask me — I’m not an economist, and even the economists don’t really know. But if it’s anything like the last recession, […] -
Don’t Cut IT During a Downturn
Recessions Digital ArticleHoward Rubin is CEO of Rubin Systems. John Sviokla is vice chairman of Diamond Management and Technology Consultants. By Howard Rubin and John Sviokla When we learned to drive many years ago, back in the age of rear wheel drive, we were both taught to “turn into the skid” because our natural instincts to turn […] -
Three Tips to Start Facing Down the Recession
Recessions Digital ArticleHave you noticed how many people are responding to the economic crisis in the same way they would deal with the sudden death of a loved one? In fact, the Kubler-Ross model of the five stages of grief seems incredibly appropriate to the times. Most people appear to be stuck in one of the first […] -
If Trump Abandons the TPP, China Will Be the Biggest Winner
Global Business Digital ArticleChina is starting to position itself as the reliable superpower. -
Large Employers Are Key to Reforming Health Care
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleHow they can help overcome partisanship and special interests. -
How to Spot the Upturn Early
Strategy Digital ArticleTalking with half-a-dozen professional friends at a recent gathering, I was distressed to find how deeply the recession is touching all of them. Two had been laid off; spouses of two others had lost their jobs; and the remaining two were in mortal fear that their own jobs were on the chopping block. Layoffs are […] -
Staying Confident Through a Downturn
Recessions Digital ArticleWith each passing day, there’s more news that the economy is weakening. Factory orders go down. Consumer spending decreases. The sub-prime shakeout continues. Inflation raises its ugly head. It is enough to make any manager shudder, but take a deep breath. Times are tough, but our economy has weathered crises such as these and much […] -
How to Stay Sane When the Economy Goes Crazy
Recessions Digital ArticleMost of us can’t do a darn thing to change what is happening on Wall Street or in the financial markets around the world. We are at the mercy of macro-economic forces — that have, by the way, been hovering like a dark, gray storm cloud for some time. What’s happening really isn’t a surprise. […] -
Has the Recession Made Your Life Simpler?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHave you changed your behavior as a result of the "great recession?" According to a survey from the Department of Labor and a New York Times/CBS News... -
A Crisis of Long-Term Unemployment Is Looming in the U.S.
Career transitions Digital ArticleHow biases trap qualified job seekers in a cycle of rejection — and how to help them break free.
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The Magic of Marks & Spencer Food
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing in a Downturn, Expanded Edition (with bonus article "Preparing Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World' by Carsten Lund Pedersen and Thomas Ritter)
24.95View Details How do the most resilient companies survive--and even thrive--during a slowdown? If you read nothing else on surviving a tough economy and coming back... -
Pinewood Mobile Homes, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case presents a realistic situation in which a firm in financial distress attempts an out-of-court financial restructuring by means of a debt exchange.... -
ReNew Power: Leading the Energy Transition in India
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Founder-CEO of one of India's largest clean energy companies, ReNew Power, which develops, builds, and operates utility-scale wind and solar energy projects,... -
WebTeb (B): A Very Palestinian Dilemma
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IN1456. Recent MBA graduate Majed finds his dream job: high-tech, entrepreneurial, senior, social - contributing to the economy of... -
Navigating Turbulent Waters: Glitnir Bank's Communication Challenge During a Macroeconomic Crisis
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Glitnir Bank is an Icelandic company following an aggressive growth strategy that relies heavily on foreign debt. Access to such debt is suddenly curtailed... -
India 2020 - Governance and Growth
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In January 2012, the government of India faced significant challenges to achieving three key objectives of high growth, inclusive development, and improved... -
Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Organizational Resilience (with bonus article "Organizational Grit" by Thomas H. Lee and Angela L. Duckworth)
Build resilience in your company to weather the greatest crises. If you read nothing else on organizational resilience, read these 10 articles. We've... -
Singapore Airlines: Customer Service Innovation
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details The members of Singapore Airlines' (SIA) management committee needs to decide whether to cancel the implementation of the new lie-flat seats in business... -
Negative Interest Rates: The Bank of Japan Experience
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new economic strategy, known as "Abenomics," being enacted in 2012, Japan's deflationary spiral continued. In an... -
Crear Vale la Pena: Using Budgets as Management Tools
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Portrays the difficult situation that Crear Vale la Pena (CVLP) underwent in 2002 as a result of the 2001 Argentine economic crisis. Also describes the... -
iPort12: Any Port in Storm?
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In 2007, California-based Pannacotta Development had built iPort 12 near two active New Jersey shipping ports for $122 million. Now in 2011, with only... -
Adam Baxter Co./Local 190: 1983 Negotiation, Baxter Management Confidential Information
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Includes a series of three negotiation exercises portraying management/labor relations at ABC over a period of seven years. ABC, initially a family-owned... -
Spain: Can the House Resist the Storm?
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details On September 16, 2008, President Rodriguez Zapatero recognized the severity of Spain's macroeconomic situation and clearly pointed to the culprit in front... -
Finland and Nokia: Creating the World's Most Competitive Economy
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Finland, with a special language and culture, has developed as a country in between the west (the Nordic region and Europe) and the east (especially its... -
Repositioning Chongqing as the Gateway to Central Asia and Europe
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case focuses on the economic landscape of the Chinese city of Chongqing from 2007, the year when its municipal economy began a decade-long ascent... -
RONA Inc.- Dealing with Recession
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details In September 2009, the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Rona Inc. was reviewing the company's progress in relation to the ongoing economic... -
The Slingshot: Improving Water Access
Sales & Marketing Case Study14.00View Details In 2012, over 750 million people around the globe lacked access to safe drinking water. Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, sought to bring fresh water... -
Saudi Arabia: Vision 2030
Global Business Case Study15.05View Details Saudi Arabia's King Salman faces several challenges, both domestic and foreign. Domestically, he need to build the country's economy to accommodate a...
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CEOs Are Predicting a Mild Recession in the U.S.
Economic cycles and trends Digital ArticleThey expect a “short and shallow” downturn. -
How to Survive a Recession and Thrive Afterward
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAccording to an analysis led by Ranjay Gulati, during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000, 17% of the 4,700 public companies studied fared very badly:... -
What Causes Inflation?
Economics Digital ArticleWhy your money is worth less than it used to be. -
Welcome to the Experience Economy
Economic cycles and trends Magazine ArticleAs goods and services become commoditized, the customer experiences that companies create will matter most. -
What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDuring economic slowdowns, consulting, law, and accounting firms often start offering services and taking on clients they really shouldn't, just to keep... -
What Companies Still Get Wrong About Layoffs
Organizational Development Digital ArticleMany cling to the idea that reducing staff is the fastest, easiest way to cut costs. But there are smarter, more humane approaches. -
Protecting DEI Progress When Budgets Are Tight
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThree strategies to embed DEI into your core business practices — and make your efforts recession-proof. -
The Case for Hiring Older Workers
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleMany companies consider age a competitive disadvantage. Here's why they're wrong. -
Six Rules for Effective Forecasting
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThe primary goal of forecasting is to identify the full range of possibilities facing a company, society, or the world at large. In this article, Saffo... -
How to Market in a Downturn
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleBecause no two recessions are exactly alike, marketers find themselves in poorly charted waters every time one occurs. But guidance is available, say...