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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, Spanish Version
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... -
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 […] -
Employers Aren't Just Whining - the "Skills Gap" Is Real
Global Business Digital ArticleThe evidence is there, if you know where to look. -
The New Frontiers
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe emerging markets have cooled off lately, but they're still growing, even as the rest of the world shrinks. That's one reason why developing countries... -
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 […] -
Preparing for the Next Macroeconomic Cycle - and Its Risks
Global Business Digital ArticleLeaders need to start thinking beyond 2021. -
Consumer Psychology in a Recession
Marketing Digital ArticleJohn Quelch, Harvard Business School professor and coauthor of Greater Good. In a tough economy, companies can succeed if they understand their customers’ evolving consumption patterns and fine-tune their marketing strategies accordingly. -
Negotiation Strategies for a Downturn
Negotiation strategies Digital ArticleDuring boom times, deal-making is relatively easy. A rising tide lifts all boats … and the knowledge that there are lots of opportunities out there makes some negotiators forget that the deal is a way to get value, not an end in itself. You don’t have to look as far back as the excesses of […] -
Growth Isn't Going to Last Forever
Organizational Development Digital ArticleAside from tiny Bhutan and their pursuit of Gross National Happiness, every country bases economic policy on the pursuit of endless GDP growth, and companies... -
Beyond the Banking Crisis: A Strategy Crisis
Recessions Digital ArticleIs what’s shaking the economic landscape just a simple banking crisis? Or is there – as so many feel, and as the tremors indicate – something more hidden just beneath the surface? Let’s begin with a quick explanation from the ever-incisive Tyler Cowen. He notes: “What is distinctive today is the drying up of market […] -
How Mid-Market Tech Vendors Can Retain Customers During a Downturn
Customer experience Digital ArticleThree strategies that will help you save your accounts.
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Whither the U.S. Economy?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The nine months leading up to April 2009 were among the most difficult and uncertain in U.S. economic history. A series of destabilizing events had led... -
Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: An Agenda for Fighting World Poverty (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details An abstract is not available for this product. -
America's Budget Impasse, 2009-2022
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The United States has been a fiscal mess for years...at least since the financial crisis in 2009. This case describes the U.S. economy during the presidencies... -
SureCut Shears, Inc., Japanese Version
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details A bank loan officer must determine whether to waive convenants and extend terms on a line of credit granted to SureCut Shears. At issue is whether the... -
Beauregard Textile Co., Portuguese Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The sales manager and controller have to decide on a price for a textile that lost significant market share as a result of a recent price increase. Information... -
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)
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... -
To Reduce Unemployment, French President Macron Reforms the Labour Market
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The case examines the reforms to the French labour code made by President Emmanuel Macron after his election in April 2017, essentially designed to loosen... -
2001 Crisis in Argentina: An IMF-Sponsored Default? (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Toll Brothers
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Toll Brothers has lost focus on what it does best. This is the surprising story of a dominant luxury home builder whose volatility during the housing... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing in a Downturn, Expanded Edition (Paperback + Ebook)
Leadership & Managing People Special Offer34.95View 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... -
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... -
The Magic of Marks & Spencer Food
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Airbnb in Amsterdam (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details In December 2014, the City of Amsterdam and Airbnb announced an MOU to promote responsible home-sharing and to simplify the payment of tourist tax for... -
China and the WTO: What Price Membership?
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details China has been a member of the WTO for more than five years. Its implementation of requirements has been a mixed bag. While China's growth is still spectacular,... -
Brazil's Enigma: Sustaining Long-Term Growth
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Over the past decade, Brazil's future as a leading world economic power appeared certain. An expanding middle class and commodity boom had fueled economic... -
Angola and the Resource Curse, Spanish Version
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Since emerging from decades of conflict in 2002, Angola has been growing at a scorching double-digit rate, led by its oil industry. But the nation remains... -
Coronavirus: Leadership and Recovery: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
Lead through the crisis and prepare for recovery. As the Covid-19 pandemic is exacting its toll on the global economy, forward-looking organizations are... -
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... -
Lehman Brothers
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In 2008, the U.S. financial system was in a state of crisis and Lehman Brothers went from a major Wall Street investment bank to an insolvent institution.... -
California's Budget Crises, Tax Reform, and Domestic and International Tax Competition
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details How do (and how should) governments design fiscal policies to compete in a globalized economy while meeting internal policy priorities including redistribution?...
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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, Spanish Version
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...