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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 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. -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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. -
What Does the Future of Capitalism Look Like?
Economics Digital ArticleAt the beginning of 2009, I set myself the task of writing a column about the future of capitalism. As the financial crisis unfolded and its future impact on society and the global economy began to emerge, it became a more daunting task by the day. The more I thought about the future of capitalism, […] -
How to Be a Good Boss in a Bad Economy
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleEven in times of economic growth, it's challenging to be a good boss. Research shows that people placed in positions of authority often become less mindful... -
Rebuilding Companies as Communities
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDecades of short-term management have inflated the importance of CEOs and reduced employees to fungible commodities. Middle managers, who see the connections... -
Winning in Turbulence: A Downturn Caution-Be Careful What You Cut
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThis is post 3 in a series of blog posts from downturn strategist Darrell Rigby and fellow partners at Bain & Company. We will walk you through the tools... -
Can Industry Survive the Welfare State?
Labor Magazine ArticleTo maintain worldwide competitiveness, the West must adopt strategies achieve a balance between productivity and welfare goals -
The Shortcomings of the Stimulus Plan
Economics Digital ArticlePaul Krugman, professor, columnist, and Nobel Prize winner. He is author of A Country Is Not a Company. Get his take on the Obama stimulus plan and who might be to blame for the economic crisis—and learn what a “Krugman Plan” would look like.
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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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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.... -
The Risks of Global Economic Stagnation
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In early 2016, stock markets around the world plummeted, raising the threat of another major depression enveloping the world. In their struggle to recover... -
Crisis at the Federal Reserve: Arthur Burns and the Stagflation of 1973-75
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Briefly examines the history of the Federal Reserve System up through 1970 and then delves into how the central bank, under the leadership of Arthur F.... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing in a Downturn (with bonus article "Reigniting Growth" By Chris Zook and James Allen)
24.95View Details How do the most resilient companies survive--and even thrive--during a slowdown? If you read nothing else on preparing for a tough economy and coming... -
Fundacion Pro Vivienda Social: The Entrepreneur's Network as a Source of Resources
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Describes the situation brought about by the severe economic and political crisis that swept Argentina at the end of 2001. The local situation had been... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads for the Recession Collection (6 Books)
Revitalize your company and roar out of the recession. We're facing the second major global downturn in a decade. To survive, companies must balance managing... -
Standing at the Edge of a Cliff: GM at the Onset of the 2008 Financial Crisis
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case details the competitive and macroeconomic challenges that faced the automobile giant before and after the onset of the 2008 financial crisis-including... -
Singapore Airlines: Customer Service Innovation
Sales & Marketing Case Study6.95View 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... -
Honeywell and the Great Recession: The Economic Recovery (B), Spanish Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Five years after the Great Recession, Honeywell's CEO Dave Cote and his executive team reflect on the choices they made to manage costs and earnings forecasts... -
Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms: How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk
Management Book35.00View Details An essential new guide to navigating the turbulent macroeconomic landscape as you form your strategy. War. Inflation. Recession. Pandemic. The semblance... -
Cut Costs and Grow Stronger: A Strategic Approach to What to Cut and What to Keep
Strategy & Execution BookFor most companies, cost cutting in a down economy means across-the-board slashing that "spreads the pain" of budget reductions across many departments.... -
Ten Years After the Global Financial Crisis: A Pension Fund's Retrospective
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Ebony Jones manages asset allocation for Colorado's Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA). She is worried that some asset price measures are approaching... -
Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Toshihiko Fukui, Governor of the Bank of Japan, faced a complex situation in the fall of 2007. An economic recovery had allowed the central bank to abandon... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Risk (with bonus article "Managing 21st-Century Political Risk" by Condoleezza Rice and Amy Zegart)
Strategy & Execution Book24.95View Details Is your business playing it safe--or taking the right risks? If you read nothing else on managing risk, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds... -
Honeywell and the Great Recession (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study14.00View Details 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.... -
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...
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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 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. -
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 […] -
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.