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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
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
Organizational Development 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... -
Adapting Your Sales Approach in a Downturn
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleThe right process can help you boost revenue, expand margins, and successfully launch new products - even in challenging economic times. -
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 U.S. Labor Market Is Less Tight Than It Appears
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleNew research from economists at LinkedIn suggests that conventional metrics may be misleading. -
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 […] -
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 […] -
Subprime Analytic Blues
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleBob Dylan once commented, "you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows," and you didn't need a credit risk expert to know that subprime... -
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 […] -
Why Bankers (And Businesses) Need Disincentives
Finance & Accounting Digital Article"...when you prevent the signal from the abdominal receptors from reaching the brain: too much is never enough for these mosquitoes, and they eat until... -
Should Midsize Companies Play Offense or Defense in a Downturn?
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleResearch on the Great Recession found that aggressive companies outperformed those that hunkered down. -
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, […] -
Preferential Treatment: The New Face of Protectionism?
Global Business Magazine ArticleAs free trade agreements become more popular, they present global executives with thorny strategic and operational decisions. -
Looting 2.0 (Or, Why AIG Must Fail)
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleLooting tomorrow's wealth for today is the addiction Capitalism 1.0 can't kick. And that's why we should let AIG fail. The story goes like this. Banks...
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Restoring Japan: Abenomics
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The case presents Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose economic policies, nicknamed "Abenomics," aim to remedy the economic malaise Japan has suffered since... -
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... -
Honeywell and the Great Recession: The Economic Recovery (B)
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... -
Keystone Excavating Limited: Preserving a Legacy
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In June 2015, a new president and chief executive officer, Sandip Lalli, was hired by the board of directors of Keystone Excavating Limited (Keystone)... -
The Obama Stimulus
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the factors that led to the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the impact the financial stimulus... -
United States Financial Crisis of 1931, Note on Franklin D. Roosevelt, and A Keynesian Cure for The Depression, Data Supplement
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to (9-384-115), (9-382-073), and (9-382-065). -
Reclaiming the American Dream: Thomas Perez and the Department of Labor
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In July 2013 Tom Perez became the United States' 26th Secretary of Labor. Perez took the helm of the Department of Labor at a critical juncture. In recent... -
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... -
Winning in Turbulence (Indian Edition)
Strategy & Execution BookThe current downturn may prove more brutal than most previous recessions. It's already hammering companies in markets around the globe. It will test businesses... -
Coronavirus: Leadership and Recovery: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
22.95View Details 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... -
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... -
Fighting a Dangerous Financial Fire: The Federal Response to the Crisis of 2007-2009
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details By the summer of 2009, many observers concluded that a catastrophic financial collapse- which seemed all but imminent the previous fall and winter - had... -
SureCut Shears, Inc.
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... -
Japan: "Free, Fair, and Global?"
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In April 1998, Prime Minister Hashimoto faced serious problems, both with his program of six systemic reforms and with his fiscal policy. Japan had been... -
Top Talent: Keeping Performance Up When Business Is Down
18.00View Details During tough economic times it's more vital than ever to hold on to and leverage your top performers: They've got the outsize smarts and dedication your... -
Taking Advantage of Market Opportunities in the Credit Crisis: Cengage Learning
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The winter of 2009 posed challenges to Cengage Learning, a highly levered provider of textbooks and professional materials that had been carved out of... -
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... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Organizational Resilience (Paperback + Ebook)
Organizational Development Special Offer34.95View Details Build resilience in your company to weather the greatest crises. If you read nothing else on organizational resilience, read these 10 articles. We've... -
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....
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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
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
Organizational Development 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... -
Adapting Your Sales Approach in a Downturn
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleThe right process can help you boost revenue, expand margins, and successfully launch new products - even in challenging economic times. -
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 U.S. Labor Market Is Less Tight Than It Appears
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleNew research from economists at LinkedIn suggests that conventional metrics may be misleading. -
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 […]