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Why Employees Are Afraid to Speak
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn a word--self-preservation. And they're just as afraid to share innovative ideas as to blow the whistle. -
Managing the Risks of Generative AI
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleGuidelines for companies as they implement the next generation of AI tools. -
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleManagers should make environmental investments for the same reason they make other investments: because they expect them to deliver positive returns or to reduce risks. -
Taking Risks in Tough Times
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleYou're probably familiar with lab experiments in which mice are conditioned to behave in a certain way by receiving sugar pellets for "good" behavior... -
On Bear Stearns, the Democratic Primary, and Other Avoidable Disasters
Risk management Digital Article“The wise men were all fools…What to do?” So sings Bruce Springsteen in his searing rocker, “Last to Die,” a lament about the endless miscalculations that led to our endless war in Iraq. That line was ringing in my ears as I read this morning’s headlines about the fiascoes gripping almost every element of our […] -
Living in a Radical State of Uncertainty
Risk management Digital ArticleNatural disasters, nuclear meltdowns, financial chaos, terrorist attacks, Gen Y liberal uprisings, counter-revolutionary clampdowns, sudden commodity scarcity, social media disruptions, emergent nation corporate competition, deep-sea-oil-well blow-ups, rising nations, falling nations — by now we know that early 21st century is different from late 20th century. But how? The answer is the sharp and unexpected rise […] -
Information Technology and the Board of Directors
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleEver since the Y2K scare, boards have grown increasingly nervous about corporate dependence on information technology. Since then, computer crashes, denial... -
Decisions and Desire
Organizational culture Magazine ArticleThe primitive, emotional parts of our brains have a powerful influence on the choices we make. Now, neuroscientists are mapping the risk and reward systems in the brain that drive our best—and worst—decision making. -
Three Questions You Should Ask About Your Cyber-Security
Risk management Digital ArticleThe past year has seen near-constant revelations of large, well-respected institutions suffering cyber-attacks. The most damaging attacks, however, often never make it into the media. Yes, political hacktivists brag about Web pages defaced and customer information released over the Internet, but companies rarely reveal the attacks that result in the loss of valuable intellectual property […] -
AIG for Dummies
Global Business Digital ArticleBen Bernanke is angry. "If there is a single episode in the entire 18 months that has made me more angry, I can't think of one," he is quoted as saying.... -
Cutting the Cost of HIV
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleCompanies doing business in the developing world have to contend with the staggering human and financial costs of HIV infection—and most would agree that conventional approaches to controlling the epidemic aren’t working. In our experience in the labor-intensive mining industries of Russia, South Africa, and Botswana, we’ve seen infection rates among workers exceeding 90% in […] -
Beating the Odds When You Launch a New Venture
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleSmart entrepreneurs aren’t cowboys—they’re methodical managers of risk. -
Wanted: A Capital Markets Safety Board
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleWhen it comes to new technologies, we're usually prepared to face up to risk. It's part of the price of progress. When a space shuttle explodes or a train... -
Why Companies Are Betting Against Big Ideas
Innovation Digital ArticleWhen given a choice between getting $1,000 with certainty, or having a 50% chance of getting $2,500, most people will choose the certain $1,000 — even though the expected value (the average value over repeated trials) of the uncertain option is $1,250. Most people would reject a gamble where they would gain $100 if a […] -
The Bash Bug Is a Wake-Up Call
Risk management Digital ArticleBusiness and government need to join forces to anticipate and defend against cyber attacks. -
"We Were Coming Up Against Everything from Organized Crime to Angry Employees"
Organizational Development SpotlightWhen Erik Osmundsen became CEO of Norsk Gjenvinning (NG), Norway's largest waste management company, he believed that the recycling movement spelled huge... -
How to Spot a Nationalized Bank
Global Business Digital ArticleAs part of the ongoing bailout of Citigroup, it was recently announced that the government's investment of about $25 billion in preferred stock would... -
Strategic Plans Are Less Important than Strategic Planning
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleNo plan survives contact with reality. -
Do Women Take as Many Risks as Men?
Global Business Digital ArticleResearch suggests that when women take risks, society may register it as something different. -
The High Price of Social Media Risk Management
Social media Digital ArticleWhy broad policies do more harm than good.
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Ricky Martin: The Role of Reputation in a Celebrity's Career
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Globally acclaimed singer, actor, author, and Grammy Award winner Ricky Martin "decided [on March 29, 2010] to put an end to the hell that was going on... -
Brannigan Foods: Strategic Marketing Planning
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details The soup division at Brannigan Foods contributes over 40% of the firm's revenue. The general manager is concerned that the soup industry is declining... -
Alltech
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Alltech was a Lexington, Kentucky-based producer of supplements for animal feed, with revenues of over $2 billion (projected to reach $3 billion in 2018),... -
Note: Credit Rating Agencies
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The note examines the role of credit rating agencies in capital markets, with emphasis on the role of these agencies in the recent credit crisis and recommendations... -
Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A)
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world's leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather... -
Crisis Management: North American Sporting League Visits Mexico City (E)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details A major sports league has decided to run its season opening game in Mexico City. When the teams arrive in the country four days before the event, two... -
Clean Energy for the Future
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details This is an industry note on renewable energy-wind, solar, governmental incentives and storage. It covers the recent history of both the wind and solar... -
Sula Vineyards (A): Indian Wine - Ce n'est pas possible!
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case focuses on the risks and rewards of early-stage investing in a successful emerging market consumer start-up (i.e. non-tech), from seed funding... -
Williams--2002
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Williams, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based firm in various energy businesses, must decide whether to accept a financing package offered by Berkshire Hathaway and... -
Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center
Management Case Study11.95View Details In July, 2019, Springhill Medical Center ("SMC") in Mobile, Alabama fell prey to a malicious ransomware attack that crippled the hospital's internal network... -
Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change
35.00View Details To lead is to live dangerously. It's romantic and exciting to think of leadership as all inspiration, decisive action, and rich rewards, but leading requires... -
Riverstone
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In 2020, Luke Minion and the leadership team at Riverstone, a hog producer founded in 2013 in Shandong, China, were evaluating Riverstone's strategy as... -
Should I Rent My Condo? Assessing Risks of a Property Investment
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In early 2018, Diana Mulhall was undertaking a career change that would eliminate the need for frequent business trips to Toronto. As a result, she wondered... -
Birla Carbon Egypt: Building Soft Power in a Foreign Country
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Birla Carbon, a flagship business of the nearly $60-billion global conglomerate and India-headquartered Aditya Birla Group (ABG), is one of the world's... -
Enbridge: Looking Toward the Future
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 2009, Enbridge announced the Neutral Footprint program to enhance its social licence to operate, increase its corporate responsibility, and in turn... -
Sydney IVF: Stem Cell Research
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the strategy implementation and risk management decisions at Sydney IVF, a research-based in vitro fertilization and stem cell company... -
Philips: The Shift to Value
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Closed-End Funds at Saba Capital Management
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Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Discusses the printer Hewlett-Packard has developed. -
Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (LTCM) was in the business of engaging in trading strategies to exploit market pricing discrepancies. Because the firm...
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Why Employees Are Afraid to Speak
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn a word--self-preservation. And they're just as afraid to share innovative ideas as to blow the whistle. -
Managing the Risks of Generative AI
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleGuidelines for companies as they implement the next generation of AI tools. -
Avatar: Product Development in Creative Industries
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In 2007, Twentieth Century Fox faced a number of issues in the production of Avatar-a movie that was widely anticipated but had raised concerns in the... -
Samoa Tala
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case examines currency risks faced by Microfinance Institutions, and evaluates strategies to hedge them in countries with pegged currency regimes... -
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleManagers should make environmental investments for the same reason they make other investments: because they expect them to deliver positive returns or to reduce risks. -
Taking Risks in Tough Times
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleYou're probably familiar with lab experiments in which mice are conditioned to behave in a certain way by receiving sugar pellets for "good" behavior... -
Finance Reading: Cost of Capital
Finance & Accounting Tool40.00View Details This Reading introduces practical problems encountered when estimating and applying the cost of capital in a DCF valuation. It applies, but does not derive,... -
Should I Rent My Condo? Assessing Risks of a Property Investment
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In early 2018, Diana Mulhall was undertaking a career change that would eliminate the need for frequent business trips to Toronto. As a result, she wondered... -
On Bear Stearns, the Democratic Primary, and Other Avoidable Disasters
Risk management Digital Article“The wise men were all fools…What to do?” So sings Bruce Springsteen in his searing rocker, “Last to Die,” a lament about the endless miscalculations that led to our endless war in Iraq. That line was ringing in my ears as I read this morning’s headlines about the fiascoes gripping almost every element of our […] -
Living in a Radical State of Uncertainty
Risk management Digital ArticleNatural disasters, nuclear meltdowns, financial chaos, terrorist attacks, Gen Y liberal uprisings, counter-revolutionary clampdowns, sudden commodity scarcity, social media disruptions, emergent nation corporate competition, deep-sea-oil-well blow-ups, rising nations, falling nations — by now we know that early 21st century is different from late 20th century. But how? The answer is the sharp and unexpected rise […]