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Author: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Product Type: Featured Collections
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2011
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Kellogg School of Management/Aspen Institute Business and Society Conference: Rethinking ‘Shareholder Value’ and the Purpose of the Corporation
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Product Type: Video Collections; Web Sites
Source: Kellogg School of Management; The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program
Publication Year: 2013
This two-day conference brought together leaders in business and academia to foster dynamic conversations about how corporations can respond to competing pressures to balance corporate social responsibility with shareholder value maximization.
Supply Chain Lessons from the Catastrophic Natural Disaster in Japan
Authors: Park, YoungWon; Hong, Paul; Roh, James Jungbae
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Horizons
Publication Year: 2013
Based on case studies of Japanese manufacturing firms, this article presents a discussion of the supply chain restoration process after severe natural disasters and humanitarian disruptions and reflects on supply chain lessons in terms of disaster planning and recovery responses.
Finding a Common Language for Disaster-resistant Supply Chains
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Knowledge@Wharton
Publication Year: 2013
Disasters such as Superstorm Sandy, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the volcanic ash cloud that disrupted international airplane flights for several days in 2010 have highlighted the need for companies to better prepare for potential risks to their supply chains...
The Christchurch Earthquake and Crusaders Rugby (A, B)
Author: Bryant, Murray J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
On February 2011, a large earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand, causing loss of life. The Crusaders, a major sports franchise headquartered in Christchurch, must plan for the season, given that its facility has been extensively damaged and the season has already commenced. The franchisee board, managers, coaches and players have to deal with this catastrophe and build morale in the community by deciding what to do.
Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative
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Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: The National Academies Press
Publication Year: 2012
No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses. One way to reduce the impacts of disasters on the nation and its communities is to invest in enhancing resilience--the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from and more successfully adapt to adverse events. Although disasters will continue to occur, actions that move the nation from reactive approaches to disasters to a proactive stance where communities actively engage in enhancing resilience will reduce many of the broad societal and economic burdens that disasters can cause.
Ten Years After 9/11 -- Risk Management in the Era of the Unthinkable
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Knowledge@Wharton
Publication Year: 2011
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks confirmed that the unthinkable was possible. To the business world, it meant that being ready for a fire, a flood or a violent crime no longer represented "preparing for the worst."
Utilis: Designing, Producing, and Selling Rapid Deployment Shelters for a Troubled World
Authors: Leonard, Herman B.; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Harrow, Simon
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
How can a company that supplies disaster response and humanitarian agencies best handle the intrinsically unpredictable and highly volatile demand for its products?
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Geopolitics
Author: Jones, Milo
Product Type: Syllabi
Source: IE Business School
Publication Year: 2010
This course introduces key ideas in geopolitics and provides basic tools to analyze geopolitical events. It then asks students to use these tools by evaluating hypothetical geopolitical events, including natural disasters and terrorism, and debating their possible effects on sample portfolios.
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