Confronting Crisis -- Analysis of World Classic Cases: Analysis of World Classic Cases

Author: Sun Yuhong
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Danger breeds opportunity. How you manage a crisis determines whether you can seize the opportunity it presents. The ten classic crisis management cases in this book provide valuable examples of how to survive a crisis and benefit from the opportunities it reveals. 9/11, avian flu, anthrax, the Tylenol poisoning, the Exxon oil spill, the Solomon Islands financial crisis. We know these world-famous crisis events from news reports, but news is just the tip of the iceberg. As government and corporate leaders, concerns may be the "decision-making behind the scenes" of these events: What difficulties did those at the center of the face when dealing with these crisis events? Why did they make those decisions? What in their decisions was proven right, what was proven wrong, or even catastrophic? Let's join the Harvard Crisis Management Classroom and analyze with the professors.