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The Olympics as a Story of Risk Management

Harvard Business Review

In the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, for example, the global financial crisis caused private developers for the Olympic Village project to withdraw, requiring a refinancing package backed by government. Consider, too, that when threats materialize at large-scale events, the damage often spills over to other parties.

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Living in a Radical State of Uncertainty

Harvard Business Review

Few, if any, such models contain examples of what we are seeing in Japan and increasingly, around the world — not one, not even two, but three overlapping natural as well as human catastrophies occurring at the same time, overlapping to generate entirely new, unforseen outcomes.

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What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico

Harvard Business Review

For example, a key source of concern for some companies is more-restrictive rules of origin, which would reduce the amount of materials allowed to be used tariff-free for products traded to and from NAFTA member countries. Navigating the Next Two Years in Mexico.