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6:00pm - Class Session
8:30pm - Discussion, Networking, Reception
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Kellogg School of Management
Kellogg Chicago Campus
Wieboldt Hall
340 E. Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60611

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$75 for Kellogg Alumni
$100 Guests of Kellogg

   
Kellogg MBA Update

Effectively Managing a Strategic Crisis in Your Company
March 10 , 2004
Chicago, IL

Professor Daniel Diermeier
IBM Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practice
Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences

In today’s business world, companies increasingly find themselves as targets of aggressive actions by competitors, hostile media coverage and political pressure. The speed with which information spreads has increased the odds of developing corporate crises, and managing such situations demands swift, decisive action to prevent escalation by today’s business leaders.

But crisis situations do not always come with lights and fanfare. Leaders must be prepared to handle rapidly changing environments and anticipate potential threats. For example, businesses often enjoy competitive advantages based on legal and government policies that favor certain capabilities over others. These rules and their enforcement are not fixed constraints, and interest groups, advocates, and even market rivals may exploit “policy windows” created as a consequence of scandal or tragedy to drive regulatory and legislative change. Effective management of such changes offers tremendous opportunities, and seizing these opportunities is every bit as important as minimizing threats.

During this program Daniel Diermeier, IBM Distinguished Professor of Regulation and Practice at the top-rated Kellogg School of Management will challenge the prevailing view of crises as mere public relations or communications issues. A rich set of case studies and will balance the theoretical and conceptual frameworks and help participants to improve their leadership and strategic skills. Participants will leave with cutting-edge frameworks and tools to help you prepare for and manage crises effectively, turning challenges into opportunities.

 
Detailed Information  
Agenda: 
6:00 - 8:30pm Class Session: Strategic Crisis Management
8:30 - 9:00pm Discussion, Networking, Reception with the Professor
Venue: 
  Kellogg School of Management
Kellogg Chicago Campus
Wieboldt Hall
340 E. Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Attendees: 
  Open to all interested Kellogg Alumni and guests.
Cost: 
  $75 for Kellogg Alumni
$100 Guests of Kellogg
Registration: 
  Online registration is no longer available.
Featured Professor: 

Professor Daniel Diermeier
Professor Daniel Diermeier

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Professor Daniel Diermeier
IBM Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practice
Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences

Daniel Diermeier is the IBM Distinguished Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practice and a Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and of Political Science at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (by courtesy). He served as the acting director of Kellogg’s Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship and is the founding director of the Center for Business, Government, and Society at Kellogg.

His teaching focuses on integrated strategy, the interaction of business and politics, crisis management, and strategic aspects of corporate social responsibility. He has lectured and consulted globally on media and issue management, integrated strategy, activists and consumer boycotts, political strategy and regulatory management.

Professor Diermeier is a leading scholar in the study of political institutions and their consequences for policy choice. His work has been published leading journals in both economics and politics including the American Economic Review, the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, Econometrica, the Journal of Economic Theory, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics.

Professor Diermeier came to Kellogg in 1997 after spending three years as an assistant professor of political economy at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Since his arrival he has been the recipient of various teaching awards, including the 2000 Best Teacher Award for the Kellogg-WHU International Executive MBA Program and (after being a finalist in the previous year) the coveted L.G. Lavengood Professor of the Year Award (June 2001).

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