Areas of Focus

Crisis and Reputation Management

Research
The Crisis and Reputation Management group is a research group with the Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems (NICO). Its purpose is the development of rigorous frameworks to manage corporate crises successfully. It particularly focuses on crises involving the media, political activists and the political and regulatory environment.

For further information, please contact Professor Daniel Diermeier.

Teaching
The Ford Center is dedicated to providing managers with conceptual tools and frameworks to master corporate crisis and turn challenges into opportunities.
As part of its mission the Center offers:

• an intense crisis management workshop for executives through the James L. Allen Center
• a week-long course on crisis management as part of the Kellogg Executive MBA Program and International Executive MBA Programs designed and taught by Professors Daniel Diermeier and Timothy J. Feddersen
• a week-long, Pre-term workshop for full-time MBA students on Values and Crisis Decision making

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