Preparing for Evil

Preparing for Evil

This article encourages companies to be proactive in tackling unforeseeable dangers in order to increase their chances of survival, reduce possible damage and better manage their image.

Author(s): Ian I. Mitroff, Murat C. Alpaslan

Publisher: Harvard Business Review, avril 2003

Date of publication: 2003

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Summary

Although it seems impossible to prepare for unimaginable crises, some extremely simple tools can help leaders think about the unthinkable. This article encourages companies to be proactive in tackling unforeseeable dangers in order to increase their chances of survival, reduce possible damage and better manage their image.