What Role Should a Company Play in a National Crisis? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)

Name: What Role Should a Company Play in a National Crisis? (HBR Case Study and Commentary) (English version)
SKU: R2103M

Malloy, Christopher J.

Product #:R2103M

Supplier:Harvard Business Impact

Discipline:Organizational Behaviour/Leadership

Details:Case (PDF) • 7 pages • 2021-05-01

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Community relations Corporate social responsibility Crisis management Family businesses Public-private partnerships Society and business relations Corporate governance Business management Business structures Government and business Organizational culture Organizational behavior

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After a tsunami hits his island nation, Sahan Kumara believes that his family's business--one of the largest conglomerates in the region--should help with the country's recovery. He, his father, and his brother agree on the need to contribute financially. But Sahan wonders if that's enough. The Kumara Group has the resources and expertise to oversee the country's rebuilding program--which is faltering under the direction of the government and NGOs. As Sahan wrestles with the question of how involved Kumara should get, he weighs conflicting advice from his brother, others in the company, and an old friend at a different firm. This fictional case study by Christopher J. Malloy features expert commentary by Nirvana Chaudhary and Margaret Schuler. This HBR Case Study includes both the case and the commentary. For teaching purposes, this reprint is also available in two other versions: case study-only, reprint R2103X, and commentary-only, R2103Z.