Special Features by HBS Authors

Dispatches from Banda Aceh
Observations from Indonesia after three weeks of relief efforts. By Daniel Curran, director of the HBS Humanitarian Leadership Program. (February 8, 2005)

2004 Tsunami Management Challenges
Professor Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard on the unique crisis management dimensions.

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This Baker Library guide is a frequently updated collection of news articles and other information resources providing an overview of the dimensions of the 2004 tsunami disaster, the management challenges presented to crisis managers, business leaders, and other decision makers worldwide, and the emerging approaches to meeting these challenges.

Recent Additions

Tsunami Provokes Radical Change in Crisis Response

The World Health Organization says it and other groups must fundamentally change the way they respond to natural disasters following a frank review of their work after the Indian Ocean tsunami. (May 6, 2005)

Phuket Slumped in Low Season with Tsunami Hangover

The flow of tourists to one of Asia's premier tourism destinations has dried up, a potential blow to Thailand's economy which is already battling the effects of bird flu and Muslim violence in the south. (May 5, 2005)

East Asia Growth to Slow to Six Percent

East Asia's economies, excluding Japan, are expected to ease their expansion to about 6 percent in 2005. The tsunami tragedy was not expected to have a significant impact on growth in the two most seriously affected economies, Indonesia and Thailand. (April 27, 2005)