crisis management Archives | Blog | EU Business School EU Blog Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:50:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Striking a Balance in the Global Pharmaceutical Company https://www.euruni.edu/blog/balance-in-global-pharmaceutical-company/ Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:49:42 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30199 Due to the ongoing pandemic, the pharmaceutical industry naturally resides at the forefront of our collective attention. Given this, EU Business School students were fortunate to receive a timely and insightful presentation from Dirk Otto, the Head of Marketing at Boehringer Ingelheim. Boehringer Ingelheim is a family-owned pharmaceutical company with 50,000 employees and 175 affiliated companies worldwide In his presentation, Dirk outlined the overlapping influences that make this industry so unique, before going on to explain how global pharmaceutical companies navigate (often competing) pressures in order to “strike a balance.”  An Introduction to Boehringer Ingelheim  Dirk identified four fundamental elements that defined […]

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]]> “The crisis we have is a crisis of moral leadership” – Paul Polman, Co-Founder & Chair at IMAGINE https://www.euruni.edu/blog/paul-polman-imagine/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:49:55 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30096 Visionary business leader Paul Polman joined us for a rousing Learning From Leaders’ conference in January 2021. Former CEO of Unilever, Paul is co-founder and Chair of IMAGINE whose mission is to support business leaders to build a sustainable future. In a fascinating interview with Peter Vanham, author of “Before I Was CEO”, Paul discussed his business philosophy and shared advice for budding business leaders. He urged everyone to work for future generations by adopting sustainable practices and by taking on board the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which offer plentiful business opportunities. Here we’ve distilled some of […]

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]]> “There is no single type of leadership” – Paul Bulcke, Chair & Former CEO of Nestlé https://www.euruni.edu/blog/paul-bulcke-nestle/ Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:47:39 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30058 Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. Its chairman and former CEO, Paul Bulcke, was an inspiring guest at EU who shared his career story, offered advice and explained Nestlé’s vision and approach captivating an audience of EU students, alumni and guests at the final Learning From Leaders conference of 2020. Here, we have distilled pertinent insights from Paul’s conversation with Peter Vanham, author of “Before I Was CEO”. Crisis Management at a Global Giant Nestlé has over 2,000 brands and is present in 187 countries, so weathering the coronavirus crisis could seem an insurmountable challenge. However, over […]

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]]> The Year in Review: 2020 | How Businesses Have Become More Resilient https://www.euruni.edu/blog/the-year-in-review-2020-resilience/ Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:15:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=29984 If there’s one insight from the events of the last several months that stands out more than any other, it’s that “normality” can never be taken for granted. Few businesses were able to predict the immense economic and social upheavals that have occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.   More and more companies, both big and small, are closing their doors indefinitely. There have been numerous announcements of large-scale layoffs and closures from well-known brands. And while there are many reasons for these unfortunate developments, a failure to account for future uncertainty, to build “resilience” into core business operations, was […]

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]]> How the Event Industry Is Tackling the Impact of COVID-19 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/event-industry-impact-covid-19/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 07:21:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=29950 COVID-19 has had an impact on almost all aspects of life. In March of this year, the virus had spread to over 100 countries, forcing the World Health Organization to declare a global pandemic. Unprecedented lockdowns, strict travel bans and “social distancing” measures followed shortly. According to Johns Hopkins University, this year to date there have been almost 60 million cases and over one million deaths worldwide due to the novel coronavirus.  Many industries that were thriving before the pandemic have faced significant revenue losses and contracted in terms of their growth. Several companies across multiple industries have already declared bankruptcy or […]

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]]> The Year in Review: 2020 | How COVID-19 Has Changed the Way We Shop Online https://www.euruni.edu/blog/covid-19-changed-way-we-shop-online/ Mon, 21 Dec 2020 07:01:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=29930 E-commerce is one of the few sectors that has thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a society, we’re spending more money on ecommerce purchases than at any other point in history. And this has prompted a series of significant developments, including a proliferation of online deals, super-fast home deliveries, increased spending on “stay-at-home hobbies” and more.   In light of this, a lot of people are asking a simple question: “Are these changes here to stay?” And the answer is most likely “yes”. In the majority of cases, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated trends that were already gaining pace, from the widespread adoption of digital technology like […]

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]]> The Year in Review: 2020 | How Remote Working Has Accelerated Corporate Digital Transformation https://www.euruni.edu/blog/year-in-review-2020-remote-working/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 07:40:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=29896 The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted large swathes of global society. And nowhere is this more evident than in the corporate sector. Businesses of all sizes, from independent retail stores to multinational software conglomerates (and practically everything in between), have been hit with an unexpected and disruptive mix of government restrictions, shifting consumer habits and employment regulations. Remote working in particular has acted as a major catalyst for business transformation, especially when it comes to digital infrastructure and practices relating to technology. In this post, we’re going to look at four key trends that have accelerated as a result of COVID-19. […]

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]]> Why Studying Tourism Management is More Important Than Ever https://www.euruni.edu/blog/studying-tourism-management/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:25:43 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=29890 Of all the industries affected by COVID-19, tourism has been one of the worst impacted. Although lockdown measures varied – and continue to vary – between countries, countless flights were cancelled and resorts and hotels were forced to close around the world. Emergency measures were often introduced at short notice, meaning that the tourism industry had little to no time to prepare for what was coming. The result was that even the most determined travelers faced serious barriers to enjoying a vacation in 2020, which has in turn been catastrophic for those who depend on tourism to survive. As some […]

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]]> The Importance of Career Planning in a Global Crisis: 4 Vital Steps You Should Take https://www.euruni.edu/blog/importance-career-planning-global-crisis/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:26:51 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=29883 A global pandemic might seem like the worst possible situation in which to plan a future career. Many university campuses are closed, the job market is stalling and businesses worldwide are struggling, with reports of revenue losses, staff layoffs and closures. But while the COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had a range of negative economic consequences, there are still many opportunities for individuals thinking about their careers, whether they’re students or long-term employees considering a change of direction. Not only are certain sectors of the job market, particularly in technology, logistics and online media, actually growing, but the economic recovery that […]

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]]> The Year in Review: 2020 | 5 Successful Event Management Industry Pivots https://www.euruni.edu/blog/successful-event-management-pivots/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:21:03 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=29874 Event management is among the industries that have been most badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While other struggling sectors such as retail, in-person services and restaurants have been able to create contingency arrangements, such as placing greater focus on online sales or pushing deliveries, live events have been shut down completely. Worldwide government lockdowns, along with subsequent restrictions, have slashed the revenues of event management businesses practically overnight. As a result, many companies, both large and small, have pivoted their business models dramatically. In this post, we’re going to look at five of the most unusual, innovative and successful […]

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