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What the Olympics Teach Us about Risk Management (Harvard Business Review)

The games have become more sophisticated about planning for risk.

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As Olympic fervor comes to an end, a Harvard Business Review blog post takes a look at the risk management involved in hosting the games. The London organizing committee and the International Olympic Committee had to prepare for every potential type of disaster: blackouts, railway failures, floods, disease outbreak and diplomatic crises.

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