Why Ford, Chanel and other companies pitch in during a crisis – without the government ordering them to
- Written by Elham Mafi-Kreft, Clinical Associate Professor of Business Economics, Indiana University
Ford employees assemble ventilators. AP Photo/Carlos OsorioSevere shortages of critical medical supplies have prompted governments to compel private companies to fill the gap. In the U.S., President Donald Trump invoked rarely used powers to force General Motors to make ventilators, while the leaders of France, the U.K. and Japan have put pressure...