Weaknesses - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

"People can actually build up their compassion 'muscle' and respond to others' suffering with care and a desire to help," he said. Great leaders attest that it is not a sign of weakness or relinquishing authority to be consistently kind... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Mar 2011
News

The Rankings Game

lengths to explain their methodologies,” he adds, “but most people don’t have the time or inclination to go that deep. They just stop at the number.” Behind the Numbers Going beyond the numbers to look at the methodologies reveals View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; rankings; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

23 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Are Great Teams Less Productive?

Argyris, now emeritus at HBS). So, clearly, if learning is about identifying error, in the short term, performance will appear to be weak (error ridden) while learning is occurring. At the very least, if learning involves trial and error,... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

22 Aug 2006
First Look

First Look: August 22, 2006

case, SFUSD Chief Academic Officer Christine Hiroshima contemplates her team's understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the district's efforts to address underperforming schools, called the "Students and Teachers Achieving... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy

What happens to a country's economy when its government is politically unstable, such as has been the case historically in Mexico? Can business get done under a strong-arm dictatorship, or when a government is too weak to protect the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2007
News

Ali Allawi

relatively weak central government. Over time, one hopes that these regions will flow together rather than flow apart, because if they are fragments, no country in the world is going to recognize the resul-tant components. You write that... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; National Security and International Affairs; Government

31 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 31

Chai, Kamen Bliznashki, and Courtney HylandHarvard Business School Case 611-057 Gordon Zong is trying to teach Chinese universities and research institutes how to do effective technology transfer and IP licensing, but he is trying to do it in an environment with View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

strength or weakness of local entrepreneurship in host countries, Huang argued. The institutional quality of an economy, which affects the efficiency of capital allocation and the security of property rights of productive and innovative... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 6

difference depends on the home country characteristics of the foreign firm. Foreign firms from countries with a weak rule of law are less likely to restate than firms from strong rule of law countries are, despite companies from the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

weaknesses that underlie corruption everywhere. As an emerging professional he must also weigh the trust value of the personal relationships he is forming; his own comfort zone for ethical trade-offs; and the inherent uncertainties of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track

self-compassion, authenticity, and, ultimately, self-actualization. How do True North Groups help people develop as leaders? An important part of self-awareness is accepting yourself—your weaknesses as well as your strengths—and having... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

22 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 22

three levels of organization: within a single firm, across firms, and in open community-based development projects. The hypothesis was supported in 69% of the cases. Support for the hypothesis was strongest in the within-firm sample, less strong in the across-firm... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Jul 2020
Blog Post

How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

they have talent—and are actually told they are high-achievers in these subjects—women are more likely than men to shrug off the praise and lowball their own abilities. This weak self-confidence may hold some women back as they count... View Details

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?

certainly a cause for concern and something about which we should do something. But with one of the longest recoveries in history upon us, the US economy as a whole appears to still be in a growth mode. Our biggest challenge today is persistently View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

20 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 20

attaining quotas; and (3) quarterly bonuses help improve performance of the weak performers by serving as pacers to keep the sales force on track to achieve their annual sales quotas. The paper also introduces two main methodological... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

20 Dec 2016
First Look

December 20, 2016

countries with weak legal institutions. By implication, these findings suggest that improvements in foreign firms’ information environment upon listing in the U.S., as documented in prior literature, stem in part from the greater... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

the upper hand in this area. The following table compares the strengths and weaknesses of each model: P2p Strengths Weaknesses It's free Under constant attack by industry players Variety of content... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

03 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 3

weaknesses within Citi began to emerge. In addition to missing the coming of the real estate crisis, Citi had had poorly managed internal operations, overvalued acquisitions, and grown heavy from organizational excess. The poor management... View Details