Strength and Weakness - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Building a DTC Brand Through COVID

I rambled on about my grand plans, I looked into the Zoom screen and worried that this was yet another dead end or that his strengths weren’t in apparel manufacturing and he... View Details

05 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 5

than they had expected with higher-than-anticipated costs, a monopolistic distribution network, strong competitors, a weak partner ecosystem, and a market that was unresponsive to tariff cuts. In early 2012,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

Corporate Governance." ProfessorAlexander Dyck Dyck: "What I think is most interesting are… countries that have weak legal protections that nonetheless pursue share-issue privatizations. And... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Dec 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

a core strength and therefore their commensurate risks (are) lower." And Steve Fotenberry said that "As much as some people like to complain about Walmart The... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

05 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Radical Change, Entrepreneurial Opportunity

that insights into these questions can also help entrepreneurial firms understand where opportunity lies and how they can exploit it. Q: Is it fair to say that companies are cognizant of their own technology View Details

Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts; Technology

24 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say (Part 2)

having the strength to update those principles when required—and an HBS MBA is the ultimate chance to do just that. Do you think you could have achieved your short-term goals without an MBA? Not a chance. The HBS network View Details

14 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 14

this bank use its strengths and overcome its weaknesses to best serve its constituents and the public? This case follows Sturzenegger´s eventful... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs

real-world problems in totally self-sustaining ways, harnessing the strengths of both for-profit and nonprofit models. But they are a difficult bet for entrepreneurs starting out in the field of business.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 15, 2008

Ross has built a successful private equity firm focused on distressed investing, WL Ross & Co. In 2006, INVESCO, an asset management company, approaches him about acquiring his firm. INVESCO has had weak performance in recent years... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 6

blocking ourselves from new challenges. This response hurts us and our organizations, but we fear making ourselves even more vulnerable by committing mistakes while learning something new. In Flying Without a Net, Thomas DeLong explains... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Feb 2025
Blog Post

Leadership with Purpose: Redefining Success & Impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019)

Our group sessions were not just about discussing case studies; they were about understanding our individual journeys, challenges, and aspirations. These moments gave me a greater appreciation for my own View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

What Happened to Leadership?

instead of bringing us together” (Reuters, December 9, 2009). Immelt went on to say that leaders “share a common responsibility to narrow the gap between the weak and the strong. I have taken on the... View Details

Keywords: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

22 May 2020
In Practice

Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?

The coronavirus crisis forced health care providers to mobilize in ways few could have predicted six months ago, revealing not only the system’s weaknesses but its profound ingenuity. Within weeks, providers worldwide set up drive-through... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

10 Nov 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

David H. Koch Theater; an amphitheater for the Film Society of Lincoln Center; a 33,000-square-foot expansion of the Juilliard School; new dance studios for the School of American Ballet; the David Rubenstein Atrium/Visitor Services; and... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

26 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

US outbound FPI and FDI, this paper analyzes whether the composition of US outbound capital flows reflect efforts to bypass home country tax regimes and weak host country... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]

government in the past: trying to resuscitate ailing industries and nurture new ones. This approach did not actually work. What the government ought to do, instead, is address the systematic weaknesses in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

01 Sep 2007
News

The Old Heave-Ho

First-year students let off a little end-of-the-year steam at the RC Olympics, held on campus last May. Sections competed against each other, testing their strength and agility in events such as dodgeball,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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 View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

14 Nov 2019
Book

Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History

business. As the Republic of Turkey sought to catch up with the advanced West in the 20th century, the pioneers of modern businesses faced the same challenges caused by weak capital, labor, and other markets... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Mar 2016
First Look

March 15, 2016

transparency and weak governance in resource rich countries. However, we document that industry self-regulation has generated information to substitute for the gap in voluntary company disclosure. We also... View Details

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