Strength and Weakness - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2016
News

Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead

roots. We don’t expect any of our strengths to change. Our new relationship with Constellation Brands, however, will create opportunities—some of which we’re just beginning to explore. As noted in my first response, our new relationship... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Talent: The Best Employee Perk?

The company has no vacation policy and no travel expense policy. Nor does it have formal reviews, which it believes create unnecessary bureaucracy. Instead, Netflix fosters continuous, open, and honest... View Details

Portrait Project

Matthew Puglisi

the uncensored story of his transition to life in America as a poor, English-challenged Sicilian immigrant shouldering the load of his widowed mother and four siblings. It wasn't the last time Dad's strength... View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

The $4 Billion Question

It’s no secret that private equity firms have enjoyed massive profits in recent years. In Private Equity Finance, a course in the second-year MBA elective curriculum, students follow the life cycle of a deal in order to learn more about the complexities View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments

01 Jun 2013
News

Minding The Gap

ROLE MODELS: Baltimore principal Cindy Harcum says PELP's strength is helping participants consider the application of business models while understanding the unique challenges of their field. A grizzled Baltimore cabbie does a double... View Details

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

Portrait Project

Jocelyne Moyer

car. I got promoted. I slowly allowed myself to dream. My past will always be with me, but it won't decide my future. My past gave me resilience, compassion, and strength – but I won't let it burden me with... View Details

27 Mar 2020
News

CPD Taps Alumni Network to Help Students Navigate Crisis

information can be found on this Ways to Help HBS Talent page. CPD has also developed a new website in response to an expected rise in alumni demand for coaching and career resources, as well as the desire to draw on alumni experience.... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

A U.S. Turnaround?

objective was met. Our space research gave rise to Silicon Valley, and U.S. industrial strength was enhanced by technology innovation derived from products created for our satellite program. By 1980,... View Details

Keywords: Byron Wien; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

Web

American Business History Records | Baker Library

with global reach. Strengths include the papers of colonial and early republican-era farmers, craftsmen, and merchants; the records of major manufacturing firms, especially... View Details

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

labs and venture capital-backed firms, you see that there are both very real strengths and some serious limitations," Lerner says. "Much of the motivation for writing... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Portrait Project

Victoria Song

all, that anything and everything is possible. These past two years I forged myself within the halls of HBS – a community unparalleled in achievement and support. I have anchored my heart View Details

Profile

Rakhshan Zahid

that a lot of these businesses were started by ordinary people. The real difference between someone with an idea and someone who starts a business is just courage – taking a leap. Then you look at everything from how to get financing, how... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

Web

MBA Admissions - Alumni

Volunteer MBA Admissions MBA alumni partner with the Admissions team to support efforts with potential applicants, applicants, and admitted students, so that prospective students may experience firsthand the View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

Books

strategy for effective transitions, giving practical guidelines on how to assess individual strengths and weaknesses, diagnose specific corporate situations and recognize... View Details

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

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

analyze their own companies and how they create next-generation executives. And execs early in their work lives should use this information to think long and hard about the... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries

"They are like personalities," whose strength is their consistency of quality and service. "They are the source of a reputation that customers can trust," added Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

Web

Who Are We Looking For? | MBA

HBS video Play Video duration: 2:29 Diverse Perspectives The strength of the MBA Program relies upon a student body from all walks of life, all ways of thinking. Stay in Touch Join our mailing list for admissions events in your area View Details

01 Dec 2012
News

Alumni Book Briefs

process large amounts of data. But how can the strengths of each be combined for maximum benefit? Citing the latest neuroscience and his research with experts in mind-machine combination, Prensky shows how... View Details

Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2010
News

$how Me the Money

business, government, and the global economy. It saps the strength of people and institutions, especially in developing countries. Everyone’s against corruption, or so they... View Details

01 Sep 2015
News

Harvard’s Next Frontier

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. “John Paulson’s extraordinary gift will enable the growth and ensure the strength of engineering and... View Details

Keywords: Drew Faust

Publications