Strength and Weakness - Publications - Faculty & Research

Portrait Project

Clint Lawrence

strength of God and with the support of those whom I cherish, I can effect change around me. In my Barbados and the Caribbean, the opportunities for me to transform the... View Details

08 Sep 2011
What Do You Think?

What’s Apple’s Biggest Challenge: Replacing Steve or Wall Street?

says, "Apple's problem is that its detractors are many and they are gaining in strength This in turn will force Apple's new leaders to take chances that it would not otherwise take." In total,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer

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

Student-Profile

Anil Doshi

TOM Program In working closely with TOM faculty, I have gained the skills to produce knowledge that is both academically rigorous and relevant to practice and society. A key View Details

01 Feb 1997
News

OPM Reunion Snapshots

strength following World War II, I wanted to get in touch with the 'modern' business world, which at that time I associated with America," recalls Foulquies. "I enjoyed it immensely," he says, noting that professors such as Dick Dooley,... View Details

Portrait Project

Polina Yampolska

change the entire principle of its functioning." I was unimpressed by my own strength back then and awed by the grandeur of the world. I desperately wanted to break out from behind the Iron Curtain, get... 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

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

27 Aug 2019
News

Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland

part of the club’s June networking event, which included a fireside chat with Freeman, founder and CEO of boutique fitness studio SLT (Strengthen, Lengthen & Tone). SLT combines cardio, Pilates, and View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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

30 Nov 2017
News

SEAS Complex Reaches for a New Frontier

ensure the strength of engineering and applied sciences at Harvard for the benefit of generations to come,” said Harvard President Drew Faust, when she announced the gift. SEAS Dean Frank Doyle SEAS Dean... View Details

Profile

Oliver Bladek

(primarily finance, and entrepreneurship), as well as practice what I already had learned. The case method was a fantastic environment for this practice. That said, getting my MBA has really felt like a 'finishing school'. I'm now much... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consulting

11 Mar 2020
News

Making It Rain

to gather weather data in an entirely new way—by extracting information from things like cell phone signals. When wireless signals hit atmospheric conditions like rain, for example, they lose strength. “We can reverse engineer the signal View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov

Profile

Robert Leke

the students ensured that I met people with complementary strengths to mine, whereby we could observe and learn from each other. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? HBS... View Details

Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services

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

Profile

Mallika Ahluwalia

welfare grant policy," Mallika says. "It gave me exposure to many different stakeholders." But the job also revealed weaknesses in the program's approach. "On the one hand, the monthly food rations were essential –... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

Alumni Books

Greatness by Mitt Romney (MBA ’74/JD ’75) (St. Martin’s Press) Romney asserts that America’s strength is essential for its own well-being and the world’s, but its national advantages have eroded. The United... 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

Web

Statement on Attack Against Israel | About

community have experienced loss, are fearful for family and loved ones, or worry about the escalating tensions in the region. I share their heartbreak, their shock, and their horror. In moments like this, we... View Details

Profile

Andrew Goldin

for important issues with their local communities." Support for his goals Andrew says HBS has been "extremely generous with financial aid and with helping me resolve finances, especially with the summer fellowship. They've... View Details

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