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- 17 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 17
PublicationsUncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business Authors:Frances Frei and Anne Morriss Publication:Harvard Business Review Press, forthcoming An abstract is not available at this time. Publisher's Link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
and pursue my personal passions of women's economic empowerment and education. I began at Merrill Lynch, but in pursuit of independence, I eventually became an entrepreneur, founding and building a venture capital firm. I still enjoy... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
turning-point story of an important, yet little-known, woman in US history. Faculty Books After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup By Julia Austin, Senior Lecturer Basic Venture So you want to start a company. Or... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
race to win new customers and e-reader converts. It will make the company a truly global entity, bringing it closer to its customers in Asia. And the acquisition will simplify the supply chain, driving down costs (the Kindle DX,... View Details
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for survival. Indeed, the current global... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2019
- News
The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster
and every venture capitalist that we saw along that journey was saying, oh venture is dead. No one’s raising any money, don’t even try to start something. And then the other side was that we would see... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
30,000 Indian businesses and created nearly 1,000 jobs. “It’s really structured in the exact same way as a small venture capital or private equity firm,” says Chorengel. “It’s a proven model—you get a group of talented fund managers... View Details
- July 2024
- Case
Wizards of the Coast and Magic: The Rebounding
By: Boris Groysberg and Tom Quinn
This case traces the history and growth of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. From its development in 1993 by tiny studio Wizards of the Coast, to Wizards’ acquisition by toy giant Hasbro in 1999, to its evolution into a billion-dollar brand in 2023,... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Change Management; Transformation; Cost vs Benefits; Business Cycles; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Global Strategy; Growth and Development; Selection and Staffing; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Intellectual Property; Job Design and Levels; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Succession; Risk Management; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Mergers and Acquisitions; Product Development; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle; Japan
Groysberg, Boris, and Tom Quinn. "Wizards of the Coast and Magic: The Rebounding." Harvard Business School Case 424-047, July 2024.
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
forthcoming Financial Analysts Journal Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey By: Amel-Zadeh, Amir, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using survey data from a sample of senior investment professionals from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
Harvard Business School Case 717-056 The U.S. Shale Revolution: Global Rebalancing? The American shale revolution has upended oil and gas markets for nearly a decade. Prices have risen then plunged, production has surged and then waned,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1
learning how to manage. Ultimately though, he would go on to spend 35 years at the company, becoming CEO in 2001. He was so dedicated to GE that, at age 50, he got the company's logo tattooed on his leg. Immelt, now venture partner at New... View Details
- November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
- Background Note
The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004
By: John R. Wells, Gabriel Ellsworth and Benjamin Weinstock
In 2004, the $16.8 billion U.S. health club industry continued its strong record of growth. There were almost 27,000 health clubs in the United States, up from 6,700 two decades earlier, and these clubs claimed 41 million members, over 14% of the U.S. population.... View Details
Keywords: Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Weight Loss; Obesity; Exercise; Personal Training; Bally Total Fitness; 24 Hour Fitness; YMCA; Gold's Gym; Curves; Franchise; Franchising; Subscription; Promotional Sales; Promotions; Fixed Costs; Body; Accrual Accounting; Revenue Recognition; Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Customers; Demographics; Age; Income; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Employees; Retention; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Operations; Service Operations; Franchise Ownership; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Hardware; Health Industry; United States
Wells, John R., Gabriel Ellsworth, and Benjamin Weinstock. "The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-445, November 2004. (Revised September 2019.)
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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
1-55. Merton, Robert C. , and M. C. Subrahmanyam. "The Optimality of a Competitive Stock Market." Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science 5 (spring 1974). Merton, Robert C. , and Peter Tufano. "The Global Financial System... View Details
- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
to have a rich conversation about whether this early-stage venture should shift its strategy dramatically to support all schools, not just charter schools. When we discussed the case in April, my 160 students were fully engaged in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
Viana also admired their grit. And he recognized the global cachet of quality French products. Here was something different, and maybe more meaningful, than leading a technology company. France’s manufacturing sector was still struggling... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
many other matters that should be possible to handle easily becoming intractable.” For Bok’s benefit, McArthur reviewed problems with the School’s appointment processes. He listed faculty areas that had grown unproductive and suggested “emerging fields” that the School... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
imposing costs on marginal ones. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52388 Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey By: Amel-Zadeh, Amir, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2023
- Case
Natura: Weathering the Pandemic at Brazil's Cosmetic Giant
By: Brian Trelstad, Pedro Levindo and Carla Larangeira
Brazil's Natura, a multi-brand cosmetics group, has taken several measures to safeguard the livelihoods of its thousands of employees and millions of sales representatives during the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. The company has also made strides in its efforts... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; ESG Reporting; Acquisition; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Making; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Global Strategy; Corporate Governance; Health Pandemics; Human Resources; Human Capital; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Distribution Channels; Supply Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Customer Ownership; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Networks; Partners and Partnerships; Science-Based Business; Reputation; Human Needs; Social Issues; Strategy; Equality and Inequality; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Brazil; Latin America
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
early-stage ventures should be separated from the corporation's annual budget cycle; 6) Failing to leverage the organization's core capabilities. CEOs must play a central role in helping growth initiatives tap the resources of the core... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
country, manufacturing capacity, supply chains, and money, lots of money. As the head of the United Kingdom’s new Vaccine Taskforce, Kate Bingham (MBA 1991) has a bird's-eye view of the whole process. A life science venture capitalist... View Details