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- September 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Teaching Note
Gemini Investors
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
Teaching Note for HBS No. 211-066. Gemini Investors was a private equity firm that targeted equity investments of between $4 million to $6 million per firm. In the period from 2000 to 2015, Gemini had successfully deployed four funds, all licensed as Small Business... View Details
- October 2013
- Case
Oaktree and the Restructuring of CIT Group (A)
By: Victoria Ivashina and David Scharfstein
CIT's prepackaged bankruptcy marked the first time a major financial institution was able to successfully restructure and emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, challenging conventional views that a financial firm could not survive bankruptcy proceedings as a going... View Details
Ivashina, Victoria, and David Scharfstein. "Oaktree and the Restructuring of CIT Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 214-035, October 2013.
- Web
Career Support - Business & Environment
careers with nonprofits focused on corporate engagement, or in the public sector. HBS MBAs have many options for making a difference at the critical intersection of environmental and business issues. BEI actively assists students in planning their careers and... View Details
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Harvard Business School
culminated in his role as COO, where he directed the historic merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand. After retiring from PwC, Brittain founded the executive search and consulting firm Professional... View Details
- Web
Andrew O’Brien | About
Andrew O’Brien Bio Andy O’Brien is the Chief of Operations at the Harvard Business School. He is in charge of all non-academic operations on the 40 acre 1.9 million square foot HBS campus. In this role Andy is responsible for fourteen different View Details
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Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
with health care partners Increase operational efficiencies: Match clinical resources to clinical processes and improve resource utilization Optimize costs over the full cycle of care Manage reimbursement and payment challenges Expand your personal and View Details
- Web
Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Smaller Firms (also listed under Finance) Richard Ruback Royce Yudkoff Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 The Founder Mindset Reza Satchu Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero (also listed under General... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A ‘One Harvard’ Perspective
Richard Ruback was his advisor. “Even before anyone was talking about ‘One Harvard,’ some of us were trying to make it happen,” notes Tunnell, whose 20th Reunion gift supports the HBS-Harvard Integration Fund. Now a managing director at the San Francisco–based private... View Details
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
job test scores or grant managers discretion in making hiring decisions. We implement our test in the context of the introduction of a valuable job test across 15 firms employing low-skill service sector... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Real Cost of Bribery
payment, how it was detected, and the way the firm responded to the bribe after it was uncovered. To test the hypothesis, Serafeim evaluated data from the forensic services practice of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
associated with the passage of a directive in the European Union (EU) mandating increased nonfinancial disclosure. These disclosures relate to firms’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and would be applicable to firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
Part 2: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - The Path to Your Goals
which will require you to work hard to get competitive jobs at firms with skeptical recruiters; the JD/MBA may help, but it does not resolve this problem. Make sure you are up for these challenges as a mid-career View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Carlos A. Saladrigas: Hardworking Optimist
accounting at night while working days and came to HBS at the urging of his boss, who even offered to pay his application fee. Saladrigas's friendly, regular-guy demeanor belies his lengthy list of personal and professional... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
lot of tech firms make big investments in growth upfront, and then the payoff is long-term in the future. In our current macroeconomic climate, it’s harder for them to find money for those sorts of investments, and so that type of... View Details
- Profile
Phillip Jones
with Bain & Co. over the summer. “I have step one – service in the military, and I know that step three means fulfilling my business goals,” Phillip explains. “Consulting is step two, a way for me to extend my education and improve my... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Advisory Boards Help HBS Assess and Attain Its Goals
As the Harvard Business School confronts the challenges of the 21st century, the support and guidance of its graduates are more critical than ever. Three advisory boards, staffed by volunteer alumni and other distinguished business leaders, offer HBS direction and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
the leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators that we become later in life, paying dividends that far exceed any minimum-wage salary. Here, alumni share stories about their entry-level errors, as well as the personal and professional... View Details
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
chapters and a more prescriptive style to reflect today's world of expanding globalization, accelerated change, and increased complexity. This excerpt discusses the importance for young managers to continue to develop as professionals via... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
- July 2005 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
24 Hour Fitness (A): The Rise, 1983–2004
By: John R. Wells, Elizabeth A. Raabe and Gabriel Ellsworth
In October 2004, Mark S. Mastrov, CEO of 24 Hour Fitness, reflected on how far his company had come in just over 20 years. From humble beginnings in 1983 in San Leandro, California, 24 Hour Fitness had grown to become the largest privately-owned health-club chain in... View Details
Keywords: 24 Hour Fitness; Mark Mastrov; Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Weight Loss; Exercise; Personal Training; Retention; Sales Force Compensation; Incentive Systems; Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Private Equity; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Nutrition; Business History; Employees; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Operations; Service Operations; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Technology Platform; Web; Web Sites; Capital Structure; Performance; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; United States; California; San Francisco
Wells, John R., Elizabeth A. Raabe, and Gabriel Ellsworth. "24 Hour Fitness (A): The Rise, 1983–2004." Harvard Business School Case 706-404, July 2005. (Revised September 2016.)
- 24 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Much Will Remote Work Continue After the Pandemic?
firms that had employees switch to remote work believe that it will remain more common at their company even after the COVID-19 crisis ends. “These estimates suggest that at least 16 percent of American workers will switch from View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz