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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
and Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption By Steve Dennis (MBA 1984) LifeTree Physical retail isn’t dead—but boring retail is. Remarkable Retail equips the savvy retailer with eight strategies to bounce back from the COVID-19 downturn and thrive in the years to come.... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
across geographies is a fool's errand. Best practices simply don't travel well across borders. That's because conditions not just of economic development but of institutional maturity, educational norms, language, and culture vary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Career Coach
Phillip Andrews
Phillip (MPA, New Hampshire ’06; JD, Suffolk Law ’09) is formerly a Corporate Relations Director in HBS Career & Professional Development responsible for employer relations in Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as the Energy, Cleantech,... View Details
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
models and evaluating their efficacy in standalone fashion—just as engineers test new technologies or products. However, the success or failure of a company's business model depends largely on how it interacts with those of the other... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Not Throwing Away My Shot
narrative. Maybe they don't have the educational opportunities or the employment opportunities and they represent a whole bunch of things. Education. I profile a couple in music in the book, for example. And they are people who are wildly... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
this second part of our Skydeck conversation with Immelt, we talk about the trials of the financial crisis, the loneliness of life at the top, and what his post-GE career in education and venture capital have taught him about the future... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
Wellesley friend who was Nelson Doubleday's secretary suggested I talk to him, I was open to the idea, and he offered me a job in the research department for the same salary. It was appealing to work in a company that was trying to hire MBAs and become more of a... View Details
- 09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008
Harvard professor Isenberg has found that global start-ups face three challenges. First are the logistical problems and psychic barriers created by distance and by differences in culture, language, education systems, religion, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Seen and Unseen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
time, portrays “Native people as noble savages,” as part of an uncorrupt but primitive past, contrasting with technology and industrialization but passively accepting the inevitable “progress” of white civilization. Top : Mechanics Bank... View Details
- October 2016
- Supplement
24 Hour Fitness (B): Ownership Changes, 2005–2016
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In 2016, 24 Hour Fitness was the number-two fitness chain in the United States, generating revenues of $1.4 billion from 441 clubs serving 3.8 million members. Based in San Ramon, California, 24 Hour Fitness operated clubs in 13 states. Having grown rapidly to become... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Buildings and Facilities; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Age; Training; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Journals and Magazines; Human Capital; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Market Entry and Exit; Media; Organizational Design; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Welfare or Wellbeing; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Software; Web Sites; Value; Valuation; Health Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States; California; San Francisco
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "24 Hour Fitness (B): Ownership Changes, 2005–2016." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-423, October 2016.
- 21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21
positioning and appeal? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/515075-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 315-051 Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovations in Education No abstract... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 3
educate women and men about second-generation gender bias, create safe "identity workspaces" to support transitions to bigger roles, and anchor women's development efforts in their sense of leadership purpose rather than in how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
Education For many investors, alpha—risk-adjusted returns above benchmarks—is akin to the Holy Grail, particularly challenging to achieve even with a sound strategy. The author reveals the principles and methods employed in her investment... View Details
- 07 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
Common Pitfalls So That Your Organization Can Collaborate, Learn, and Innovate By: Leonardi, Paul, and Tsedal Neeley Abstract—Workplaces have adopted internal social tools—think stand-alone technologies such as Slack, Yammer, and Chatter,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14
BrightStar. As franchises began to sell, Sun quickly set about building scalable operations and infrastructure, including a centralized technology function and custom software for franchisees. As more and more locations opened around the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21
content, connectivity, and communication and are driven by renewed demand for high-level executive and managerial skills. Unlike other segments of higher education, the executive education market is heavily subsidized by the organizations... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008
attention to the question of when to mix qualitative and quantitative data in a single research paper. We discuss implications of the framework for educating new field researchers. Cooperation and Equity in the River Sharing Problem... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
nationwide, enhanced with more than 40 video clips, this book takes you into the trenches with actionable guidance from real-life educators and instructional champions. Integral Advantage: Revisiting Emerging Markets and Societies by... View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007
these conventions, pension assets and liabilities are not included in balance sheet calculations. The modern risk management tools of derivatives technologies can improve both corporate decision making and external analysis of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace