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  • 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707446 SAP: Industry Transformation (A) Harvard Business School Case 707-435 SAP seeks growth in the small- and medium-sized enterprise market. To do so, it has created a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

license from multinational companies in 1994, the “old generation” of lab managers disagreed with these aims and failed to adequately support scientists’ efforts. First, we show that the introduction of new lab managers aligned with the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14

Harvard Business Review Can a Strong Culture Be Too Strong? By: Garvin, David A. Abstract—The article presents a case study of a business enterprise with high employee turnover that is considering adopting a personnel management... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007

in the 1970s, HCL had grown into an enterprise with $3.7 billion in revenues and a market capitalization of $5.1 billion. The company had 41,000 employees in 11 countries, but it was ill-prepared for the increasingly competitive market.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 5, 2010

century founding by Werner Siemens of the Siemens electrical business in Germany. Werner's dual role as inventor and entrepreneur is explored as he created one of the world's first multinational enterprises, whose growth initially rested... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008

of quantifiable risks. In addition, recent corporate governance guidelines advocate the 'business partner' role of risk management. The COSO Enterprise Risk Management framework (2003) explicitly defines risk management as a high level,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2012
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Around the World

modeled after those on campus, is the new home for an expanding roster of Executive Education programs offered to Indian business leaders. Days after the official opening, seats filled with eager participants in a program titled Building a Global View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

the design process and to approve the school's design. In the natural resources literature, commons theory predicts that, if a robust governance structure is created, this complex form of organizing gives claimants incentives to contribute to the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
  • 10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

toy manufacturer), they both embraced the concepts and tools of Enterprise Risk Management. Over a number of years, at both firms, risk management transformed from a collection of "off-the-shelf" acquired tools and practices... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

FDI in China, and the expanding amount of economic research exploring these developments, a number of misconceptions distort the popular understanding of U.S. multinationals in China. In this paper, we seek to correct four common... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2006
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India Arrives

machines to cars. The story of Sunil Mittal (OPM 27, 1999) illustrates the challenges entrepreneurs faced in the years before the government loosened its regulatory hold on business. In 1983, Mittal saw a successful enterprise... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
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top B Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits B2B Sales and Distribution Marketing, Entrepreneurial Management Lou Shipley Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 Building Trusted Organizations General Management Sandra Sucher Fall 2025 Q2 1.5 Building and Sustaining a Successful View Details
  • November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
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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
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  • 01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

Sharma (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) Like other companies, family-run enterprises must develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills. But they must also manage family dynamics. The authors show how View Details