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- 11 Aug 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night
faculty. We're part of a highly competitive environment in this country, globally now as well. If such a great system declines it hurts all of us. When one thinks of these rankings, we should pay as national policy much greater attention... View Details
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2290658 May 2015 Oxford University Press Entrepreneurial Creativity: The Role of Learning Processes and Work Environment Supports. By: Kanter, Rosabeth M. Abstract— No abstract available.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
Investment Conundrum Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Ann Leamon, and Lisa StropeHarvard Business School Case 811-073 Hardina Smythe, a recent MBA graduate, has just joined a top-tier venture capital firm in the difficult environment of late 2010.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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.)
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
biggest decision that our customers make. It no longer was a priority during the pandemic.” To top it off, all of these changes in the business environment had to be “managed from a distance,” without the richness and immediacy of... View Details
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
Solutions Because of his background in political economy, Ramanna sees corruption as a problem of the commons. Beyond Jim's experience in "Against the Grain," Ramanna points to Russia as an example of a business environment... View Details
- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
founders of private enterprises naturally came together to share the insights and tactics that helped them and their businesses survive and thrive in China's rapidly changing business environment. Soon, the group's mandate expanded to include improving the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track
openly about their issues in confidential settings. True North Groups provide the feedback that enables leaders to understand their blind spots, open up hidden areas, and gain a deeper understanding of who they are. These groups offer a unique View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
between the complexity of the retail environment that we create and the people who work there, she says. A typical American supermarket has more than 46,000 SKUs. "I'm not so sure that huge number helps either the store or the... View Details
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
Flows in the Global Economy Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows By: Horton, John, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—We review the rapid development of digital labor markets that connect companies and contractors on a global basis. We describe... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
mistakes. But there is another approach: alter the environment in ways that encourage people to make decisions that lead to good outcomes. Publisher's link: https://hbr.org/2015/05/leaders-as-decision-architects April 2015 American... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 15
changing environment with the growing acceptance of online retailing that empowered customers by providing greater price transparency and more options. Marketing channels and communication touch points continued to shift. Home Depot's... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
changed competitive environment the company faced in smartphones and mobile phones. The strategy shift would include transitioning Nokia's phone operating system to Microsoft Windows and closing phone R&D centers and factories in 13... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 5
ourselves. May 2015 Journal of Marketing BYOB: How Bringing Your Own Shopping Bags Leads to Treating Yourself, and the Environment By: Karmarkar, Uma R., and Bryan Bollinger Abstract—As concerns about pollution and climate change have... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
respect to the characteristics of the institutional environments in which they are embedded. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53432 Fall 2017 Slavic Review Anti-imperialism: The Leninist Legacy and the Fate... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
firm's decision to emphasize a particular strategic orientation can depend on its competitors' orientation choices. Based on two studies of customer, technology, and production orientations, we show that the emphasis a firm places on a strategic orientation depends on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
decile of time, Ptrend < .0001) compared with qualitatively stable levels in the other hospitals; this reduction was driven largely by decreases in the minor severity (Ptrend < .0001), compensated (Ptrend < .0001), and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
ten hours of the crisis. Amid the uncertainty of those first hours, the leadership team must make a range of decisions to orchestrate the company's response and manage the rest of its business. Describes the chaotic environment of a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer
differs. ITunes provides a unified interface that seamlessly integrates the location, purchase, and consumption of content. Users of p2p networks, on the other hand, must navigate a complex environment and endure varying levels of... View Details
- August 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Supplement
Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (B)
By: Michael Parzen, Michael W. Toffel, Susan Pinckney and Amram Migdal
The case describes Arla’s history, in particular its climate change mitigation efforts, and how it implemented a price incentive system to motivate individual farms to implement scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions mitigation measures and receive a higher milk price. The... View Details
Keywords: Dairy Industry; Earnings Management; Environmental Accounting; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decisions; Voting; Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Pollution; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Financial Strategy; Price; Profit; Revenue; Food; Geopolitical Units; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Cooperative Ownership; Performance Efficiency; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges; Natural Environment; Science-Based Business; Business Strategy; Commercial Banking; Cooperation; Corporate Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe; United Kingdom; European Union; Denmark; Sweden; Luxembourg; Belgium
Parzen, Michael, Michael W. Toffel, Susan Pinckney, and Amram Migdal. "Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 624-036, August 2023. (Revised January 2024.)