Environment - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

market. We believe that much of private sector efforts will come through an enlightened approach involving partnerships. Government partners are essential for companies that may be attempting to build new markets where existing infrastructure is weak. In addition, to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

How Can Start Ups Grow?

therefore a critical issue for all young firms. Most firms start out small, and small size makes them vulnerable to failure. Large firms almost always possess sufficient slack resources that buffer them from the vagaries of their View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Advertising

22 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 22

costs in Kenya and flat prices in UK supermarkets, its main buyers. VP Group's size, vertical integration, and focus on sustainability leave it well positioned as a long-term partner to UK supermarkets, but changes to the overall operating View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 17

from the initial transition towards a market economy to becoming an EU member country and profiles the economy, its key clusters, and the quality of its business environment in 2007 when the first signs of overheating were emerging. The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 20

demand for land for urban development? How could it ensure the sustainability of local government finances? Was the growing number of land protests the harbinger of major changes in China's political institutions? How would the challenges of urbanization affect the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6

Entrepreneurship Authors: Josh Lerner and Ulrike Malmendier Publication: Review of Financial Studies (forthcoming) Abstract To what extent do peers affect our occupational choices? This question has been of particular interest in the context of entrepreneurship and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7

assets, but also suggest that differences in firms' information environments can mitigate information risk across the fair value designations. Read the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1439851 Working... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28

core management team where he would recommend an option to outsource its surrogacy services. While the changing cultural and regulatory environment had made surrogacy possible for more people, it remained cost-prohibitive for the majority... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

this bank use its strengths and overcome its weaknesses to best serve its constituents and the public? This case follows Sturzenegger´s eventful first few years in office to examine how a state-owned enterprise maneuvered in a challenging View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007

policies emerge severely limits their consistency. What differentiates the USA is a microeconomic business environment that enables a high degree of regional specialization, benefits especially knowledge-driven industries, and raises the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

The Cost of Leaning-in By: Exley, Christine L., Muriel Niederle, and Lise Vesterlund Abstract— Women's reluctance to negotiate is often used to explain the gender wage gap, popularizing the push for women to “lean-in" and negotiate more. Examining an View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Education

26 May 2015
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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
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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

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17 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 17

that have survived over generations. How are firms in weak institutional environments able to persist over time? Motivated by 69 interviews with leaders of emerging market firms with histories spanning generations, we combine induction... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015

to the customer over time. Customer relationships become continuous and open-ended, service becomes more efficient and proactive, and new business models are enabled. The rich data on location and environment that products provide take... View Details

28 Apr 2015
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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

12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

facing a venture with an historically premium-priced strategy in an ecommerce environment where promotions and discounts have become the norm. The case concerns the interaction of branding, channel, and pricing in a firm as well as the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

September 2021 (Revised November 2022)
Case

Community Solutions

By: Brian Trelstad and Tom Quinn

Community Solutions was an anti-homelessness nonprofit founded in 2011 after protagonist Rosanne Haggerty grew frustrated with the limited impact of traditional housing and outreach strategies. It set an ambitious goal, reached in some partner communities, of ending... View Details