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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

important. The entrepreneur's business proposition and previous experience are regarded as the main criteria for investment decisions. Our research, however, documents other critical criteria that investors use to make these decisions: the View Details
  • 20 Aug 2024
  • Interview

Angel City Football Club: A New Business Model for Women’s Sports

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Brian Kenny and Nicole Tempest Keller
Angel City Football Club (ACFC) was founded in 2020 by venture capitalist Kara Nortman, entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, and actor and activist Natalie Portman. As outsiders to professional sports, the all-female founding team had rewritten the playbook for how to build a... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Gender; Franchise Ownership; Business Model; Sports Industry
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Business History - Faculty & Research

as depicted by conventional history. Labor reformers argued that principles of equity must supplement these categories of class legislation and contract freedom. This essay explores how legal doctrine helped both sides of the anti-truck... View Details
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Dean Nitin Nohria | About

course and the introduction of online courses; expansion of the School’s intellectual agenda through research projects, new initiatives, and Global Research Centers; creating a more inclusive community with the establishment of the Race, View Details
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Women at HBS - Alumni

The Women’s Leadership Forum Women on Boards HBS Women’s Association Academic and Campus Links Race, Gender & Equity Initiative Women’s Student Association Celebrating the 50th anniversary of women being... View Details
  • 25 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 25

investment decisions. Our research, however, documents other critical criteria that investors use to make these decisions: the gender and physical attractiveness of the entrepreneurs themselves. Across a field setting (three... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28

Deloitte, and the Centre for Corporate Governance in Africa, 2012. Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book: http://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/news_events/upcoming/RioCSF/partner_deliverables/Making_Investment_Grade.pdf View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Mar 2022
  • Blog Post

Meet the HBS Women's Student Association

future leaders. We are committed to furthering gender equity at HBS and beyond. We have an incredible list of sponsors who, through their funding and support, help us deliver extensive programming for all... View Details
  • 22 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 22

Laid Off Sandra J. Sucher and Phillip AndrewsHarvard Business School Case 612-008 This case describes the experience of Anne Riley, a 28-year-old private equity analyst, who was laid off in 2008. The case explores the emotions she felt... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Frequently Asked Questions | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

other Initiatives at HBS? Yes, we have several other Initiatives such as: Business and Environment , Business History , Digital , Entrepreneurship , Race, Gender & Equity , Health Care , and Leadership .... View Details
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Alumnae Circles - Alumni

Boards Women's Leadership Forum Race, Gender & Equity Initiative HBR Podcast: Women at Work MBA Women's Student Association CURRENT MEMBER LOGIN The Circles program will be managed in a software platform... View Details
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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

that Work: Increasing Diversity in Startups, VCs and Tech Moderator: Colleen Ammerman, Director, Race, Gender & Equity Initiative at Harvard Business School Panelists: Gil Addo (MBA 2011), RubiconMD Jeffrey... View Details
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Sexual Harassment & Other Sexual Misconduct | About

114A Sally Robinson, Title IX Resource Coordinator for Staff , (617) 495-6066, srobinson@hbs.edu Human Resources, Teele Hall 225 Nicole Merhill, Director, Office for Gender Equity and University Title IX... View Details
  • 05 Feb 2018
  • What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

several arguments. Individual pay transparency would eliminate a source of distraction (Srishti Mehra) and "would do more to eliminate gender and racial pay inequity than any other action," according to Miki Saxon. Will Quandt... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services
  • October 2016
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The Quiet Ascension of LA Fitness

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In 2016, LA Fitness was the largest chain of non-franchised fitness clubs in North America, operating 676 clubs, serving 4.9 million members, and generating revenues of over $1.9 billion. Founded by Chinyol Yi, Louis Welch, and Paul Norris in 1984, the privately held... View Details
Keywords: LA Fitness; Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Exercise; Personal Training; Retention; Bally Total Fitness; 24 Hour Fitness; Planet Fitness; Buildings and Facilities; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Demographics; Age; Gender; Income; Residency; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; Capital Structure; Cash; Cash Flow; Cost; Private Equity; Financial Condition; Financial Liquidity; Financing and Loans; Investment Return; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Employees; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Service Operations; Leasing; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Mobile Technology; Technology Platform; Health Industry; United States; California; Los Angeles
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  • 28 Mar 2024
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Empowering Future Leaders: Meet the HBS Women’s Student Association

gender equity at HBS and beyond. We have an incredible list of sponsors who, through their funding and support, help us deliver extensive programming for all members. In the 2023-2024 school year, our focus... View Details
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

instructors, politicians, and parents. The Gender Gap in Self-Promotion Associate Professor Christine L. Exley + More Info – Less Info Participants will leave this session with a deeper understanding of the differences in how men and... View Details
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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

mailing list Business and Environment Initiative The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard Race, Gender & Equity Initiative Health Care Initiative Rock Center for Entrepreneurship | Join... View Details
  • 08 Oct 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

different position,” the authors write. “This phenomenon may explain why the gender wage gap is large in the vertical [top-to-bottom] margin but small in the horizontal [peer-to-peer] margin.” Social forces may not be as effective as... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 02 Aug 2021
  • Research & Ideas

What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?

It’s a sticky but common dilemma for managers: A valued employee finds out that a coworker earns more, gets upset, and demands a raise. If gender or race figure into the wage gap, tensions can escalate fast. Companies, including Whole... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman