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- 27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007
report beliefs closer to those that favor the workings of a free market. Examples include materialist and individualist beliefs (such as the belief that money is important for happiness or the belief that one can be successful without the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 10, 2009
friends, and faith in God (Studies 3—6). Finally, dream content influenced judgment: Participants reported greater affection for a friend after considering a dream in which a friend protected rather than betrayed them (Study 5) and were... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
messages to those who are not interested in their products or services. It is now possible for chief marketing officers to calculate return on marketing investment and to report regularly to the corporate board progress against three or... View Details
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
that occurred near the end of their time at university (2 or 3 years later). Linear regression models showed that students who made more friends in their first term reported better health and a healthier diet at the follow-up (2–3 years... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 30
short-seller report alleging that Evergrande, one of China's largest property developers, was using fraudulent accounting and paying bribes to secure business. Evergrande's stock plummeted, and Value Partners, which had a sizable holding... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31
literacy may slow adoption of these products. This article reports on a field experiment that offered an innovative new financial product, rainfall insurance, to 600 small-scale farmers in India. A customized financial literacy and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 30 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 30, 2008
payments affects criminal activity. Analysis of daily reported incidents of major crimes in twelve U.S. cities reveals an increase in crime over the course of monthly welfare payment cycles. This increase reflects an increase in crimes... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 30, 2007
historically the key institutions that have collected and responded to reports of side effects in the United States since the early 19th century. Three major periods emerge from this survey: an era of professional control; an era of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
1910, faster than the contemporary United States. "A dog with a bone in its mouth neither barks nor bites," Diaz is reported to have said. When Franciso Madero became Mexico's new president in 1911, he attempted to govern as a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
learn. Executives can widen a manager's span of influence by redesigning her job—placing her on a cross-functional team, for example, or giving her an assignment that requires her to report to two bosses. They can also adjust a job's span... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 27 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 27
concern. We also hypothesize that the effectiveness of such campaigns depends on the prior responsiveness of line managers. We test our hypotheses in the healthcare setting, in which problems are frequent. We use data on nearly 7,500 View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
staggering rate. In an ambitious study of 4,200 companies, conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute, 72% reported using them to facilitate employee communication. We have studied internal social tools in various work settings, including... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
it defines a process to assess the match between those values and the behavior of its leaders; and it reports on its assessment to its people and its investors. Let me close with a personal commitment. Ultimately, our system runs on... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 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.)
- 11 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 11
sustainable evaluation system and emphasizes that the evaluation based on the integrated report is the specific performance of the new evaluation system strategy at the enterprise level. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
deceptive veneer of familiarity, cultural gulfs and local differences often remain hidden. There is an increasingly international style of management.— John Quelch, HBS Amid these conflicting realities, however, Harvard Business School alumni View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
begin with the basics. Rekhi's approach is to give novices advice, often as rules of thumb, such as "focus"—and then send them out to put the rules into practice. If they are smart enough to act on his advice and come back to View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
of a mini refrigerator and stacked on top of other line equipment. Better yet, this tighter integration would greatly reduce the manufacturing costs. The second technology was Windows NT. Teradyne's test systems included various software programs that directed the... View Details
- 08 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 8, 2008
screening ability since the returns were higher than those that earned from investing in analysts' top stock picks that were not selected by the committee. Finally, we find that abnormal announcement returns and trading volume at the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
IR group, the cases document how both companies share many best practices in IR principles, such as the goal of getting managers directly in contact with investors, the need for consistency in reporting over time, and the desire to be... View Details