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11 May 2017
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Going with the Flow

cash flow. “My father had a CPA firm and occasionally acted as an angel investor,” she says. “In all, he helped start 30 different businesses in our area. He occasionally brought my sisters and me into the businesses as a learning... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

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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19 Aug 2024
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Quantum Leap

computing has exploded. Amit Kumar (MBA 2008), a managing director and senior partner at Boston Consulting Group, estimates that more than 300 companies are currently active in the quantum space and that more than $3 billion in investment has poured into the sector... View Details

12 Dec 2018
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Lesson Plan

navigating a range of personalities and egos to ensure “the right information was in the right place, at the right time, for decisions to be made. “Paige has a real commitment to public service, whether it’s global financial policy or... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

09 Jan 2020
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Your Whole Self

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Amy Jen Su (MBA 1997) is managing director at executive coaching firm Paravis Partners, and she’s been hearing some consistent themes in the trenches these... View Details

12 Jan 2015
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Good Investments

that were bringing financial services and capital to the poor using a business framework rather than a philanthropic one. “That really struck a chord with me,” says Chorengel. “There are going to be multiple firms like IGNIA, and then... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; impact investing; ideas; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

20 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

When CEOs Become Activists

business community was swift and dramatic. Deutsche Bank froze the creation of 250 jobs in Cary. More than 100 business leaders, many from well-known companies, signed a letter to Gov. McCrory opposing the new state law. PayPal cancelled plans to create 400 jobs in a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Publishing

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Top Leadership Assistant Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion at MetLife Cindy Pace presents "Exploring the Leadership Aspirations and Learning Experiences of Diverse Women Progressing Toward Top Leadership" at the 2018 Gender and... View Details

19 May 2022
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Leading to Salvation

president and CFO of Medtronic, overseeing a number of acquisitions and sales at the medical device company and broadening its reach to include a more global investor base. In this special edition of Skydeck honoring recipients of the... View Details

25 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows

capital firm investing in BIPOC founders in the education space. She is also the vice president of advocacy in the Women’s Student Association at HBS, and an author. “As a published fiction writer, I aim to share and amplify the voices of... View Details

13 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

can achieve. Should he accept the offer provided by a private equity firm that is buying up other small competitors in his industry? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807125 The... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

the Quartermaster General, earning the rank of captain. World War II had a significant impact on Christensen's career. The organizational challenges of warfare on a global scale encouraged the use of strategic thinking to accomplish... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

01 Feb 1998
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Women at the Top

the new program, "women executives long for the same kind of camaraderie and exchange that men can find with their peers in more informal settings." Among those in attendance was Jessie d'E. Bourneuf (MBA '75), then president of the King Size Catalogue Company, a men's... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young

01 Mar 2008
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Classroom Legend

officer and an administrator in the office of the Quartermaster General, earning the rank of captain. World War II had a significant impact on Christensen’s career. The organizational challenges of warfare on a global scale encouraged the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Roland Christensen; George Albert Smith; Fritz J. Roethlisberger; Richard Meriam; Edmund P. Learned; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management

21 May 2019
Blog Post

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS

the life I want, not the life that society deems successful. Since then, my goal has been to inspire and empower more Japanese people to maximize their potential in a global context. How has your Asian identity shaped you? I was the... View Details

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Staff Directory | Baker Library

Kavlakoglu Taxonomy and Information Architecture Specialist Metadata & Knowledge Systems Danielle Kost Editor-in-Chief HBS Working Knowledge HBS LinkedIn Prior to joining HBS Working Knowledge in 2019, Danielle spent two decades as an editor, writer, and producer at... View Details

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

scandal offers important lessons for all companies, the first being: It’s not OK to look the other way when a leader crosses ethical lines. In the wake of #MeToo, a global campaign against sexual abuse and harassment that started in 2017,... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

01 Dec 1997
News

A Piece of the Action

manufactured, or improve the way doctors perform surgery. HBS Takes Root in Silicon Valley While the Il Fornaio staff serve up French toast and fresh fruit, the patrons volley the big ideas that have turned Silicon Valley into a global... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 1997
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Growing Together

brilliant pedagogy on Jim Austin's part." "The case studies remind us of the value of public-private partnerships," elaborates Richard W. Pogue, senior advisor of the corporate public relations firm Dix & Eaton and one of the architects... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

beneficiary was European banks that had big operations here. The globalization of the top end of the financial services industry means that the Fed is everyone's central banker. The reactions we've seen in developing markets recently to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

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