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- October 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Supplement
Bally Total Fitness (B): The Fall, 2005–2016
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
By many measures the largest health-club chain in the United States in the early 2000s, Bally Total Fitness sold most of its remaining fitness clubs to 24 Hour Fitness in 2014 and disappeared from the industry top 100 rankings. After Bally was bedeviled by accounting... View Details
Keywords: Bally Total Fitness; Accounting; Accounting Audits; Accrual Accounting; Business Earnings; Revenue Recognition; Financial Statements; Acquisition; Business Exit or Shutdown; For-Profit Firms; Crime and Corruption; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; Capital Structure; Cash; Cash Flow; Public Equity; Financial Condition; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financing and Loans; Investment Activism; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Business History; Executive Compensation; Resignation and Termination; Annual Reports; Contracts; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Marketing; Market Entry and Exit; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Health Industry; Accounting Industry; United States; Illinois; Chicago
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Bally Total Fitness (B): The Fall, 2005–2016." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-422, October 2016. (Revised January 2017.)
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
the retailers, was called into question by Assiut Cement's management based on the results of its first two rounds. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=106065 Dubailand: Destination Dubai... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
company, was the target of a takeover battle between a financial sponsor and a strategic buyer. Thoma Bravo, the U.S.-based private equity firm, had to decide on its acquisition strategy in the face of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
decisions are driven by a tradeoff between managers' pecuniary benefits of coordinating production and their private benefits of operating in preferred ways. Integration generates more output than non-integration but imposes a cost on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
to Valeant for an IRR of 17.6% for a MOIC of 1.6x. The (B) case answers the question whether “good is good enough.” Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218029-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-077 The Tax Man: Taxes in View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
entrepreneurs from other candidates. To address that problem, Butler compared the psychological testing results of over 4,000 successful entrepreneurs and of approximately 1,800 business leaders who described themselves as general View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
identify the conditions under which the well-being benefits of prosociality are most likely to emerge. Finally, we briefly highlight several levers that can be used to increase prosocial behavior, thereby potentially increasing... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
Publications June 2015 Perspectives on Psychological Science Three Principles to REVISE People's Unethical Behavior By: Ayal, S., F. Gino, R. Barkan, and D. Ariely Abstract— Dishonesty and unethical behavior are widespread in the public and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
of West Bengal, led by the Left Front and the Communist Party of India as equity partners; or whether to also accept a private equity firm into the project; and lastly, what to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
a related note, how do the business classes differ in each country in terms of power, agreement around issues, etc., and has that state of affairs helped or hindered economic recovery efforts? A: The book shows that stock ownership has... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
industries looking for ways to manage markets. Many states in the early 1930s created administrative boards to control competitive practices, wages, and retail prices industry by industry. “The crisis of the Great Depression played a... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
owned by a group of private equity firms, and their pessimistic view of the industry influenced their strategies and investment decisions. AMC's management team had yet a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
how best to grow the company. He recently took a $22 million investment from Actis Capital, a major emerging markets private equity firm, to consummate an acquisition with a South Indian competitor. Options... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
Working PapersThe Seer of Wellesley Hills: Roger Babson and the Babson Statistical Organization Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract Roger Babson was a pioneer of the business-forecasting industry in the United States in the early twentieth century. He built the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-078.pdf Deep Dives: The Role of Top Management in Linking Relevant Capabilities to Core Activities Authors:Howard H. Yu and Joseph L. Bower Abstract The inability of established firms to make necessary... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
Japan had all grown several times larger over the same period. What happened to this global retail giant? With Benetton under private ownership, would Harvard Business School graduate Alessandro Benetton be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- July 2024
- Case
Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO
By: Reza Satchu, Tom Quinn and Andrew Kosc
In May 2021, after a surge in demand for digital services that prompted high valuations for startups across the Canadian tech sector, Saskatchewan-based Vendasta entered the final stages of the initial public offering (IPO) process. COO Jacqueline Cook had invested her... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Interpersonal Communication; Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Capital Markets; Private Equity; Investment Banking; Stock Options; Financial Markets; Initial Public Offering; Institutional Investing; Price Bubble; Digital Platforms; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Agreements and Arrangements; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Performance Expectations; Work-Life Balance; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Rank and Position; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities; Happiness; Reputation; Status and Position; Well-being; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Canada
Satchu, Reza, Tom Quinn, and Andrew Kosc. "Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO." Harvard Business School Case 825-037, July 2024.