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  • 18 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 18

System Architecture By: Baldwin, Carliss Y., Alan MacCormack, and John Rusnak Abstract—In this paper, we describe an operational methodology for characterizing the architecture of complex technical systems and demonstrate its application... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 29

and our empirical observations, we distinguish between influence activities to which toolmaking was not central and those to which toolmaking was important. As for the influence activities that imply toolmaking, we can outline the contours of three modes of operation,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 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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  • 01 Dec 2010
  • News

This Is What I Do

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Keywords: Garry Emmons; time travel; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services
  • 21 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 21

illustrates the choices faced by a prospective IPO firm that operates in a global setting. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/212051-PDF-ENG SKS and the AP Microfinance Crisis Shawn Cole and Yannick SalemanHarvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 May 2012
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First Look: May 22

serving accounts or clients that are competitors of one another in order to avoid conflicts in interest? In recent decades, the advertising and marketing services industry has undergone a number of structural changes that forced an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010

Review (forthcoming) Abstract Companies in Victorian Britain operated in a laissez-faire legal environment from the perspective of outside investors, implying that such investors were not protected by the legal system. This article seeks... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2018
  • News

Source Code

“I came to the conclusion pretty quickly that I’d rather be on the business side than on the lawyer side because the lawyer was essentially a service arm to the business side, and the business side was really making the decisions,” says... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Daniel Hertzberg