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- 06 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
My HBS Student Loan Story: Gorick Ng (MBA 2018)
students I have mentored, I realized that I wanted to pay it forward—to help others from humble beginnings reach their full potential. I had a sponsorship offer from my previous employer, so there was significant opportunity cost View Details
- February 2015
- Case
CLP: Powering Asia
By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Dawn Lau
Richard Lancaster, taking over from Andrew Brandler, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CLP Holdings Ltd., one of the leading power companies in Asia, with operations in China, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and India, and an energy portfolio spanning coal,... View Details
Keywords: Energy Generation; Environmental Sustainability; Goals and Objectives; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Energy Industry; Asia; India
Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and Dawn Lau. "CLP: Powering Asia." Harvard Business School Case 115-038, February 2015.
- 2018
- Dictionary Entry
Communicating about Climate Change with Corporate Leaders and Stakeholders
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Within the corporate sector, climate change represents an unfolding market shift, one that is driven by policy but also by pressures from a variety of market constituents such as consumers, suppliers, buyers, insurance companies, banks, and others. The shift takes... View Details
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Communicating about Climate Change with Corporate Leaders and Stakeholders." In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication. 3 vols. Edited by Matthew Nisbet, Shirley Ho, Ezra Markowitz, Saffron O’Neill, Mike Schäfer, and Jagadish Thaker. Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summer 2008
- Editorial
Will the Stork Return to Europe and Japan? Understanding Fertility within Developed Nations
By: James Feyrer, Bruce Sacerdote and Ariel Dora Stern
Only a few rich nations are currently at replacement levels of fertility and many are considerably below. We believe that changes in the status of women are driving fertility change. At low levels of female status, women specialize in household production and... View Details
Feyrer, James, Bruce Sacerdote, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Will the Stork Return to Europe and Japan? Understanding Fertility within Developed Nations." Journal of Economic Perspectives 22, no. 3 (Summer 2008): 3–22.
- 2022
- Chapter
Lessons Learned from Support to Business during COVID-19
By: Gabriel Chodorow-Reich, Benjamin Iverson and Adi Sunderam
The authors survey the new federal subsidies and loans provided to businesses in the first year of the pandemic—including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, and aid targeted at specific industries such as airlines... View Details
Chodorow-Reich, Gabriel, Benjamin Iverson, and Adi Sunderam. "Lessons Learned from Support to Business during COVID-19." Chap. 4 in Recession Remedies: Lessons Learned from the U.S. Economic Policy Response to COVID-19, edited by Wendy Edelberg, Louise Sheiner, and David Wessel, 123–162. Brookings Institution Press, 2022.
- July 2005 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
24 Hour Fitness (A): The Rise, 1983–2004
By: John R. Wells, Elizabeth A. Raabe and Gabriel Ellsworth
In October 2004, Mark S. Mastrov, CEO of 24 Hour Fitness, reflected on how far his company had come in just over 20 years. From humble beginnings in 1983 in San Leandro, California, 24 Hour Fitness had grown to become the largest privately-owned health-club chain in... View Details
Keywords: 24 Hour Fitness; Mark Mastrov; Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Weight Loss; Exercise; Personal Training; Retention; Sales Force Compensation; Incentive Systems; Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Private Equity; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Nutrition; Business History; Employees; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Operations; Service Operations; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Technology Platform; Web; Web Sites; Capital Structure; Performance; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; United States; California; San Francisco
Wells, John R., Elizabeth A. Raabe, and Gabriel Ellsworth. "24 Hour Fitness (A): The Rise, 1983–2004." Harvard Business School Case 706-404, July 2005. (Revised September 2016.)
- Web
Eligibility & Rules - Alumni
New Venture Competition Eligibility & Rules 12ms The venture must have an HBS alumnus as a founder. The alum must be involved in the day-to-day operations in a leadership role and must be represented at all events and be the pitch lead. View the full list View Details
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
business journals, Harvard Business Review continued to capitalize on the increasing appetite for digital content on the key themes of the day. The exploration of topics such as promoting racial View Details
- March 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Silicon Valley Bank
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Silicon Valley Bank, a $4 billion institution in California, has made its reputation by working with venture capitalists in backing start-up companies. In 1999, it is forced to compete with nonbank financial institutions that can give money on better terms and in a... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Business Startups; Competitive Strategy; Financial Institutions; Financing and Loans; Financial Markets; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Entrepreneurship; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; California
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Silicon Valley Bank." Harvard Business School Case 800-332, March 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
- November 2022
- Teaching Note
Proximie: Using XR Technology to Create Borderless Operating Rooms
By: Ariel D. Stern, Alpana Thapar and Menna Hassan
Founded by Nadine Hachach-Haram in 2016, Proximie was a digital medicine platform that used mixed reality and a host of digital audio and visual tools to enable clinicians, proctors, and medical device company personnel to be virtually present in operating rooms (ORs),... View Details
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The overarching goal of my research is to produce works that are influential and informative to both academics and practitioners in the field of operations management. To accomplish this, I collaborate with industry partners who provide knowledge about their field,... View Details
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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 . “Initiative” is the word we use to... View Details
- 10 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Lessons: Social Media Can Nudge More People to Get Vaccinated
how effective these online interventions are at shaping public health outcomes. The research team found that the average campaign shifted self-reported outcomes close to 1 percent of baseline estimates, and it View Details
- 01 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault
meetings or too much time on managing this matrix, and the person is spread too thin. You add more and more stuff, and no one thinks of the cost in terms of energy, lack View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jul 2017
- Blog Post
Transitioning to Product Management at HBS
Before coming to HBS, I worked as an investment associate at a growth equity firm in Boston. My role there gave me exposure to founders and various executives of growing businesses, and I was very much... View Details
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In The Classroom - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Malcolm P. Baker & David Lane JAN 2011 | Harvard Business School Case 211-017 Dogs of the Dow By: Malcolm P. Baker , Samuel G. Hanson & James Weber JAN 2015 (REVISED AUG 2015) | Harvard Business School Case 215-020 Grantham, Mayo, and Van... View Details
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Four Strategies for Making Concessions
that the cost estimates are accurate (and perhaps conservative) given the complexity of the project and the short deadline. If the project manager is willing to make a concession, she might say: "This... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- 26 Mar 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
How Elastic Are Preferences for Redistribution? Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments
- 11 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK
comes with costs Recognizing someone else’s emotions, especially negative ones, can come at a cost, the research team says. The person doing the acknowledging is willing to spend time talking through feelings View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- September 2021
- Article
Network Interconnectivity and Entry into Platform Markets
By: Feng Zhu, Xinxin Li, Ehsan Valavi and Marco Iansiti
Digital technologies have led to the emergence of many platforms in our economy today. In certain platform networks, buyers in one market purchase services from providers in many other markets, whereas in others, buyers primarily purchase services from providers within... View Details
Keywords: Network Interconnectivity; Platform Competition; Market Entry; Networks; Digital Platforms; Competition; Market Entry and Exit
Zhu, Feng, Xinxin Li, Ehsan Valavi, and Marco Iansiti. "Network Interconnectivity and Entry into Platform Markets." Information Systems Research 32, no. 3 (September 2021): 1009–1024.