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  • 22 Mar 2021
  • Research & Ideas

How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make

about speaking up at work, incidents in which catastrophe is narrowly averted rise to the surface, spurring important growth and systems improvement. “People don't pay enough attention, especially in the business world, to the potential... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Health
  • 20 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 20

(inflows minus outflows of private capital) are positively correlated with countries' productivity growth; (2) net sovereign debt flows (government borrowing minus reserves) are negatively correlated with growth only if net public debt is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Mar 2019
  • HBS Case

The Ferrari Way

company was run in a more casual way, with a great deal of informality,” he says. Being accountable to shareholders caused Ferrari to have to get serious about setting performance targets and professionalizing its organizational chart. The danger is that in an... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto
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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

months, 5-6 hrs/week Apply by November 3 $6,500 Credential On Demand Launching Tech Ventures Professor Jeffrey Bussgang Gain proven frameworks to build a viable, valuable tech venture that can profitably scale and attract venture capital.... View Details
  • 18 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 18

Controlling for these effects and other determinants, we find that firms with lower residual ratings have relatively higher subsequent media allegations of corruption. They also report higher future sales growth and show a negative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

Show Hide Details Concepts The Capital Allocation Problem How to Grow: Organic vs. Inorganic Growth Distributing Cash to Shareholders Distribution Motivations Featured Exercises Capital allocation decision... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

A More Accommodating Approach

Shelly Nooner (GMP 33, 2022) had already proven herself to be visionary and execution-focused during her two decades at Trimble, an industrial technology company that provides hardware, software, and services across agriculture, construction, geospatial, and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
  • 28 Jun 2011
  • First Look

First Look: June 28

portfolio strategy that takes advantage of this straightforward vs. complicated information processing classification yields returns of 118 basis points per month. Consistent with processing complexity driving the return relation, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 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
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Online Business Strategy Courses | HBS Online

Certificate Courses (6) Disruptive Strategy Professors Rory McDonald & Clayton Christensen Strengthen your capacity to create winning strategies and bring innovations to market by discovering customer jobs to be done and aligning your business’s resources, processes,... View Details
  • 05 Mar 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments

resulting contract disputes were not supposed to happen. The 1980s saw the growth of protections for foreign investors. Official insurance agencies, such as the U.S.'s OPIC, provided political risk coverage that would reimburse investors... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities
  • 28 Mar 2024
  • News

Rooms with a View

Alexander Mirza (MBA 1997) has spent two decades in the hospitality industry, opening and growing major hotel brands, including Hilton, Starwood, and Caesars, with locations around the world. And with each new project, Mirza faced the same primary challenge. “It didn’t... View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Christina Gandolfo; Hospitality
  • 01 Aug 2022
  • What Do You Think?

Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?

(iStockphoto/35007) Anyone who has tried to pick up a Chick-fil-A sandwich on Sunday knows how religious belief affects organizational policy in that company. Chick-fil-A honors Christian beliefs and closes on Sunday. Whether it affects View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
  • 01 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 1

by managers facing intertemporal decisions. We assess the association between different types of performance measures and the time horizon of business unit managers who have profit responsibility. Our results, based on a sample of 105... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 21

to isolate exogenous shocks to local ethnic populations, and identify a causal link between local networks and firm trade links. Firms that exploit their local networks (strategic traders) see significant increases in future sales growth... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

investors that his new venture could warrant sustainable growth and profitable returns. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808164 An Introduction to Consumer... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

differentiation in the marketplace,” said Pascal. “There’s been a lot of capacity and many businesses hanging around for the last decade that probably shouldn’t have survived.” The elimination of excess capacity could improve View Details
Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage
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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

possess a basic understanding of capital markets, portfolio theory, and risk and return. 6-7 hrs Module 1 Private Equity Learn what private equity is and its different segments: growth equity, buyouts, and venture capital. Explore the... View Details
  • 10 Feb 2015
  • First Look

First Look: February 10

intermediary's technology. We develop a model to show that the intermediary would want to restrict sellers from charging buyers more for transactions it intermediates. With this restriction an intermediary can profitably raise demand for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Nov 2022
  • Op-Ed

Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

intersperses longer-form algorithmic picks with its new YouTube Shorts. TikTok presents only short-form video, one at a time. The difference may seem slight, but it is not. YouTube is a general-purpose video tool, while TikTok optimizes for addictive engagement. TikTok... View Details
Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld