recognition - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2015
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Golden State of Mind

observations or ask the hard questions of hopeful entrepreneurs. “I want you to think about whether you really are an entrepreneur,” he says to a young woman who hopes to launch a mirror makeup app using facial recognition technology. And... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

have derived one from our examinations of cross-sector collaborations in the Americas. A basic element is the recognition that there can exist a wide range of motivations across the partners and a mix of motivations for each partner. We... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team

01 Feb 1997
News

Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

recent Wall Street Journal article and praised Amgen as one of ten companies "that have led the growth of the U.S. economy." That recognition is icing on the cake for Binder, who says, "Beyond the satisfaction of building a highly... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

misreported due to a series of failures to check manual accounting processes. The situation has been escalated to Vodafone’s audit committee, which expects Colao and his team to act drastically. In the second case, 7 million have been misreported through deferred View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

17 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5

indirectly, whether we want to own it or not. Things cannot, and will not change all at once, but it is vital to have that recognition in mind to guide your own direction and life course. What type of world do you want to build? View Details

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1.5 Attendance | MBA

No Credit for a course. A formal review by the MBA Program of a student's attendance record; which may result in ineligibility for academic honors , the Dean’s Award, some fellowships, and other privileges and forms of recognition and... View Details

01 Jun 1996
News

Keepers of the Flame

spectators go home, what will be the legacy of Atlanta 1996? For her part, Segerlind hopes there will be greater recognition nationally and internationally for Atlanta and the Southeast as important, innovative players in world culture.... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

04 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?

years? A: No, they're not going to roll over. They're going to kick and scream. But I think the tipping point, the fact that Michael Moore and I—who could be stranger bedmates?—have reached the same point is an indication of how pervasive the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

01 Dec 2022
News

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

organizations worldwide; the ways that companies can design and implement strategies that generate greater impact; the six archetypes of value creation enabled by these new trends; the role of investors in driving greater recognition of... View Details

20 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 20, 2008

of experiments based on behavioral game theory contradicts the Homo economicus model. In complex environments where complete contracts cannot be written or enforced, honesty, integrity, intrinsic job satisfaction, and peer recognition are... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

suppliers. By elevating strategic objectives and measures for superior supplier relationships to the company's Balanced Scorecard, employees come to understand the value of forging strategic relationships with their key suppliers. This View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

16 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience

the recognition that no matter how much technology we have, how many PowerPoint slides we have, how many knowledge management systems we have, the fact of the matter is that people learn from experience. Simulation probably helps, but... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 1999
News

Spirit at Work

the recognition that a more purposeful incorporation of female-associated qualities-nurturing, relational skills, intuition-is necessary in order to make a company work. If you look at the trend toward alliances, third-party... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Dec 2008
News

A Force for Good

laptops, cases of champagne, and other kinds of recognition to individuals who in some way had distinguished themselves. When a faculty secretary finally made a long-anticipated visit to her ancestral home in Italy, he gave her a camera... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Wood Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Rail Transportation; Transportation

17 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 17

Fable? Authors:Pierre Azoulay, Toby Stuart, and Yanbo Wang Abstract In a market context, a status effect occurs when actors are accorded differential recognition for their efforts depending on their location in a status ordering, holding... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 5, 2008

Growth within the EU has been sluggish, with high unemployment and low investment in R&D. The EU has launched a set of reforms to create a "single passport" system of mutual recognition within the EU for capital, services,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2012
News

From Where We Stand

Daniela Barone Soares (MBA 1997), Chief executive, Impetus Trust, London, England There are innumerable possible, equally rewarding career paths outside the more "traditional" ones. Success is an internally defined concept: External View Details

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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develop pattern recognition and allow them to ponder: What is this firm's edge? How do they add alpha? How is the investment industry changing? Is the industry in a crisis? This experience will not only help students shape their skills as... View Details

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