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Redefining Productivity in the Value Chain - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

intensity Improving employee health and safety Enhancing the productivity and wages of lower income employees Recruiting that represents the diversity of customers and the communities where a company operates More about the value chain View Details
  • October 2016
  • Case

The Quiet Ascension of LA Fitness

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In 2016, LA Fitness was the largest chain of non-franchised fitness clubs in North America, operating 676 clubs, serving 4.9 million members, and generating revenues of over $1.9 billion. Founded by Chinyol Yi, Louis Welch, and Paul Norris in 1984, the privately held... View Details
Keywords: LA Fitness; Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Exercise; Personal Training; Retention; Bally Total Fitness; 24 Hour Fitness; Planet Fitness; Buildings and Facilities; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Demographics; Age; Gender; Income; Residency; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; Capital Structure; Cash; Cash Flow; Cost; Private Equity; Financial Condition; Financial Liquidity; Financing and Loans; Investment Return; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Employees; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Service Operations; Leasing; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Mobile Technology; Technology Platform; Health Industry; United States; California; Los Angeles
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Commodities, Currencies, and Balancing of the Trade Deficit - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research Associates Social... View Details
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Professional Development - Alumni

letter can give the recruiter a clear indication of whether or not you would be best suited for the position. Browse our guidelines, tips, examples and templates to ensure you make a strong first impression. Considering Retirement There... View Details
  • 15 Sep 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

floor interacting with people every single day,” says Bojinov. “You really need to focus on getting yourself exposed to novel information.” Lessons for job seekers and recruiters The study demonstrates the usefulness of cultivating a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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2.1 Academic Standards of Conduct - MBA

Photography & Social Media 2.1.4 Classroom Non-Attribution 2.1.5 Academic Retaliation 2.2 Recruiting Standards of Conduct 2.3 Community Standards of Conduct 2.4 Disciplinary Process 2.5 Disciplinary Outcomes & Sanctions 2.6 Sample... View Details
  • March 2018 (Revised March 2019)
  • Case

Gender and Free Speech at Google (A)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Martha J. Crawford and Sarah Mehta
In August 2017, Google fired James Damore, a 28-year-old software engineer who had been employed by the company since 2013. The move came after Damore penned an internal company memo titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” which posited that innate biological... View Details
Keywords: Free Speech; Representation; Diversity; Gender; Race; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Labor; Employment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Culture; Technology Industry; United States; California
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  • 28 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

through algorithms. Algorithms can be debiased by altering their inputs, but doing so requires managers to think about their goals around diversity and fairness. For example, LinkedIn redesigned its recruitment search tool to ensure that... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Travel; Entertainment & Recreation; Service
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A Chronicle of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877

Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research Associates Social... View Details
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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Competitiveness Recruit Alumni Recruiting MBA Recruiting Recruiting Resources Alumni Bulletin Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Business History... View Details
  • 03 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

secrets they had are stale. It also helps to know whether potential recruits are subject to covenants not to compete. States vary in terms of how enforceable they are, but one shouldn't assume they are not. One should also check to see... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 09 Apr 2024
  • Research & Ideas

When Climate Goals, Housing Policy, and Corporate R&D Collide, Social Good Can Emerge

For almost four years, Omar Asensio and his colleagues have been studying the impact of federal energy programs on low-income neighborhoods. The intersection of technology—artificial intelligence, in particular—and public policy has long been an area of focus for... View Details
Keywords: by Glen Justice
  • December 2021
  • Case

Burning Glass Technologies: From Data to Product

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Amy Klopfenstein
In May 2021, Matt Sigelman, CEO of Burning Glass Technologies, a company that provided labor market analytics for a variety of markets, navigates his company’s transition from data company to product company. Burning Glass originated as a service that used artificial... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Strategy; Expansion; Business Strategy; Labor; Employment; Human Capital; Jobs and Positions; Job Design and Levels; Job Search; Human Resources; Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Employees; Retention; Competency and Skills; Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Analytics and Data Science; Business Model; Technology Industry; North and Central America; United States
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  • 17 Jul 2023
  • Blog Post

Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

pursue opportunities in this critical space. What have you noticed about the types of jobs that students pursue and the types of positions that recruiters are looking for in the sustainability field? I've noticed an increase in pursuit of... View Details
  • 16 Oct 2017
  • Research & Ideas

The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders

performance, the researchers say. Founders are usually very busy people—they recruit key employees, raise funds, find a board, develop partnerships, set strategy, and design the organization, to name a few responsibilities. What often... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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The Idea of Instant Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Competitiveness Recruit Alumni Recruiting MBA Recruiting Recruiting Resources Alumni Bulletin Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Business History... View Details
  • 18 Dec 2017
  • Op-Ed

Why Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs

Credit:  Pixsooz American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
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2.1.3 Classroom Recording, Photography & Social Media - MBA

Intelligence (AI) Tools 2.1.3 Classroom Recording, Photography & Social Media 2.1.4 Classroom Non-Attribution 2.1.5 Academic Retaliation 2.2 Recruiting Standards of Conduct 2.3 Community Standards of Conduct 2.4 Disciplinary Process 2.5... View Details
  • 17 Jun 2011
  • HBS Case

KFC’s Explosive Growth in China

"You're recruited for that position. You're very carefully developed to be able to do all these different jobs in the restaurant. And it's perceived as something that you would do your entire life." Along with training and... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage
  • 15 Oct 2020
  • Research & Ideas

IT Job Wages Are No Longer 'Exceptional'

How many openings are there?’” The findings also have implications for economic policies. “Our results also suggest that a range of regional growth policies to recruit IT producers, which have been commonly pursued over the last few... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology