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  • 24 Oct 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

trends are accelerating, which just leads to a larger and larger detachment from fiscal reality. That's highly problematic and there's going to be a comeuppance at some point. Or there has to be some kind of economic reconciliation that... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 28

dispute and a trend analysis of over 400 total WTO disputes, I find that the WTO dispute settlement process is helping to legitimize the institution of free trade through its public display of rational authority and neutral expertise. At... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 29

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1471435 Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect Authors:Amir E. Khandani, Andrew W. Lo, and Robert C. Merton Abstract The confluence of three trends in the U.S. residential... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 12

product range and a broad customer base. Kvadrat's internal organization had grown and transformed to support this larger business. Now Kvadrat's management team was focused on a number of key initiatives: expansion into Asia, improved sales View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 17

(2012) Abstract This paper summarizes research trends and opportunities in the area of managing air transportation demand and capacity. Capacity constraints and resulting congestion and low schedule reliability currently impose large... 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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  • 15 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

are less likely to do so with increasing age and greater geographical scope. We also find a strong trend toward unbundling over time, a result that is partially explained by increases in media prices over time. Download the paper from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

Interestingly, the actual changes in several of the 'omitted variables' such as life expectancy, hours worked, inflation and unemployment also contribute to happiness over this time period since life expectancy has risen and the others have, on average, fallen.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 10, 2009

differentials. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-089.pdf The Bloody Millennium: Internal Conflict in South Asia Author:Lakshmi Iyer Abstract This paper documents the short-term and long-term trends in internal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Oct 2007
  • HBS Case

Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement

IMG people on "team Sharapova" are very selective when it comes to endorsement opportunities, and appear to give a great deal of thought to long-term endorsement portfolio management. Q: Did you uncover any trends in your... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports
  • 16 Jan 2019
  • Research & Ideas

What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant

and fans, and to work effectively with all members of the team. “Managers should note these trends and make efforts to stay relevant.” Both of these coaches appeared to fall victim to the second-half tenure penalty, as each had a... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik; Sports
  • 03 Jul 2012
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

critical dimension—how physicians and hospitals deliver healthcare—this otherwise landmark decision will likely have little effect. This is not to suggest that the ACA itself was inconsequential. To the contrary, the law offered additional momentum to a series of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Health
  • 20 Mar 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Gender-Diverse Companies Thrive Only Where Diversity is Embraced

on the dynamics of one specific context. But the conflicting findings from past studies suggest that we may want to go beyond the scope of one industry or country to identify broader trends that may be missed in too narrow a scope.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Mar 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The Rise of Innovation in Asia

work—including highly-skilled work—easily around the globe. "Asia is competing in the global technology-enabled game," he said. That means U.S. researchers will soon have as much to fear from this trend as call center employees... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Feb 2017
  • Op-Ed

What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects

as well. President Trump is a famous builder and real estate developer and an astute observer of trends in the built environment. His business experience informs how he can be expected to govern. Congress is interested in constituent... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction
  • 11 Jul 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The New International Style of Management

international norms in the area of stakeholder relations (e.g., human- and workers-rights issues, and environmental matters). Thus, among its other ramifications, globalization is forcing companies to operate and conduct themselves according to certain international... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • January 2020
  • Case

The June Oven

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Christian Godwin
The June Oven was a smart oven which was capable of identifying food and cooking it accordingly. This type of smart oven represented the next step in the long history of oven and stove development. Due to the widespread use of traditional ovens, the market for the June... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Trends; Customers; Design; Entrepreneurship; Food; Goods and Commodities; Innovation and Invention; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Demand and Consumers; Distribution; Product Development; Sales; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; Electronics Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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  • 30 Dec 2013
  • HBS Case

HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers

much speculation lately about the trend of well-heeled investors making bets on the future of print media. Yet Esty says the power of this case rests more in its richness as a teaching tool than in its topical appeal. "When asset... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Journalism & News; Publishing
  • 27 May 2008
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global

eventually balance imports. Business people must understand where markets and countries are headed by analyzing the present and then extending current performance trends forward three to five years. Although each has issues, Singapore,... View Details
  • 04 Jul 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Should You Outsource Your Marketing?

turning to marketing partners. Harvard Business School professors Gail J. McGovern and John Quelch documented the trend in an article in the March issue of Harvard Business Review. One reason behind the move? While company marketing... View Details
Keywords: by Poping Lin

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