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- 19 Oct 2022
- Op-Ed
Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup
discussion around one’s relationship with money. Most adults have very different perspectives on money and typically this is rooted in deep family or personal experiences, sometimes starting in early childhood. A parent losing a job, having to work at a young View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 20 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Five Discovery Skills that Distinguish Great Innovators
study confirming this was done by a group of researchers, Merton Reznikoff, George Domino, Carolyn Bridges, and Merton Honeymon, who studied creative abilities in 117 pairs of identical and fraternal twins. Testing twins aged fifteen to... View Details
- 19 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Brand Manager’s Guide to Losing Control
strategies that brand managers have used in order to cope with it. Avery recently sat down with HBS Working Knowledge to discuss their findings. According to the paper, consumers are operating in four concurrent Web-based eras: The Age of... View Details
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
Publications 2006 Stanford University Press Wall Street Research: Past, Present, and Future By: Groysberg, Boris, and Paul M. Healy Abstract—Wall Street equity analysts provide research products and services on publicly traded companies to institutional and retail... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
act responsibly toward the business and the family. Regulate appropriate family and owner inclusion in business discussions. The family assembly typically meets annually, lasts one to two days, and includes all adult family members (yes, including in-laws). Families... View Details
- 13 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Case Against Racial Colorblindness
was black or white. But many of the fourth and fifth graders avoided mentioning race during the game. As it turns out, racial colorblindness is a social convention that many Americans start to internalize by as young as age 10. "Very... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
Curriculum - Business & Environment
commercial success and failure. How is technology and the digital age changing this space? And when businesses generate strong financial returns, does it come at the expense of social impact --- can business play a significant role in... View Details
- Web
Building From the Bottom Up - Managing the Future of Work
experience of America’s lowest wage earners—those earning below $40,000 a year—when it comes to upward mobility? Are workers able to aspire to an increase in pay or a promotion or both after a reasonable time of employment? A survey of 1,025 low-wage workers View Details
- 06 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
What We Learned from Reading Jeff Bezos’ Patents
From an early age, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos had a passion for inventing. In The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, journalist Brad Stone wrote that even as a child, “Bezos had dreams of becoming an inventor like Thomas... View Details
- 11 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups
School Working Knowledge. [Image: themacx] Related Reading How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI How do you approach... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- Web
Alumnae Circles - Alumni
STRUCTURE Groups meet monthly, at a location of their choosing, to talk about their lives in an atmosphere of intimacy and trust. Meeting structure and topics of discussion vary greatly from group to group, but they can include issues such as: Work/Life Balance... View Details
- Web
Events - Business History
Society “The Age of Reaction: Democracy and Inequality in the Thought of William Graham Sumner, Andrew Carnegie, Booker T. Washington and Frederick Taylor” Kimberly Phillips-Fein, NYU 3:30 - 5:00 PM, via Zoom Nov 8 08 Nov 2021 Business... View Details
- Web
Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
reviewed how his development group and partners had completely rebuilt an aging Seattle landmark into the world’s greenest arena, carrying the visible name Climate Pledge Arena. It had attracted a new National Hockey League franchise, the... View Details
- March 2014
- Case
Babcock International Plc
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2013, Babcock International Plc (Babcock) was the largest engineering services provider in the UK with sales of over £3 billion. Under the leadership of CEO Peter Rogers, Babcock had grown revenues and profits nearly tenfold over the previous decade as it benefited... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Change; Strategy And Leadership; Diversification; United Kingdom; Military; Nuclear Power; Nuclear; Engineering And Construction; Conglomerates; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Global Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; United Kingdom
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Babcock International Plc." Harvard Business School Case 714-496, March 2014.
- 19 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
the age of fossil fuels. Heavy industry accounts for more than 30% of global emissions that cannot be mitigated by today’s technology. A complete energy transition will require sustainable hydrogen to power heavy industry and beyond.... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Understanding the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard
design and software engineering capabilities to enable faculty research, and administrative services to launch and run labs efficiently and to coordinate relationships with external partners. REINVENTING THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS Harnessing the Tools of the Digital 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
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "The Quiet Ascension of LA Fitness." Harvard Business School Case 717-424, October 2016.
- August 2021 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
The NCB Capital Turnaround: Waking the Sleeping Giant
By: Sandra J. Sucher, Gamze Yucaoglu, Shalene Gupta and Fares Khrais
The case opens in 2019, five years after, Sarah Al Suhaimi, CEO of NCB Capital (NCBC), the investment arm of Saudi’s largest bank, NCB, took the helm. Having successfully turned the business to make it the market leader, she was contemplating her next steps as... View Details
Keywords: Turnaround; Investment Banking; Financial Institutions; Change Management; Leadership; Business Model; Strategy; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Management Teams; Asset Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Saudi Arabia
Sucher, Sandra J., Gamze Yucaoglu, Shalene Gupta, and Fares Khrais. "The NCB Capital Turnaround: Waking the Sleeping Giant." Harvard Business School Case 322-043, August 2021. (Revised November 2021.)
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
From Chalkboards to Chatbots
Artwork/animation by Greg Meeson/hitandrunmedia.com; shutterstock.com Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace, becoming an integral part of how we live, work, and interact. It is therefore critical for current and... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Allison Hughes
By age three, Allison Hughes loved playing blackjack with her father and routinely cleaned him out of M&Ms and pocket change. One afternoon, after having won an especially large pot, she vowed to become either a banker or a card dealer.... View Details
Keywords: Charlie Hogg