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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

Consistent with the long-term goal of preserving the endowment’s value in real terms (after inflation) and generating a predictable stream of available income, the University’s targeted annual payout ratio is 5.0 to 5.5 percent of market... View Details
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Published Materials - Creating Emerging Markets

Iberoamerican Academy of Management Humanistic Leadership and Support for the Sustainable Development Goals MAR 21 2023 Book Faculty Research Deeply Responsible Business: A Global History of Values-Driven... View Details
  • 31 May 2017
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Can Amazon Do What Walmart Couldn’t, Stop the 'Wheel of Retailing'?

in Shakespeare and English, became fascinated with the retailing field. In 1958, he described what was happening in the world of retail after the Second World War. He observed that new retailing concepts typically begin with low-price strategies with the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail
  • July 2005 (Revised September 2016)
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24 Hour Fitness (A): The Rise, 1983–2004

By: John R. Wells, Elizabeth A. Raabe and Gabriel Ellsworth
In October 2004, Mark S. Mastrov, CEO of 24 Hour Fitness, reflected on how far his company had come in just over 20 years. From humble beginnings in 1983 in San Leandro, California, 24 Hour Fitness had grown to become the largest privately-owned health-club chain in... View Details
Keywords: 24 Hour Fitness; Mark Mastrov; Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Weight Loss; Exercise; Personal Training; Retention; Sales Force Compensation; Incentive Systems; Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Private Equity; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Nutrition; Business History; Employees; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Operations; Service Operations; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Technology Platform; Web; Web Sites; Capital Structure; Performance; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; United States; California; San Francisco
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Wells, John R., Elizabeth A. Raabe, and Gabriel Ellsworth. "24 Hour Fitness (A): The Rise, 1983–2004." Harvard Business School Case 706-404, July 2005. (Revised September 2016.)
  • 16 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

Whether their mission is to protect wildlife, help disabled people, or offer financial services in developing countries, nonprofit organizations often believe they need to grow big before they can achieve significant social impact. HBS... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

it, they should call on their junior colleagues. The problem: subordinates don't want to offend the boss. Therefore, as executives become more senior, they tend to get less feedback. Why it matters: over time, senior leaders can become confused about their View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
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Mireya Iglesias Ayala

self-awareness and appreciation of different perspectives is invaluable in my development as a manager and leader. If you could give one piece of advice to prospective students, what would it be? The best advice I can provide is to... View Details
  • 22 Feb 2024
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GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 20 Feb 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?

this year or 2020. Mission Statement: SPACEX “SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Wallask; Aerospace; Tourism; Transportation
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Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020

investors in London and New York? Kaspi.kz’s business model is one that is unlikely to have developed elsewhere, says Victoria Ivashina, the Lovett-Learned Professor of Finance and the faculty chair of HBS’s Middle East and North Africa... View Details
  • 31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

  Working PapersCorporate Social Entrepreneurship Authors:James Austin and Ezequiel Reficco Abstract Corporate Social Entrepreneurship (CSE) is a process aimed at enabling business to develop more advanced and powerful forms of Corporate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Teaching Quantitative Material - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

opportunity for students to develop competencies in quantitative analysis, learn to compare and contrast different approaches, and develop skill and comfort in communicating technical material. In practice,... View Details
  • 03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

competitive strategy? Renowned for the cutting-edge websites that it developed to market major Hollywood movies and leading consumer brands, the firm had won numerous awards and garnered considerable attention within the advertising... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Feb 2022
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Breaking News

(PhDOB 2019) has studied the issues facing local papers from multiple angles. Now, as cofounder and CEO of the National Trust for Local News, she has developed a first-of-its-kind model to preserve local news as a public good. The premise... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dana Smith; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • 19 Sep 2005
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Rethinking Company Loyalty

both employers and employees to strike a brand-new balance when it comes to loyalty—one that gives organizations the focus and expertise they need to compete and employees the career development opportunities they demand? According to the... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson
  • 02 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 2

foster a culture that aligns all employees around the shared goals of customer solutions. 3) Clout: redistribute power to "bridge builders" and customer champions. 4) Capability: develop employees'... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Apr 2023
  • Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

e-methanol) by buying 19 massive ships that will be powered on green methanol over the next three years. This sends a signal to suppliers to develop more of the fuel by guaranteeing that they will purchase it. One of our speakers... View Details
  • 10 Sep 2020
  • Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

reduction are the wellsprings of competitive strength and unique advantages for Toyota Even today, all Toyota production divisions are making improvements to TPS day-and-night to ensure its continued evolution.” Danaher’s system for achieving its View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden
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Should You Pursue the Certificate of Management Excellence?

recognizes executives who have expanded their knowledge and skills by completing three HBS Executive Education programs in three different categories: Leadership, Strategy, and an Elective category with a broad range of programs that allows you to customize the CME to... View Details
  • 09 Nov 2022
  • Blog Post

Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

legacy this upcoming year. LASO Priorities for 2022-2023 Our priorities this year are focused on community building, sustaining and celebrating LASO history and tradition, fostering a strong pipeline of diverse applicants, and giving back to the broader Latino... View Details
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