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- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
which it may not survive as a going concern. Greatly complicating the negotiations is the significant uncertainty surrounding the value of Delphi's business and the complexity of its capital structure. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
Examiner shares are highest for non-US applicants and in electronics, communications, and computer-related fields. However, most of the variation is explained by firm-specific variables, with the largest patent applicants having high examiner shares. Moreover, a large... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
of the CDC. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/413064-PDF-ENG Predilytics Higgins, Robert F., and Annelena LobbHarvard Business School Case 813-023 The management team at Predilytics, a healthcare analytics firm, must decide whether to accept a Series A View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2017
- Teaching Note
Reinventing Best Buy
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Teaching Note for HBS No. 716-455.
On March 1, 2017, Best Buy Company, Inc., North America’s largest retailer of consumer electronics and appliances, announced a third year of comparable-store sales increases and a 20.8% increase in domestic comparable online sales.... View Details
Keywords: Best Buy; Hubert Joly; Renew Blue; Showrooming; Webrooming; E-commerce; E-Commerce Strategy; Online Retail; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Marketplaces; Turnaround; Consumer Electronics; Consumer Electronics Accessories; Appliances; Stores-within-stores; Store Experience; Store Size; Store Pickup; Store Management; Delivery; Delivery Models; Amazon; Amazon.com; Pricing Strategy; Business Subsidiaries; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Theater Entertainment; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Cost; Selection and Staffing; Reports; Technological Innovation; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Human Capital; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Demand and Consumers; Media; Distribution; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Distribution Channels; Infrastructure; Product; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Programs; Groups and Teams; Sales; Salesforce Management; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Technology; Hardware; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Search Technology; Software; Web; Web Sites; Wireless Technology; Resource Allocation; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; Minnesota; Minneapolis; Saint Paul; St. Paul
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
Hellman, and Ilkin IlyaszadeHarvard Business School Case 811-100 The case study provides an overview of the angel investment practices and describes government policies towards angel and venture capital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
dynamic, long-term impacts of bundling on demand. The primary explanation for the profitability of bundling relies on homogenization of consumer valuations for the bundle, allowing the firm to extract more surplus. We find bundling can be... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
site, where only their stuff appears. But we also propagate Dell's listings through to MSN auctions, so people can bid on them from within MSN. Sahlman: My sense is that many of the people who are engaged in e-commerce ventures are not... View Details
- 10 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 10
Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/310090-PDF-ENG Milliway Capital & Martin Smith: November 2008 G. Felda Hardymon, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, and Ann LeamonHarvard Business School Case 810-088 Martin Smith, a recent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
continuously renew its strategy. This note identifies some patterns that distinguish companies whose renewal efforts made headway from firms whose efforts fell flat. Purchase this note:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
partner of Gobi Partners, an early stage venture capital firm in China, must decide how to manage his firm's largest investment after the departure of the CEO. Tom has... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
the traffic of 1 billion page views per quarter. In January 2011 it raised $30 million in venture capital for the network of 50 websites that featured an entertaining array of user-generated content.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
shared savings and capitated arrangements and away from fee-for-service, they will be better positioned not only to withstand any COVID aftershocks but also to gain patients during the recession. Leemore S. Dafny (@LeemoreDafny) is the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 16 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology
scheduling their time, the more bang they'll get for their buck. Making Edtech Profitable Investment in education technology has increased dramatically over the past decade, with venture capital 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
Wells, John R., Gabriel Ellsworth, and Benjamin Weinstock. "The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-445, November 2004. (Revised September 2019.)
- 08 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries
manufacturer learned after it entered a joint venture with a Chinese company and hired a local manager to run the Chinese operation. As described in Charles Olivier's 1996 WorldLink article, "Investing in China: 12 Hard... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
The venture organization must decide whether to shutter the investment or put more capital to work. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806059 OuterLink Corp.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
hour-long discussion driving around the city. Young Kapur had just joined the firm Ogilvy & Mather after a brief stint at Citibank, where he’d decided he needed a more creative career. His conversation with Ogilvy confirmed that he’d... View Details
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
Changes in Ownership and Management of Large West German Family Firms (1960-2008)." Author:Christina Lubinski Publication:Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte 55, no. 2 (2010) Abstract Large family View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
Publications August 2013 Journal of Financial Economics X-CAPM: An Extrapolative Capital Asset Pricing Model By: Barberis, Nicholas, Robin Greenwood, Lawrence Jin, and Andrei Shleifer Abstract—Survey evidence suggests that many... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
in the magnitude and sign of bond risk premia. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-095.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsIdentifying Firm Capital Structure Bo Becker Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne