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29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

coordinate with one another to reduce costs and ensure that patients were receiving the highest quality of care. PatientPing sold its platform to a range of customers, from small skilled nursing facilities to large health systems, and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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1.5 Attendance | MBA

buildings. Disruption in the use of classroom facilities due to fire, bomb threat, or other emergency situations. If such an event disrupts classes for a given day or time period, the MBA Program may announce a Modified Attendance Policy,... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

RX for Change

discussions that took place back in May at Emory University Hospital Midtown will affect more than the bottom line. It will impact the quality of care delivered to thousands of people. Midtown is a 511-bed facility serving over 150,000... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

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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05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

have a material adverse effect on shareholders, then that decision and the reasons for it should be disclosed to the shareholders. Decision Tree For example, a company establishing a manufacturing facility overseas in a country that has... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

25 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 25, 2007

Data were analyzed for type of failure and frequency of occurrence. Interviews were conducted with frontline staff. Principal Findings. The two most frequent categories of operational failures, equipment/supplies and facility issues,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Apr 1998
News

World Class Learning

Business School's commitment to international business education has expanded. When Dean Kim B. Clark announced plans last fall for the opening of an HBS research facility in Hong Kong, he underscored the importance of the School's Global... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

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1.11 Leaves of Absence | MBA

Student Health Insurance Office, Member Services, at 617-495-2008 or mservices@huhs.harvard.edu . Libraries and other facilities normally may be used only by students who are currently enrolled. Students on leave may not participate in... View Details

30 Nov 2017
News

Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

we just need to dust them off and show them in a new light to our consumers.” Just a few miles from its corporate headquarters, in a big hangar-like facility that lacks any kind of identifiable signage, McDonald’s is preparing for the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

16 Sep 2015
News

Built for Speed

university storage facility, benefits from student energy. They buzz about the expansive lab space, which is stocked with 3D printers, circuit board builders, and a wall full of electronic parts and wires. Two other sections of the View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

14 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

ranks. To support these efforts at effecting institutional change, Abe also has overseen rapid growth in daycare facilities for the children of working mothers and has worked intensively to encourage Japan's business associations to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 May 2020
Blog Post

Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles

I continue to be exceedingly proud, grateful, and humbled to have had the opportunity to serve my country. REFLECTION ON SERVICE: Flying through the dark Afghanistan night to rescue two downed pilots. Delivering vital medical supplies to Ebola treatment View Details

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