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- 11 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Meet the MBA Class of 2020
Capital & Private Equity Club, Women's Student Association, Women in Investing, Running & Triathlon Club Julio Cedeno “THE FULL-TIME EXPERIENCE WOULD HELP ME PIVOT.” HOME REGION Houston, TX UNDERGRAD... View Details
- 20 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry
industry. Their story provides a real-life documentation of the paths to competitive success and failure worldwide in high-tech industries. Almost nothing has been written about the process that led to this achievement. The books written... View Details
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Silence Spells Trouble at Work
writing his weekly update reports on Wednesday, continuing to work on them when he had time on Thursday and Friday, working even into the weekend. On Monday morning, he would hand in his document to Matt. Jeff figured that a weekly update... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 02 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?
laws that seek to give workers more bargaining power by requiring companies to disclose employee salaries. However, opening up the books for all to see has put 2 to 3 percent less cash in workers’ pockets, at least in the US private... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
cautions that it’s definitely a lower-bound estimate: First, the count includes only the instances that have been documented by a regulator who visited a facility, detected a problem, then imposed a fine—the very tip of the misconduct... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
is looking out the window, wondering what to do? I had 10,000 of those moments.”) She led one of the first private equity deals in Ethiopia. And as CEO of BGFI Investment banking, she oversaw the financing... View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
the donut shop business that my second year of business school, I accompanied my dad to a meeting with a private equity firm in New York. My dad was asking a million-and-a-half dollars for the business. He... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
even just stay out of trouble, your organizations need to bake sustainability into the core of what you do. You don’t have far to look to see where growth will come from in the coming decades. Year to date, sustainable US equity funds... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
private equity firm, offered both funding and expertise on scaling businesses in Africa. For NBA Africa, scaling requires building local, on-the-ground relationships, region by region. For NBA Africa,... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
world are stronger than one might think. "The topic of my thesis is actually very hot in business economics today. I analyzed the effects of large-scale privatization in the ancient corporate world. Roman society was highly View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
Nisa Godrej Illustration by Anita Kunz In the summer of 2007, Mark Kahn (MBA 2006) received an unusual call from Mumbai. A former HBS classmate had a problem. She wanted him to look over strategic and financial documents for a diversified... View Details
- Profile
Daniel Sheyner
As Daniel Sheyner (MBA 2014) tells it, most private equity firms have a very specific target in mind when recruiting: "The best athletes." The highest-ranked investment banking and consulting... View Details
- Profile
Philipp Schäelli
to become more important in the management and investing process. After my summer experience in growth equity in Nigeria I knew that I wanted to focus on private equity for my... View Details
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Equity through the Economic Cycles Professor Victoria Ivashina No additional materials available + More Info – Less Info This talk is based on a draft of a book that explores the interplay between the evolution of the View Details
- 10 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
were the best, throwing me baby showers, covering me with gifts and offering help relentlessly. Nancy Hu | Class of 2020 Little(s): Linden 3 years, Reggie 1 year Pre-HBS Industry: Private equity Summer... View Details
- November 2005 (Revised December 2016)
- Case
Bally Total Fitness (A): The Rise, 1962–2004
By: John R. Wells, Elizabeth A. Raabe and Gabriel Ellsworth
From a single, modest club in 1962, Bally Total Fitness had grown to become—in management’s words—the “largest and only nationwide commercial operator of fitness centers” in the United States in 2004. Bally had faced its share of challenges, but the last couple of... View Details
Keywords: Bally Total Fitness; Fitness; Gyms; Health Clubs; Chain; Securities And Exchange Commission; Paul Toback; Weight Loss; Exercise; Contracts; Personal Training; Retention; Accounting; Accounting Audits; Accrual Accounting; Finance; Advertising; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Satisfaction; Public Equity; Financing and Loans; Revenue; Revenue Recognition; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Management; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Operations; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business Strategy; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Trends; Cost Management; Profit; Growth and Development; Leadership Style; Five Forces Framework; Private Ownership; Opportunities; Motivation and Incentives; Competitive Strategy; Health Industry; United States; Illinois; Chicago
Wells, John R., Elizabeth A. Raabe, and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Bally Total Fitness (A): The Rise, 1962–2004." Harvard Business School Case 706-450, November 2005. (Revised December 2016.)
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?
staffing, services, physical space, strategic guidance and more — are popping up in the private sector almost as fast as the dot.com companies they hope to hatch. They're pulling in veteran entrepreneurs and established Internet players... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- Profile
Tyler Todd
personal stories in a way that forces you to challenge your preconceived beliefs. HBS cultivates an environment of openness that truly allows for self-exploration and personal growth. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? I never saw... View Details
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
brings new reports of hedge fund closings and the scaling back of private equity investments. Not surprisingly, the enormously high compensation packages in these fields are shrinking as well, making jobs in... View Details