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- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
to clarify the characteristics of successful investment and financing decisions," says Sahlman, who has taught the course for the past eleven years. "The goal in the course," he adds, "is to provide students with an accelerated dose of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
than ever. The Bulletin spoke to a sampling of alumni to get a view from the factory floor of how they plan to meet the challenges ahead. While the companies vary in size and make a diverse range of products, these owners, chairmen, and CEOs present a snapshot of a... View Details
- 27 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 27
investment flow adjustment costs in the developing economy. We calibrate the model to match the Mexico-U.S. trade and FDI flows. The model is able to explain (1) why U.S. shocks have a larger effect on Mexico than in the U.S. and hence... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part One]
starting companies. Maybe I should try to forget that I have an investment in several decades of a business career, and see if I can learn fresh, new things." I asked young people who were starting companies to tell me what they were... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
conversation with Coupounas immediately senses that she’s wide open to new ideas. These days, in fact, her Colorado-based activities are all about promoting new ideas. Coupounas is director of the first fully staffed field office of B... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
present, the business of stem cells remains a fledgling enterprise. Spar says that figures for 2003 reveal that only ten U.S. private-sector firms were actively involved in embryonic stem-cell research, spending just $70 million. For its... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
sales of $37 billion. The company’s aggressive investment in research has made it an industry leader in new drug approvals. And when opportunity knocks, Vasella doesn’t hesitate to broaden Novartis’s business mix through acquisitions. He... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
a profit-making opportunity and a legitimate part of the financial-services industry, this scale constraint was lifted. "Only when an economic activity generates above-average returns can it become an industry," says Chu, "and only an... View Details
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
activated under certain conditions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-083.pdf Breaking Them In or Revealing Their Best? Reframing Socialization Around Newcomer Self-Expression Authors:Dan Cable, Francesca Gino, and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
incentives to invest in the face of potential holdup problems and also with the proposition that exclusive arrangements lead firms to seek contingent control rights to avoid lock-in when environmental uncertainty is high. Private Equity... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8
but real differences in corporate finance and investment through two different channels: a "more money" effect arising from the debt coinsurance feature of conglomerates and a "smarter money" effect arising from more... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
representing pharma, energy, and investment discussed their responses, and those of other corporations, and the critical roles that partnerships and collaboration with US and other non-Ukrainian companies can play in supporting their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
ruled out any such demolition. With seeming reluctance, McArthur then proposed to invest heavily in the building to create a guest house for visitors to the campus — which, according to friends on the faculty, is what McArthur had in mind... View Details
- 09 Sep 2016
- News
MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding
your 10th anniversary with MaiTai Global this year. Tell me how MaiTai got started. Bill Tai: So MaiTai, first of all, it's a very unusual group. It's a collection of athletes, and entrepreneurs, and innovators. And we have active... View Details
- October 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Supplement
Bally Total Fitness (B): The Fall, 2005–2016
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
By many measures the largest health-club chain in the United States in the early 2000s, Bally Total Fitness sold most of its remaining fitness clubs to 24 Hour Fitness in 2014 and disappeared from the industry top 100 rankings. After Bally was bedeviled by accounting... View Details
Keywords: Bally Total Fitness; Accounting; Accounting Audits; Accrual Accounting; Business Earnings; Revenue Recognition; Financial Statements; Acquisition; Business Exit or Shutdown; For-Profit Firms; Crime and Corruption; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; Capital Structure; Cash; Cash Flow; Public Equity; Financial Condition; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financing and Loans; Investment Activism; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Business History; Executive Compensation; Resignation and Termination; Annual Reports; Contracts; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Marketing; Market Entry and Exit; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Health Industry; Accounting Industry; United States; Illinois; Chicago
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Bally Total Fitness (B): The Fall, 2005–2016." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-422, October 2016. (Revised January 2017.)
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
Foreign Direct Investment, Productivity, and Financial Development: An Empirical Analysis of Complementarities and Channels Authors:Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek Publication:The World Economy (forthcoming). (Special Issue on "Foreign Direct... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
positive note, however, healthcare companies were commonly thought to be recession proof and thus might be a sound investment in the event of a down-turning economy. Burnham had to decide if this was the right time for an exit, and if so,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The State of Customer Service Leadership
seminar venues in France; and the Vanguard Group, which specializes in investment management in the United States. Breakthrough service providers are changing the rules of the game for entire industries around the world. Their emphasis on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance. To cover expenses and support her parents she worked first as a Mary Kay sales rep-resentative, then as an investment analyst, running to the office after classes and staying well into... View Details
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
sacrifice long-term growth to boost short-term performance. We investigate 495 transactions with a focus on one form of long-term activities, namely investments in innovation as measured by patenting activity. We find no evidence that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace