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- April 2008 (Revised December 2008)
- Case
North Goes East
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Elena Corsi
In August 2006, Magnus Lofgren and Robert Provine, managing directors and co-founders of the "North Real Estate Opportunities Fund," need to decide which real estate investment the Fund should pursue as its first project. The Fund's target region, Central and Eastern...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Investment Funds;
Risk Management;
Emerging Markets;
Opportunities;
Real Estate Industry;
Europe
Retsinas, Nicolas P., Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Elena Corsi. "North Goes East." Harvard Business School Case 208-136, April 2008. (Revised December 2008.)
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Adi’s other research here, and Jonathan’s other research here. More Info Business Credit Programs in the Pandemic Era By: Samuel G. Hanson, Jeremy C. Stein, Adi Sunderam & Eric Zwick OCT 2021 The authors develop models that speak to the...
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- March 2024
- Supplement
Madrigal: Conducting a Customer-Base Audit
By: Eva Ascarza, Bruce Hardie, Peter S. Fader and Michael Ross
This case presents a scenario where Madrigal, a U.S. retailer with a rich 20-year history and a solid loyalty program, faces a turning point with the arrival of a new CEO. This leadership change reveals a critical gap in understanding the customer base, prompting an...
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- March 2016
- Case
Residency Select or J3Personica?
By: William Kerr and Kathryn S. Roloff
Residency Select, LLC provides psychometric assessments for matching medical students to residency programs. After a series of successful pilots, founder Alan Friedman is considering whether to continue developing his offerings in this area, or whether to expand into...
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Keywords:
Marketplace Matching;
Expansion;
Higher Education;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Industry
Kerr, William, and Kathryn S. Roloff. "Residency Select or J3Personica?" Harvard Business School Case 816-088, March 2016.
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Did Bank Distress Stifle Innovation During the Great Depression?
By: Ramana Nanda and Tom Nicholas
We find a negative relationship between bank distress and the level, quality, and trajectory of firm-level innovation during the Great Depression, particularly for R&D firms operating in capital intensive industries. However, we also show that because a sufficient...
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Keywords:
Great Depression;
R&D;
Bank Distress;
Patents;
Research and Development;
Financial Crisis;
Banks and Banking;
Innovation and Invention;
Banking Industry;
United States
Nanda, Ramana, and Tom Nicholas. "Did Bank Distress Stifle Innovation During the Great Depression?" Journal of Financial Economics 114, no. 2 (November 2014): 273–292.
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SVMP Gave Me the Courage to Fail - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st...
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and products that: help faculty develop courses to achieve their learning objectives; provide in-depth research support from our information experts and global network; help faculty, students, staff, and alumni to access and use world...
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- January 2008 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Two Brattle Center: A Mental-Health Clinic in Search of a Viable Operating Model
By: Robert G. Eccles
Two Brattle Center (TBC) is a struggling for-profit private mental health clinic based in Harvard Square. Its founder, Dr. Joan Wheelis, is a nationally recognized practicing psychiatrist who has developed outpatient treatment programs based on Dialectical Behavior...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
For-Profit Firms;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Financial Strategy;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Disorders;
Medical Specialties;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Emotions;
Health Industry;
United States
Eccles, Robert G. "Two Brattle Center: A Mental-Health Clinic in Search of a Viable Operating Model." Harvard Business School Case 408-103, January 2008. (Revised January 2008.)
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Global Business Course | HBS Online
frameworks that help you think about the world and organize information Who Will Benefit Forward-Thinking Strategists Entrepreneurs Professionals in Heavily Regulated Industries Learn more about the broader macroeconomic and political...
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- April 2012
- Article
Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages
By: Juan Alcacer and Minyuan Zhao
This study looks at the role of firms' internal linkages in highly competitive technology clusters, where much of the world's R&D takes place. The leading players in these clusters are multilocation firms that organize and integrate knowledge across sites worldwide....
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Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management;
Technological Innovation;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Research and Development;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Technology
Alcacer, Juan, and Minyuan Zhao. "Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages." Management Science 58, no. 4 (April 2012): 734–753.
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2 Tips to Beat Imposter Syndrome - MBA
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- December 2005
- Case
IBM and Eclipse (A)
IBM faces a collective action problem: It open sourced its $40 million application platform and has to convince other companies to contribute. Explores the events leading up to IBM's decision to make the Eclipse platform available as an Open Source project. In 1998,...
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Keywords:
Digital Platforms;
Open Source Distribution;
Cooperation;
Adoption;
Computer Industry;
Computer Industry
O'Mahony, Siobhan, Fernando Cela Diaz, and Evangelos Mamas. "IBM and Eclipse (A)." Harvard Business School Case 906-007, December 2005.
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Digital Resources | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
techniques, business leaders, and people at work in industrial settings ranging from automobile plants to paper mills. Over 2,000 images have been digitized and are available via HOLLIS Images. Note: Some full-size images may only be...
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- 31 Jan 2014
- News
Body, Heal Thyself
for the development and exclusive use of the mRNA technology to treat cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic diseases as well as cancer. "It is one of the largest-ever initial payments in a pharmaceutical View Details
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
after they recover from the momentary chaos, many will start thinking about diversifying their risk and trying to develop alternatives in other countries. The biggest losers from the coronavirus [in business] are service View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- February 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Supplement
Bardhaman (B): Bengal Shrachi and the Township Design Decision
By: John D. Macomber and Viraal Balsari
A real estate developer in West Bengal chooses between two master plans for a 260 acre new township considering design, financing, and phasing. Two detailed master plans are considered, one with a radial design and an internal town square and one with a grid design and...
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Keywords:
Urban Development;
Construction;
Design;
Finance;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry;
West Bengal
Macomber, John D., and Viraal Balsari. "Bardhaman (B): Bengal Shrachi and the Township Design Decision." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-063, February 2010. (Revised May 2010.)
- February 2014 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Red Star Furniture Group Co. Ltd.
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Pedro Nueno
Founded in 1986, Red Star had become the leading department store in China for furniture and home equipment products (bathroom, lamps, textiles complements, etc.). The business model of Red Star was to provide adequate space for vendors (that rented the space) in good...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets;
Growth Strategy And Execution;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Retail Industry;
China
Palepu, Krishna G., and Pedro Nueno. "Red Star Furniture Group Co. Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 114-053, February 2014. (Revised March 2014.)
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Aldrich Hall | About
and testing of a full-size classroom prototype on land behind Baker Library—the architectural firm Perry, Shaw, Hepburn & Dean developed a revolutionary horseshoe-shaped classroom layout specifically designed to facilitate case-method...
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- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
possibilities and for spreading the risk on those selected. Does this not furnish a sound business basis for trying new methods of applying development capital? We cannot depend safely for an indefinite time on the expansion of our old...
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by Spencer E. Ante
- October 2016
- Case
The Quiet Ascension of LA Fitness
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In 2016, LA Fitness was the largest chain of non-franchised fitness clubs in North America, operating 676 clubs, serving 4.9 million members, and generating revenues of over $1.9 billion. Founded by Chinyol Yi, Louis Welch, and Paul Norris in 1984, the privately held...
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Keywords:
LA Fitness;
Health Clubs;
Fitness;
Gyms;
Chain;
Exercise;
Personal Training;
Retention;
Bally Total Fitness;
24 Hour Fitness;
Planet Fitness;
Buildings and Facilities;
Acquisition;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
For-Profit Firms;
Customers;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Satisfaction;
Demographics;
Age;
Gender;
Income;
Residency;
Borrowing and Debt;
Capital;
Capital Structure;
Cash;
Cash Flow;
Cost;
Private Equity;
Financial Condition;
Financial Liquidity;
Financing and Loans;
Investment Return;
Price;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geographic Location;
Geographic Scope;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Business History;
Employees;
Recruitment;
Selection and Staffing;
Human Capital;
Contracts;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Operations;
Service Operations;
Leasing;
Private Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Sales;
Salesforce Management;
Situation or Environment;
Opportunities;
Sports;
Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Strategy;
Expansion;
Segmentation;
Information Technology;
Mobile Technology;
Technology Platform;
Health Industry;
United States;
California;
Los Angeles
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "The Quiet Ascension of LA Fitness." Harvard Business School Case 717-424, October 2016.