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- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
young Indigenous Australian university student who created the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), a nonprofit organization he formed to respond to the problem of Indigenous high school students completing high school at...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15
Amgen, Inc. In 2012, Amylin was acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb for $5.3 billion. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/813091-PDF-ENG Rock Health Higgins, Robert F., and Ian McKowan CornellHarvard Business School Case 813-035 Rock Health was a San Francisco-based...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Harvard Business School Case 309-088 College Summit, a nonprofit organization "committed to the day when every student who can make it in college makes it to college," was faced with an important strategic decision. After...
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Martha Lagace
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
World Wildlife Fund US Harvard Business School Case 308-035 World Wildlife Fund US is a leading international conservation nonprofit that operates within a global network of WWF organizations. This case examines WWF US's strategy to...
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Martha Lagace
- 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....
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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.)
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
management, specialization of financial intermediation, and marketing methods. The contributors—leaders in business, government, academia, and the nonprofit sector—discuss new research and ideas about the future of credit markets,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
Next Campaign Describes how a former public official became an advocate who started a nonprofit organization after losing her campaign for governor. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/308040 Harvard Business...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
audience. The case features a multimedia format of audio and video clips in order to engage students directly with JALC protagonists and with jazz music—the real protagonist of the case. The case is ideal for a first year marketing course and is also suitable for...
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Carmen Nobel