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- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
Publications March 2015 Journal of Financial Economics Banks as Patient Fixed-Income Investors By: Hanson, Samuel G., Andrei Shleifer, Jeremy C. Stein, and Robert W. Vishny Abstract—We examine the business model of traditional...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
Fellowship was established through the generosity of Jane Dunlevie and Marten Abrahamsen (MBA 2011) in honor of Abrahamsen's 5th Reunion. Dunlevie earned both an undergraduate degree and an MBA at Stanford University, and is a vice president at Goldman Sachs....
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- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
We propose and test a catering theory of nominal stock prices. The theory predicts that when investors place higher valuation on low-price firms, managers will maintain share prices at lower levels, and vice-versa. Using measures of...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
FAQs - Alumni
at check-in. Will there be activities/programming for my kids and/or teens? Bring the family! There will be a variety of age-appropriate activities for children age 4 and older. They range from imaginative play and crafts to games and...
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- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
UnileverA Case Study
The issue of control is examined, as is the related question of the "stickiness" of knowledge within large international firms. The discussion draws on a case study of the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods manufacturer Unilever, which has been one of the largest...
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- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
Case 112-702 On November 15, 2006, German prosecutors raided offices and homes of Siemens AG staff as part of an ongoing investigation into bribery. The subsequent investigations covered business representing 60% of Siemens' revenues and...
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Carmen Nobel
- Web
Skydeck - Alumni
battled it twice—and has lessons for anyone in the fight. The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix Author Anne Morriss (MBA 2004) on how companies can tackle complex issues with essential speed The Musts of 2023 Alumni recommendations from the year in media So You Want to...
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- 10 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
How to Live Happier in 2023: Diversify Your Social Circle
The classic advice to investors is to diversify—put wealth into a combination of assets. Perhaps some cash goes into mutual funds, some in blue chips, and a little in growth stocks, spreading out risk as well as opportunity. What if...
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by Michael Blanding
- 07 Mar 2023
- HBS Case
ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?
co-author of The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI. The case, and its reverberations as ChatGPT’s success escalates the AI race, offers lessons for those who are interested in AI...
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- 07 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success
digital-first incumbents struggle to make the necessary longer-term investments when their investors focus on shorter-term metrics, participants say. At the same time, companies must deliver value at speed. They’re cutting costs through...
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HBS - The year in Review
reinventing how companies and organizations will compete and thrive in the age of artificial intelligence. Based at HBS but open to all faculty across the University, the Institute will leverage and extend the School’s strengths and...
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
creditors, and investors and restoring confidence in this industry (and the financial sector more generally). Slides (pdf) Health Care Innovations in the Age of COVID-19 Professor Regina Herzlinger (DBA...
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- 18 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent
While gains were focused at the executive and investor levels, these cuts fostered a transactional relationship between businesses and their workers. So, it should be a shock to no one that in recent years, the power dynamic has switched...
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by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 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.)
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
States from Seoul at age 12 and returns to his home country in his late 20s, MBA in hand, to help underwrite the sovereign bond offering that will save South Korea from financial ruin. It’s a novel of many elements, somehow managing to...
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
profitably address these challenges, the skills that managers, entrepreneurs, and investors rely on to balance impact and profit, and how to scale solutions that address societal and environmental issues. For the full listing, click here....
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- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
Grants David F. HawkinsHarvard Business School Case 111-087 Analyst questions the value of accounting measurement of earnings per share and stock option costs for equity valuation purposes. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111087-PDF-ENG Mittel...
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Carmen Nobel
- 22 Nov 2023
- News
So You Want to Join a Startup
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: At age 29, Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) decided to leave consulting for a decidedly less glamorous life as an entrepreneur, working out of a storage room in the bowels of an underground hotel...
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- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
practitioner psychologists who expertly analyze and manage their own and others' thought processes. Read the paper: http://hbr.org/2011/07/the-new-psychology-of-strategic-leadership/ar/1 Effects of Cultural Ethnicity, Firm Size, and Firm View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Past Issues - Alumni
rebuild Game On As investors pile into pickleball’s gold-rush moment, Brian McCarthy is looking to build a business that can keep its bounce In Harmony Born in Korea, Michael Kim spent his formative years in the US. As his novel...
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