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- 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...
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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.)
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
countries. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-073.pdf The Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Portfolio Firms' Corporate Tax Planning Authors:Brad Badertscher, Sharon P. Katz, and Sonja Olhoft Rego Abstract This...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
"ground game." Specifically, we look at how different types of advertising―candidates' own ads vs. outside ads―and personal selling―in the form of utilizing field offices―affect voter preferences. Further, we ask how these...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
Inclusiveness, often seen as a female trait, has a business benefit in complex situations: get more data, solicit more diverse opinions, draw on different types of talents, and then decide. Don't rush to judgment in order to appear...
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- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
Which U.S. Market Interactions Affect CEO Pay? Evidence from UK Companies Authors: Joseph Gerakos, Joseph Piotroski, and Suraj Srinivasan Publication: Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract This paper examines how different types of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
discussion of how ownership concentration constrains restructuring alternatives, how hedge fund investors might confront controlling shareholders, and how the mispricing of agency costs can give rise to View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
(MBA 1984) Draper Fisher Jurvetson Draper Associates Driving against Type I passed on CarGurus back when it was a young company. It is now public and trading at $4.7 billion. At the time, the company was raising money at a very high price...
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- 19 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 19
owned. This book explores the political logic of reforms to land ownership and control, accounting for how land development and real estate have become synonymous with economic growth and prosperity in China. Drawing on extensive...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
biggest beauty brand, was worth $11.3 billion in 2008. Unilever’s Dove and P&G’s Pantene, in second and third place, had sales of $5.3 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively . Equally striking are the wide variations between countries in View Details
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
publisher’s blessing. Some, such as League of Legends publisher Riot Games, serve as commissioners of their own leagues—to return to traditional sports analogies—while others outsource the responsibility to a third party. That new View Details
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
employees’ long-term prospects via continuing education/development or ownership options may allow for a discount in pay. Sharply differentiate good performance from average and poor performance. This should be based on metrics that are...
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All Industries
- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
employees’ long-term prospects via continuing education/development or ownership options may allow for a discount in pay. Sharply differentiate good performance from average and poor performance. This should be based on metrics that are...
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- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
are difficult to assemble. We combine several restricted-access U.S. Census Bureau data sets to create a unique longitudinal data platform that covers 1992–2008 and many states. We describe differences in the types of businesses initially...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
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Organizations & Markets Livia Alfonsi,Max H. Bazerman,Alex Chan,Jillian Jordan Spring2025 Q3Q4 3.0 ^ back to top O Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Ownership (OWN): Define Success, Create Advantage, Build to Last, Engage Effectively...
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- November 2017
- Teaching Note
Reinventing Best Buy
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Teaching Note for HBS No. 716-455.
On March 1, 2017, Best Buy Company, Inc., North America’s largest retailer of consumer electronics and appliances, announced a third year of comparable-store sales increases and a 20.8% increase in domestic comparable online sales....
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Best Buy;
Hubert Joly;
Renew Blue;
Showrooming;
Webrooming;
E-commerce;
E-Commerce Strategy;
Online Retail;
Multichannel Retailing;
Omnichannel;
Marketplaces;
Turnaround;
Consumer Electronics;
Consumer Electronics Accessories;
Appliances;
Stores-within-stores;
Store Experience;
Store Size;
Store Pickup;
Store Management;
Delivery;
Delivery Models;
Amazon;
Amazon.com;
Pricing Strategy;
Business Subsidiaries;
Business Units;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
For-Profit Firms;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Satisfaction;
Entertainment;
Film Entertainment;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Music Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Theater Entertainment;
Price;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geographic Scope;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Business History;
Cost;
Selection and Staffing;
Reports;
Technological Innovation;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Human Capital;
Leading Change;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Teams;
Brands and Branding;
Product Marketing;
Consumer Behavior;
Demand and Consumers;
Media;
Distribution;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Distribution Channels;
Infrastructure;
Product;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Programs;
Groups and Teams;
Sales;
Salesforce Management;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Expansion;
Technology;
Hardware;
Information Technology;
Internet;
Mobile Technology;
Online Technology;
Search Technology;
Software;
Web;
Web Sites;
Wireless Technology;
Resource Allocation;
Computer Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Retail Industry;
Service Industry;
Technology Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Video Game Industry;
United States;
Minnesota;
Minneapolis;
Saint Paul;
St. Paul