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- July 2005 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
24 Hour Fitness (A): The Rise, 1983–2004
By: John R. Wells, Elizabeth A. Raabe and Gabriel Ellsworth
In October 2004, Mark S. Mastrov, CEO of 24 Hour Fitness, reflected on how far his company had come in just over 20 years. From humble beginnings in 1983 in San Leandro, California, 24 Hour Fitness had grown to become the largest privately-owned health-club chain in...
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Keywords:
24 Hour Fitness;
Mark Mastrov;
Health Clubs;
Fitness;
Gyms;
Chain;
Weight Loss;
Exercise;
Personal Training;
Retention;
Sales Force Compensation;
Incentive Systems;
Buildings and Facilities;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
For-Profit Firms;
Customers;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Satisfaction;
Private Equity;
Revenue;
Geographic Scope;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Nutrition;
Business History;
Employees;
Recruitment;
Selection and Staffing;
Human Capital;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Marketing;
Operations;
Service Operations;
Private Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Sales;
Salesforce Management;
Sports;
Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Expansion;
Segmentation;
Information Technology;
Internet;
Technology Platform;
Web;
Web Sites;
Capital Structure;
Performance;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Culture;
Health Industry;
United States;
California;
San Francisco
Wells, John R., Elizabeth A. Raabe, and Gabriel Ellsworth. "24 Hour Fitness (A): The Rise, 1983–2004." Harvard Business School Case 706-404, July 2005. (Revised September 2016.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model
By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron and Kari L. Granger
This paper is the sixth of six pre-course reading assignments for an experimental leadership course developed by the authors over five years (2004-2008) at the U. of Rochester Simon School of Business working with students, alumni, executives, and faculty from various...
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Keywords:
Leadership Development;
Curriculum and Courses;
Strategy;
Performance Capacity;
Attitudes;
Behavior;
United States;
Netherlands;
Texas
Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron, and Kari L. Granger. "Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-091, April 2010.
- 1977
- Book
Work and Family in the United States: A Critical Review and Policy Agenda
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. Work and Family in the United States: A Critical Review and Policy Agenda. Social Science Frontiers. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1977. (Reprintings: Chapters 1-3 in Family Business Review (featured classic), vol. 2, spring 1989, pp. 77-114.)
- December 2006 (Revised June 2013)
- Teaching Note
Union Corrugating Company (A) and (B)
By: Paul W. Marshall
Teaching Note to 803065 and 804003.
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- 04 Mar 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Determinants of Individual Performance and Collective Value in Private-Collective Software Innovation
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
There and Back Again: The Challenges and Rewards of Working Abroad
(MBA ’91), a managing director in the firm’s Boston office. (See the International Checklist.) Working abroad can also develop new skills and open doors to future opportunities. Sean Keohane (MBA ’96), for...
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- 2016
- Chapter
Wrong Paths to Right: Defining Morality With or Without a Clear Red Line
By: Ryann Elizabeth Manning and Michel Anteby
The extensive literature on organizational wrongdoing tends to assume that a clear red line divides the moral terrain. However, many organizations function not as moral orders, but as moral pursuits in which there is intentionally no explicit definition of right and...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Organizational Theory;
Sociology Of Ethics And Morality;
Morality;
Organizational Culture;
Culture;
Ethics;
Africa;
North and Central America
Manning, Ryann Elizabeth, and Michel Anteby. "Wrong Paths to Right: Defining Morality With or Without a Clear Red Line." In Organizational Wrongdoing: Key Perspectives and New Directions, edited by Donald Palmer, Kristen Smith-Crowe, and Royston Greenwood, 47–71. Cambridge Companions to Management. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- 02 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving
The restaurant industry is one of those most devastated by COVID-19, and social distancing will continue to make many small restaurants unviable. Reduced revenue flows will never cover the rent. But not all is lost. In our research, one...
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- Career Coach
Ashley McCray
Having worked in these industries, Ashley can provide insights into how these industries recruit, what the job experience will look like, and how they can help meet your personal criteria in a post-MBA...
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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Over 50 and Job Hunting?
and author of The New Job Security, says that over-50 managers can vanquish negative stereotypes by seizing control of the career-transition process. “Midcareer MBAs, especially those who have been at the same company for a while, can...
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- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
continue to engage with government than users who did not receive such evidence. Class Matters: The Role of Social Class in High-Achieving Women's Career Narratives By: Clair, Judith A., Kathleen L. McGinn, Beth K. Humberd, View Details
Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
ambiguous effect on high-quality output. To evaluate this trade-off, I develop a procedure to estimate agents' effort costs and simulate counterfactuals under alternative feedback policies. The results...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- February 2013 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
Wayne Ferrari: iAutomation at a Crossroads
By: Jim Sharpe and Michael Norris
Wayne Ferrari has bridged the gap between being an independent entrepreneur and a "professional manager." After selling his business to a Private Equity (PE) firm, Ferrari takes on the role of CEO and with their support implements a roll-up strategy to attain growth...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurial Organizations;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Roll-up;
Career Planning;
Acquisitions;
Pricing;
Pricing Policies;
Pricing Strategy;
Pricing Structure;
Acquisition;
Entrepreneurship;
Private Equity;
Distribution;
Integration;
System;
Electronics Industry;
Distribution Industry;
United States
Sharpe, Jim, and Michael Norris. "Wayne Ferrari: iAutomation at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 813-120, February 2013. (Revised February 2013.)
- 09 Sep 2016
- News
MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding
people have heard the word, bitcoin than blockchain. And bitcoin-- I think-- most people will recognize as a digital currency. And let me take a break here, to say, it's like being able to email someone...
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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Nimble, Quick, and Adaptable
which offers outstanding networking opportunities, he adds. The School’s ever-evolving support for entrepreneurship is anchored by three priorities, according to Meredith McPherron (MBA 1993), director of the Rock Center: to catalyze entrepreneurial View Details
Keywords:
Julia Hanna
- March 2010 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Looking for Opportunity in Adversity: Iqbal Quadir and Grameenphone (A)
By: Bhaskar Chakravorti and David Lane
Iqbal Quadir, a former New York investment banker, set about to bring universal telecommunications to his native Bangladesh. He was convinced that, GSM, the same advanced wireless technology that penetrated developed countries in Europe was also the right solution for...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Personal Development and Career;
Entrepreneurship;
Problems and Challenges;
Wireless Technology;
Telecommunications Industry;
Bangladesh
Chakravorti, Bhaskar, and David Lane. "Looking for Opportunity in Adversity: Iqbal Quadir and Grameenphone (A)." Harvard Business School Case 810-075, March 2010. (Revised March 2010.)
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)
be the thing that saves the firm.” I took that job. I have a desk piece that my wife bought for me when I first joined the firm. It reads, “What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?” It is really about thinking big and...
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- 26 Feb 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Barriers to Acting in Time on Energy and Strategies for Overcoming Them
- 2011
- Working Paper
The Three Foundations of a Great Life, Great Leadership, and a Great Organization
By: Michael C. Jensen
I argue here that the three factors my co-authors and I identify as constituting the foundation for being a leader and the effective exercise of leadership can also be seen as the foundations not only for great leadership, but also for a high quality personal life and...
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Jensen, Michael C. "The Three Foundations of a Great Life, Great Leadership, and a Great Organization." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-122, May 2011.