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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
or two to get closer to the state-of-the-art and the jobs they were seeking. But they really lacked the insight as to what they could do that would make a difference. They didn’t really have the resources, the slack time, and the View Details
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
in terms of the employment base, it’s attracting the attention of regulators who are concerned about everything from working conditions to also the fact that in many countries, essentially the entire logic of tax and benefits and...
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- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
with mental health issues that surfaced during the pandemic; some will grapple with financial constraints due to a spouse’s layoff; some will support children as they transition back to school after a year or more of online classes and...
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America on the Move - U.S. Competitiveness
outmoded anyway; it also funds public transit. Expand the scope to include technology innovations. Assemble information that users care about—e.g., port efficiency moving goods, commute times, buses to available health providers, View Details
- 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.)