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- 28 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 28
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-071.pdf Short-Termism, Investor Clientele, and Firm Risk Authors:Francois Brochet, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract Using conference call transcripts, we measure the time horizon that senior...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2023
- Book
You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance
what I can to be happy now.” Wallace was inspired to write the book—a mix of case study, research, and memoir—by witnessing the mindset shift among her millennial peers, who came of age during a recession, pandemic-related instability,...
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by Kara Baskin
- 04 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks
essential to the functioning of VC and the technology-based industries in which VCs often invest. And in addition to person-to-person social networks, firm-to-firm networks are vital in both contexts. "For example, about two-thirds of venture capital financing...
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- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
future research. Specifically, I call for research on the materiality of environmental and social issues for the future financial performance of corporations, the design of incentive and control systems to guide strategy execution, corporate reporting, and the role of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- August 2021 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
The NCB Capital Turnaround: Waking the Sleeping Giant
By: Sandra J. Sucher, Gamze Yucaoglu, Shalene Gupta and Fares Khrais
The case opens in 2019, five years after, Sarah Al Suhaimi, CEO of NCB Capital (NCBC), the investment arm of Saudi’s largest bank, NCB, took the helm. Having successfully turned the business to make it the market leader, she was contemplating her next steps as...
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Turnaround;
Investment Banking;
Financial Institutions;
Change Management;
Leadership;
Business Model;
Strategy;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Management Teams;
Asset Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Saudi Arabia
Sucher, Sandra J., Gamze Yucaoglu, Shalene Gupta, and Fares Khrais. "The NCB Capital Turnaround: Waking the Sleeping Giant." Harvard Business School Case 322-043, August 2021. (Revised November 2021.)
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
are high. With more time and capital, the cofounders are confident they can resolve operational problems. But will they be able to persuade investors to provide more capital? Purchase this case:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”
investors were starting to get nervous—there was clearly something to what Netflix was doing. Many pressured the incumbent to look more closely at the market. "Obviously, we pay attention to any way people are getting home...
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- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
a natural experiment. Because firms with substantial institutional ownership would have been most affected by the SEC's now-delayed changes, we use the share and composition of institutional investors to sort firms into those more and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 13, 2007
A. Desai, and C. Fritz Foley Abstract This paper examines how costly financial contracting and weak investor protection influence the cross-border operational, financing and investment decisions of firms. We develop a model in which...
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Martha Lagace
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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- 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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- 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
- 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
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
2019 HarperBusiness The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power By: Cusumano, Michael A., Annabelle Gawer, and David B. Yoffie Abstract—The Business of Platforms explores the strategic,...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 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.)
- 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