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Vanishing Jobs? Blame the Boomers (Spanish version)
Longman, PhillipArticle HBS-F0503GLeadership and People ManagementBaby busters won't get the jobs the boomers leave behind, warns demographer Phillip Longman.Starting at €8.20
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Managing Demographic Risk
Strack, Rainer; Baier, Jens; Fahlander, AndersArticle HBS-R0802J-EFinanceThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. In developed nations, the workforce is aging rapidly. That trend has serious implications. Companies could face severe labor shortages in a few years as workers retire, taking critical knowledge with them. Businesses may also see productivity decline among older em...Starting at €8.20
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The Truth About Aging Populations
Lutz, WolfgangArticle HBS-F1401E-EEconomicsThe "dependency ratio" assumes that every adult below age 65 contributes to society, and everybody above 65 is a burden. The author argues that education and health are important factors in addition to age.Starting at €8.20
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Making Room for the Baby Boom: Senior Living, Teaching Note
Wu, Charles F; Eppler, BenTeaching Note HBS-215029-EFinanceTeaching note for case 215003.Starting at €0.00
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The U.S. Chairman of PwC on Keeping Millennials Engaged
Moritz, BobArticle HBS-R1411A-EPwC's workforce is strikingly young: Two-thirds of its employees are in their twenties and early thirties. In the past, the assumption has been that most hires will eventually move on to other firms or other careers, while a few will be promoted all the way up to partner--rewarding and justifying years of long hours in service to clients. But a recent study done by the company revealed that the allure of someday becoming partner is no longer enou...Starting at €8.20
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ASOS PLC
Wells, John R.; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-716449-EStrategyLaunched in 2000, ASOS was one of the world's largest online fashion specialists in 2016. Focusing on young consumers aged 16-25 years, the company offered over 80,000 items on its websites, many times more than the largest fashion stores, and added several thousand new lines every week. Based in the United Kingdom, ASOS shipped products to 240 countries and territories, and international sales represented more than 50% of total revenues. But whe...Starting at €8.20
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The Quiet Ascension of LA Fitness
Wells, John R.; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-717424-EStrategyIn 2016, LA Fitness was the largest chain of non-franchised fitness clubs in North America, operating 676 clubs, serving 4.9 million members, and generating revenues of over $1.9 billion. Founded by Chinyol Yi, Louis Welch, and Paul Norris in 1984, the privately held company revealed little about its future plans or its operations, leading one journalist to write of "the quiet ascension of LA Fitness." However, it continued to expand aggressively...Starting at €8.20
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24 Hour Fitness (B): Ownership Changes, 2005-2016
Wells, John R.; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-717423-EStrategyIn 2016, 24 Hour Fitness was the number-two fitness chain in the United States, generating revenues of $1.4 billion from 441 clubs serving 3.8 million members. Based in San Ramon, California, 24 Hour Fitness operated clubs in 13 states. Having grown rapidly to become the largest club operator by 2004, the company was sold to a private equity group in 2005 for $1.6 billion. The growth continued until the original founder, Mark Mastrov, left in 200...Starting at €5.74