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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
In Brief
Q&A with Daniel Vasella. Initially regarded by critics as too inexperienced to lead a major pharmaceutical company, Daniel Vasella (PMD 57, 1989) has set a new standard for innovation as CEO of Novartis. The Winning Season. Last year, St. Louis, Missouri, saw its...
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- 26 Feb 2008
- News
The Right Stuff at HBS
A few weeks ago, HBS threw a party for some neighbors — the 12-0 Brighton High School Division 4 Super Bowl football champions. Most everything about HBS is high profile, but the School also does generous, thoughtful things that a lot of people never hear about. This...
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- March 1987 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc.
By: Kenneth A. Merchant, Krishna G. Palepu and Joseph P. Mulloy
Describes a dispute between the owners of the major league baseball teams and the players' union about the profitability of the baseball teams. The issue is important because of the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations. A consultant is brought in to decide...
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State Ownership;
Compensation and Benefits;
Entrepreneurship;
For-Profit Firms;
Accounting;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Resource Allocation;
Cost Accounting;
Cost Management;
Labor and Management Relations;
Financial Management;
Sports;
Sports Industry;
Kansas
Merchant, Kenneth A., Krishna G. Palepu, and Joseph P. Mulloy. "Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 187-088, March 1987. (Revised July 1996.)
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Action Plan: Casting Call
China, Tension’s recent annual sales totaled more than $300 million. In conversation, Berkley moves easily between Tension’s operations and his management philosophy (“hire high-quality people, consult as needed, and let them make the...
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Keywords:
Julia Hanna;
hobbies;
balance;
meaning;
longevity;
aging;
Paper Manufacturing;
Manufacturing
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
Christian University, he was not only TCU’s first African American basketball player but also the first in the entire Southwest Conference. In 1975, about the same time a kid named Bill Gates opened a shoestring operation called Microsoft, Cash was closing in on his...
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- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
viewers who tuned in—especially if it was known that Americans performed well in popular sports such as swimming and gymnastics. The network also harnessed social media to increase buzz about the Games and viewership, including...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Noted & Quoted
“One more door is shut in terms of how seniors can find the money to survive as they age.” — HBS senior lecturer Nicolas Retsinas, reacting to news that Wells Fargo has joined Bank of America in no longer offering reverse mortgages. (American Public Media’s...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Fearless Force for Change
Linn Photo Courtesy Cycle For Survival Jennifer Goodman Linn (MBA ’99) left a legacy of hope to those who knew her and to the thousands who have been and will continue to be touched by Cycle for Survival (cycleforsurvival.org), the organization she founded with her...
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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
businesses. ” — DEIRDRE LEOPOLD, managing director of MBA admissions and financial aid, commenting on the increasing numbers of women heading to business schools. (Forbes.com, April 16, 2010) “CEOs who actually take the trouble to delve...
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- 19 Jun 2017
- News
How Women's Basketball Conquered Europe
where they take it out on her. They don't give her good housing, or they just ostracize her. I want there to be, more than anything else, a harmonious relationship between team management and the player. And so I'll go to a certain point....
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- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Books: Judo Strategy
Netscape research was documented in Competing on Internet Time, an earlier book by Yoffie and MIT colleague Michael A. Cusumano, and inspired Yoffie to pursue the concept further. After tracking references to judo in the management...
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Driving the family business onto a global stage
Anand Mahindra (AB 1977, MBA 1981), as chairman and managing director of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), has grown the family business into a thriving Indian multinational automotive manufacturing corporation, creating jobs for thousands. Not...
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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Well Matched
Her interests leaned more in the direction of strategy—and sports. Rapaport found plenty of outlets in both areas at HBS, where she was president of the Business of Sports Club. She also volunteered for Crossover into Business, an HBS...
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- 10 May 2023
- News
Alumna Snags an Emmy
Smith Cochrane (right) accepts the Emmy with her colleague German Cheung Smith Cochrane (right) accepts the Emmy with her colleague German Cheung Kathryn Smith Cochrane’s (MBA 2016) recent Emmy award win didn’t have the anticipatory stress of the ones you see on TV....
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- 22 May 2017
- News
Two On-Track Investments
business of creating and managing “equine portfolios,” making Thoroughbred ownership a reality for anyone with the will (and the wallet) to get in the game. “I’m probably the only owner that bought his first horse on credit cards,” Finley...
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- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
The sport of rodeo kayaking—the use of specialized kayaks to perform acrobatic tricks and maneuvers in rough white water—began around 1968 when an avid sportsman by the name of Walt Blackader developed techniques for entering waves...
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- 05 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 5, 2016
collaborative, absorptive, adaptive, and learning capabilities. The ability of sport organizations to share and absorb knowledge from their partners and to integrate this knowledge into their planning and View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
He’s Back
Formerly NBA senior vice president for business and league operations, Dennis Robinson (MBA ’90) is the new president and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, overseer of the Meadowlands View Details
- Career Coach
Cathy Hutchinson
Cathy (Kellogg '01) is a member of the Career & Professional Development team and coaches students and alumni interested in entertainment/ media & technology career paths. In addition to managing external marketing,...
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
management consultant at Monitor, which sharpened my perspective on business and industry strategy. I learned a huge amount at HBS in discussions of leadership, entrepreneurial marketing, finance, and ethics. I also spent some time at...
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