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  • 23 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

substantial variation exists across organizations with regard to management, suggesting frictions in the broader diffusion of management knowledge. We argue that peer networks may allow for the diffusion of productive View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • April 1990 (Revised March 1992)
  • Case

Oakland A's: Baseball's Great Transformation

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger
The Oakland A's baseball team underwent a major turnaround during the 1980s, both on the field and in the business office. One of the most significant improvements came in the area of customer service. The A's management believed that if they took care of their fans,... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Sports; Sports Industry; California
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  • 01 Mar 2024
  • News

Game On

ball, set to the pop-pop-popping soundtrack of the game, it makes for a snappy scene on a Tuesday afternoon. Pickleball, if you haven’t heard, is the fastest growing sport in the United States, with 48 million people—an astounding 19... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Edward Linsmier; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • October 1984 (Revised March 1999)
  • Case

NIKE (B)

Describes Nike's corporate culture and looks closely at individual key senior and middle managers, outlining the processes by which the management group conducts its business and noting the values which bind the management group together. The teaching objective is to... View Details
Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Management Teams; Sports Industry; Sports Industry
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  • 16 Nov 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Turning One Thousand Customers into One Million

the advertising. To do this, it provided support to the sellers to market their crafts and in turn, market the Etsy platform to their loyal customers. Etsy created a “Seller Handbook” and other internal management tools for sellers to... View Details
Keywords: by Thales S. Teixeira and Michael Blanding; Retail; Transportation; Accommodations
  • August 2005
  • Case

Bill Belichick and the Cleveland Browns

By: John R. Wells and Travis Haglock
Genius? That is not what they were calling Bill Belichick in Cleveland. Why? Four losing seasons in five years. Fans hurled trash and insults. The media resented him. Ownership abandoned him. Players quit on him. Very different from the three Super Bowls in five years... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Sports; Sports Industry; United States
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  • 26 Oct 2015
  • Research & Ideas

What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?

school’s piggy bank in his paper, How Much Is a Win Worth? An Application to Intercollegiate Athletics, forthcoming in Management Science. “Some of the top schools make enormous amounts of money—just extraordinary, close to $200 million,”... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Sports; Sports
  • October 1984
  • Case

NIKE (E1): The Announcement

Details changes in the senior management roster at Nike, focusing on the appointment of Robert Woodell as the company's new president. View Details
Keywords: Management Succession; Management Teams; Sports Industry; Sports Industry
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    Michael A. Wheeler

    Mike Wheeler joined the HBS faculty in 1993 and has taught extensively in its MBA, Executive, and distance learning programs. His highly interactive 8-week/40-hour HBS Online Negotiation... View Details

    Keywords: sports; sports; sports; sports; sports; sports; sports; sports; sports; sports; sports; sports; sports; sports; sports; sports; sports
    • October 1984 (Revised March 1999)
    • Case

    NIKE (E)

    Provides the background for a discussion of Nike (E1), (E2), and (E3). Outlines Nike's senior management group's early program to deal with the company's increasingly difficult competitive circumstance. View Details
    Keywords: Management Style; Competition; Situation or Environment; Management Teams; Sports Industry; Sports Industry
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    • February 2023
    • Supplement

    Peloton Interactive (B)

    By: Suraj Srinivasan, Lynn S. Paine and David Lane
    Supplements “Peloton Interactive (A)” (HBS No. 323-005), describing company restructuring and changes to management and the board of directors between February 8 and early October 2022. View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Growth Management; Investment Activism; Leadership; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; United States
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    • October 1984 (Revised April 2002)
    • Case

    NIKE (C)

    Explores the president of Nike's leadership, and focuses on his general management style, his personal philosophy, and his pattern of working with key members of management. View Details
    Keywords: Management Style; Leadership Style; Management Teams; Sports Industry; Sports Industry
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    • Profile

    Cathy Zhou

    I had to stop amassing more skills and just make the leap to doing what I wanted to do. What have you most enjoyed about your career thus far? As a general manager at Uber, I love that the work my team and I do each day makes a direct... View Details
    Keywords: Technology
    • 14 Oct 2010
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Reversing the Queue: Performance, Legitimacy, and Minority Hiring

    Keywords: by Andrew Hill & David Thomas; Sports
    • Web

    Marketing Curriculum - Faculty & Research

    pricing—to satisfy customer needs profitably. Use this knowledge in a brand management simulation. The course culminates in an examination of the evolution of marketing, particularly focusing on opportunities presented by the Internet.... View Details
    • Web

    Finance - Faculty & Research

    Competitive Strategy ; Leading Change ; Valuation ; Investment Activism ; Climate Change ; Management Succession ; Financial Management ; Risk Management ; View Details
    • 12 Apr 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    Operations and the Competitive Edge

    Obstacles facing companies in today's hyper-competitive global markets are seemingly more complex than ever, to the point that managers must rethink many of the basic principles of good operations management, says Robert Hayes. In a new... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

    Pooja Singhi psinghi@mba2026.hbs.edu Business of Sports Club Co-Presidents Rachel Klein rklein@mba2026.hbs.edu Gavin Baker-Greene gbakergreene@mba2026.hbs.edu Club Email bos@studentclubs.hbs.edu Canadian Club Co-Presidents Kamil Tkaczuk... View Details
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    Strategy - Faculty & Research

    disciplines, including economics, sociology, and political science, and focuses on both domestic and global competition. The objective of the work is to generate findings and develop concepts that will help managers improve their... View Details
    • 10 Sep 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Become a Value Creator

    good at what they do and are creating value. This creates very different levels of anxiety. It's much safer to be a team player." Others will like you, and ultimately you'll be happier. People who are bad sports in the business world... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman