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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
RIME Communications Capital LLC. She is a graduate of Harvard College and also holds an MBA from Stanford University. This fund is to be awarded to deserving students from around the world. Harris (MBA 1990) Family Fund for Sports View Details
- 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
- 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
- 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
Srinivasan, Suraj, Lynn S. Paine, and David Lane. "Peloton Interactive (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 323-046, February 2023.
- 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
- 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
- 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
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
- 11 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t
Call it corporate alchemy. New research finds that multinational companies can spin gender bias into gold by recruiting and hiring well-educated female managers in countries that traditionally discriminate against women. Employing women... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
Alejandro Ruzzier Abstract It is often argued that competition forces managers to make better choices, thus favoring managerial autonomy in decision making. I formalize and challenge this idea. Suppose that View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Oct 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Reversing the Queue: Performance, Legitimacy, and Minority Hiring
- July 2014
- Article
Project Complexity and Systems Integration: Constructing the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games
By: Andrew Davies and Ian Mackenzie
Our study of the London Olympics 2012 construction programme showed that systems integration is one of the major challenges involved in delivery of a complex "system of systems"—or array—project. Organizations cope with complexity by decomposing a project into... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Construction; Complexity; Sports; Projects; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; London
Davies, Andrew, and Ian Mackenzie. "Project Complexity and Systems Integration: Constructing the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games." International Journal of Project Management 32, no. 5 (July 2014): 773–790.
- October 1984
- Case
NIKE (F): The Apparel Division
Deals with challenges confronting a new divisional manager of Nike's apparel division, David Chang. The teaching plan would focus on a diagnosis of the division's current strategy and what future strategic moves might be considered. View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Business Divisions; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Sports Industry; Sports Industry
Christensen, C. Roland. "NIKE (F): The Apparel Division." Harvard Business School Case 385-039, October 1984.
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Connect with Clubs - Recruiting
dkay@mba2025.hbs.edu Aastha Bhardwaj abhardwaj@mba2025.hbs.edu Business of Sports Club Co-Presidents Nicole Johnston njohnston@mba2025.hbs.edu Stephanie Sucharda ssucharda@mba2025.hbs.edu Club Email bos@studentclubs.hbs.edu Canadian Club... View Details
- February 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Arup: Building the Water Cube
By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Dilyana Karadzhova
Arup, an engineering firm, collaborated with PTW Architects and China Construction Design Institute to develop a design for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Aquatics Center design competition. Their winning concept for the Water Cube combined elements of Chinese... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Environmental Sustainability; Design; Construction; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Projects; Groups and Teams; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; Beijing; Sydney
Eccles, Robert G., Amy C. Edmondson, and Dilyana Karadzhova. "Arup: Building the Water Cube." Harvard Business School Case 410-054, February 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
- April 1990 (Revised March 1992)
- Case
Oakland A's: Baseball's Great Transformation
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
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Oakland A's: Baseball's Great Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 690-088, April 1990. (Revised March 1992.)
- January 2024
- Case
Deion Sanders: The Prime Effect
By: Hise O. Gibson, Nicole Gilmore and Alicia Dadlani
In 2023, Deion Sanders, known as “Coach Prime,” became head football coach of the University of Colorado Boulder (CU). Sanders was tasked with leading CU’s struggling football program, which had only achieved one winning season in the last 15 years, back to glory. Many... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Style; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Sports; Experience and Expertise; Sports Industry; United States; Colorado
Gibson, Hise O., Nicole Gilmore, and Alicia Dadlani. "Deion Sanders: The Prime Effect." Harvard Business School Case 624-001, January 2024.
- 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
- 19 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2022
7. Dick’s Sporting Goods Followed Its Conscience on Guns—and It Paid Off After the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Dick's Sporting Goods' CEO declared: "I don't want to be part of the story... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 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
Roberts, Michael J. "NIKE (E)." Harvard Business School Case 385-033, October 1984. (Revised March 1999.)