NFL - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Jan 2020
News

NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?

January 2011 (Revised September 2024)
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The Globalization of the NFL

By: Juan Alcacer, Mary Furey and Noah Roberson

By 2010, the National Football League (NFL) was still having trouble attracting both a global roster and fan base despite systemized attempts at internationalizing since 1989. Why? Was it simply a bad idea to try to export football, a sport that many considered... View Details

Keywords: Global Strategy; Sports; Failure; Sports Industry; United States

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June 2012 (Revised February 2014)
Teaching Note

The Globalization of the NFL (TN)

By: Juan Alcacer

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December 2008 (Revised February 2015)
Case

A.J. Washington: Retaining an NFL Star

By: Andrew Wasynczuk and Nicole Shae Bennett

General Manager Luke Kolville, of the Los Angeles Spartans, struggles with the best approach to negotiate a long-term contract for his star quarterback. The agent for Washington is relatively new to the industry and has his sights set particularly high. Kolville needs... View Details

Keywords: Retention; Human Capital; Contracts; Managerial Roles; Negotiation; Groups and Teams; Sports Industry; Los Angeles

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25 Apr 2019
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Who’s the Most Important Member of an NFL Franchise?

01 Jun 2007
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For NFL Players, 3rd Down at HBS

Twenty-eight National Football Leagueplayers representing teams from across the league were recently on campus for an Executive Education program that addresses the unique business opportunities and challenges that players face during and after their professional... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

05 Nov 2015
Video

The Long Run: the Impact of Brain Injuries on the NFL

05 Nov 2015
Cold Call Podcast

The Long Run: the Impact of Brain Injuries on the NFL

Keywords: Re: Richard G. Hamermesh

April 13, 2017
Article

What Precision Medicine Can Learn from the NFL

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Kathryn E. Giusti

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21 Feb 2008
News

NFL Players to Participate in Custom Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School

03 Jan 2018
News

Finding Faith in an NFL Locker Room

understand what it means to want to provide for your family. And some of us have not come from the best means, so we're looking to do something to help our families and our communities. And the challenges that come along with balancing expectations of being an View Details

29 Oct 2008
News

Harvard Business School researchers look to NFL

31 Oct 2008
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NFL Study Sheds Light on Teams

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Big Sponsors May Find It Hard To Break Up With The NFL

14 Mar 2014
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NFL Players Association Will Independently Fund Medical School Research Initiative

2010
Article

Hiring for Strength, Hiring for Weakness: Evidence of Internal Strategic Fit from the NFL

By: Andrew Hill

Firms may hire senior managers to shore up a weakness or to build on a strength. Using evidence on the hiring of NFL head coaches, this paper finds that teams that hire for strength outperform teams that hire for weakness. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Selection and Staffing; Performance; Sports; Sports Industry

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Find at Harvard

13 Apr 2017
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What Precision Medicine Can Learn from the NFL

January 2002
Background Note

A Note on Incentives in the NFL

By: Brian J. Hall and Jonathan Lim

This case describes compensation and incentive issues in one of the major U.S. professional sports leagues, the National Football League (NFL). It first provides some background information on the labor market for players and the salary cap and then describes incentive... View Details

Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Labor and Management Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Motivation and Incentives; Sports; Sports Industry; United States

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