Olympics - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Feb 2014
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Why the X Games Won't Dethrone the Olympics

Keywords: disruptive innovation; sports; competitive advantage; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

05 Jun 2015
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Soccer-FIFA crisis worse than anything in Olympics scandal

01 Mar 2015
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3-Minute Briefing: Angela Ruggiero (MBA 2014)

Nagano in 1998, it was the first time that women’s hockey was offered as an Olympic sport. There’s nothing like hearing the national anthem and being on top of the podium with your teammates. That’s part of why I kept playing for so... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Olympics; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

18 Aug 2008
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What the Olympics tell us about China and India

24 Mar 2015
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Paid Parental Leave, Olympics Reversal & Anniversary Of Back Bay Fire

22 May 2013
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Is Hosting The Olympics Good For Local Charities? The Psychology Of Philanthropy

27 Jul 2021
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Mixing Sports and Money: Adidas and the Commercialization of the Olympics

18 Sep 2008
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HBS Olympians

While watching the spectacular and only slightly enhanced (digitally and chemically) Olympics, I found myself wondering how many HBS Olympians there have been over the years. I could think of only one—Paul Wylie (MBA 2000C), who won a silver medal in figure skating in... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Olympics; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2001
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Lone Star Star

those days," he observed, "skating in Dallas was a pretty unusual thing." All that hard work eventually led to his Olympic moment at Albertville, France. It was a breakthrough for his career, said Wylie, who felt fortunate to have even... View Details

Keywords: figure skating; Olympics; Arts, Entertainment