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  • 17 Dec 2020
  • News

Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

Clubs News Clubs News Tanaka Named First Woman President of HBS Club of Japan Wakana Tanaka (MBA 2003) Wakana Tanaka (MBA 2003) Wakana Tanaka (MBA 2003) made HBS history in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 28 Sep 2023
  • News

Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive

Clubs News Clubs News Guided by Harvard Business School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world, the HBS Global Alumni Clubs & Associations Network... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley; community service
  • 2013
  • Working Paper

How Major League Baseball Clubs Have Commercialized Their Investment in Japanese Top Stars

By: Isao Okada and Stephen A. Greyser

When a Major League Baseball club signs a Japanese star player, it obviously tries to commercialize its investment in the player. The initial focus is on home attendance (ticket sales) and television audiences, plus merchandise sales. These elements are similar to... View Details

Keywords: Commercialization; Sports; Revenue; Sports Industry; Japan; United States
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Okada, Isao, and Stephen A. Greyser. "How Major League Baseball Clubs Have Commercialized Their Investment in Japanese Top Stars." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-029, September 2013.
  • 01 Mar 2011
  • News

Harvard Center Shanghai Names New Executive Director

Jeffrey Williams (MBA ’82) has been named the inaugural executive director of the Harvard Center Shanghai. Opened in March 2010, the center, a joint venture of HBS and the Harvard China Fund, supports a wide range of activities, including HBS Executive Education... View Details
Keywords: clubs; alumni; Educational Support Services; Educational Services
  • 08 Aug 2023

Life at HBS Chat with the Government & Public Policy Club

Virtual Life at HBS Chats are a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students regarding their MBA experience. Join a panel of students from the Government & Public Policy Club who will share their backgrounds and how they have cultivated their personal... View Details
  • 18 Oct 2023

Life at HBS Chat with the Central & Eastern European Club

Virtual Life at HBS Chats are a unique opportunity to hear directly from current HBS students regarding their MBA experience. Join a panel of students from the Central & Eastern European Club who will share their backgrounds and how they... View Details
  • Video

Alumni Wilderness Survival Handbook: Chapter 2 - Alumni Clubs

  • 19 Apr 2024
  • News

Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception

Clubs News Clubs News Houston Alumni Host Annual Energy CEO Summit The HBS Club of Houston presented its fourth annual Energy CEO Summit on April 3, which featured four of the industry’s top CEOs discussing trends and challenges around the theme of “Energy Security and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 23 Sep 2020
  • News

Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method

Clubs News Clubs News HBS Club of Dallas Explores Election Reform and Political Innovation in Virtual Talk As the presidential election nears, the potential for an unusual... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Monsignor Frederick Dolan Finds a New Calling at HBS Club of Montreal

“Discovering different cultures is a way of life for me,” says Monsignor Frederick M. Dolan (MBA 1978), the Vicar for Canada of the Prelature of Opus Dei. After several years working abroad, Dolan settled in Montreal in 1998 and recently became president of the HBS... View Details
Keywords: Elena N. Berg; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
  • 26 May 2022
  • News

Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories

Clubs News Clubs News Digital health platform Noom awarded Entrepreneurial Company of the Year In a virtual award celebration held on April 6, the HBS Association of Northern California (HBSANC) honored the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 13 Nov 2024

Life at HBS Chat with the Latin American (LatAm) Club

Join this interactive session for a Life at HBS Chat with the LatAm Club. This virtual event is a unique opportunity to hear from current HBS students in the LatAm Club regarding their MBA experience. Students will share their... View Details
  • 25 Apr 2023

Life at HBS Chat with the HBS Club of Sweden

Join for a unique opportunity to learn more about the application process, the MBA experience, and life at HBS directly from HBS alumni. HBS Club of Sweden will host this virtual event and feature alumni who will share their backgrounds... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2008
  • News

New York HBS Club Donates Over $1 Million to Nonprofits

The HBS Club of New York in October announced a donation of more than $1 million to five New York City–area education-focused nonprofits and to HBS fellowship funds. These gifts mark the largest donation ever given by the New York club.... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Dec 1999
  • News

Big Doings in Big Apple: New York Club Hosts Multiple Events

In the city that never sleeps, the Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York is seldom at rest, as its busy schedule of activities in recent months indicates. Last May, for example, with more than four hundred people in attendance... View Details
  • 28 Nov 2022

Life at HBS Chat with the Entertainment & Media Club

Join us for a Life at HBS Chat with the Entertainment & Media Club. This event is a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students about entertainment and media at HBS. These current students will share their backgrounds, talk about how they have... View Details
  • 31 Mar 2015
  • News

Gender-Discrimination Suit A 'Thunderbolt' For Businesses Run Like Boys' Clubs

  • 16 Apr 2024

Life at HBS Chat with the First Generation Students Club

Join this interactive virtual session for a Life at HBS Chat with the First Generation Students Club. First generation college students who are currently attending Harvard Business School will share their backgrounds, talk about how they have cultivated their personal... View Details
  • 20 Aug 2024
  • Blog Post

Chasing a Dream: My Summer Internship at Chelsea Football Club

co-president of the Soccer Club and captain of the HBS Soccer Team. Tell us more about how you’re spending the summer between your first and second years? This summer I have the privilege of working as the Marketing Strategy and... View Details
  • February 2018 (Revised April 2018)
  • Case

Omar Simmons: Franchising and Private Equity

By: Steven Rogers and Alyssa Haywoode
Omar Simmons, managing director of a private equity fund that owns 53 Planet Fitness Health Clubs, has to choose: continue in private equity or shift his career to managing and growing the health clubs. An African-American graduate of Princeton University and Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Diversity Characteristics; Ethnicity Characteristics; Health Club Franchises; African-american Entrepreneurs; Finance; Private Equity; Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Motivation and Incentives; Personal Development and Career; Franchise Ownership; Consulting Industry; Boston
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Rogers, Steven, and Alyssa Haywoode. "Omar Simmons: Franchising and Private Equity." Harvard Business School Case 318-055, February 2018. (Revised April 2018.)
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