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- 13 Jul 2016
- HBS Case
How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers
biggest discrepancy between supply and demand for taxis. They then launched during times when that demand was likely to be the highest, for example during the holidays when people tend to stay out late partying. It also ran promotions during large concerts or View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Wheel Change
A serial entrepreneur, Paris Wallace (MBA 2007/MPA 2008) is founder of Ovia Health and Good Start Genetics. But he started his first business—an online store selling bike parts and accessories—at age 16. With his launch this year of the National Cycling League (NCL),... View Details
- 01 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Team Success Starts with the Individual—and with Love
from a place of love. That’s not a word you would normally identify with a football coach, but if Carroll’s record of success is any indication, it’s one that leaders in the sports world, in business, and beyond should more openly and... View Details
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Crossover Into Business
better prepared for business activities during and after their active sports careers, the Crossover Into Business program matches athletes with a pair of Harvard Business School’s MBA student mentors. These mentors help the athletes... View Details
- 26 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?
4 percent revenue boost for more established schools and a 3 percent bump for less established ones. Chung also found that spikes from victories were less significant for larger schools and for schools considered to have a higher quality of education. Both groups and... View Details
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
brand “made in China” with global ambitions. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517032-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 617-033 Aston Martin: A Second Century of Performance and Luxury Following the March 2016 launch of DB11, Aston Martin... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 May 2023
- HBS Case
From Prison Cell to Nike’s C-Suite: The Journey of Larry Miller
View Video Editor's note: Watch the video in "full screen" mode for the best viewing experience. Before shaping one of the world’s largest sports brands, Nike executive Larry Miller spent years of his youth and early adulthood behind bars... View Details
- 16 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Turning One Thousand Customers into One Million
customers in a particular locale. Analyzing their successes, they distilled the factors down to a few, among them density of restaurants and nightlife, destination for holidays and events, availability of strong sports franchises, and... View Details
- 14 Sep 2021
- HBS Seminar
Dashun Wang, Northwestern
- September 2022
- Case
Blake Sports: Evolution of the CEO and the Executive Team
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden
Cameron (Cam) Barker, CEO and Founder of Blake Sports Apparel, sat in his office at his company’s headquarters in Birmingham, England, feeling stunned and disappointed. Only a few minutes prior, he had wrapped up a meeting with CFO James Ryan, a highly-respected star... View Details
Keywords: Leadership And Managing People; Leadership Skills; Team Dynamics; Team Effectiveness; Team Leadership; Team Management; Leadership Style; Leadership; Management; Management Skills; Management Style; Talent and Talent Management; Groups and Teams; United Kingdom
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly Baden. "Blake Sports: Evolution of the CEO and the Executive Team." Harvard Business School Case 423-038, September 2022.
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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
- 28 Feb 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Muhammad Ali: A Case Study in Purpose-Driven Decision Making
- January 2023 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Nick Saban: Embracing 'The Process' of Sustaining Success
By: Ranjay Gulati and Eppa Rixey
Nick Saban, head coach of the University of Alabama football team from 2007-2022, fielded teams that won 183 of 208 games (88%), including a record-tying six national championships. Saban’s approach to coaching, known to many as “The Process,” and the consistent... View Details
Keywords: Purpose; Leadership And Managing People; Football; Recruiting; Talent Acquisition; Talent And Talent Management; Talent Development And Retention; Organization Change And Adaptation; Organizational Behavior; Sports; Leadership; Leadership Development; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Sports Industry; United States
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Marketing Curriculum - Faculty & Research
Term Quarter Credits B2B Sales and Distribution (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Lou Shipley Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (also listed under General Management) Anita Elberse Fall 2025... View Details
- 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
- June 2019 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Roger Federer's TEAM8: Launching the Laver Cup
By: Anita Elberse
Roger Federer, widely regarded as the best tennis player in the history of the sport, walked onto the court to thunderous applause during in the second edition of the Laver Cup in September 2018. Named after tennis legend Rod Laver, the Cup pitted many of the greatest... View Details
Keywords: Superstars; Tennis; Tournaments; Entrepreneurship; Sports; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation; Sports Industry
Elberse, Anita. "Roger Federer's TEAM8: Launching the Laver Cup." Harvard Business School Case 519-093, June 2019. (Revised May 2022.)
- 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.
- 27 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know
communicated so people on the front line don’t have to decide how to work through these issues and make things up in the moment.” Muslim headscarf meets retailer’s dress code Sporting goods retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, founded in... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
train in the sport that had taught him the rewards of continuous physical, mental, and emotional self-improvement? Most of the gyms he toured were “dark and dingy, behind a noodle shop in Chinatown,” mirroring martial arts’ marginalized... View Details
Ashish Nanda
Ashish Nanda is Senior Lecturer and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator at Harvard Business School. From 2018 to 2021, he was course head for the MBA Required Curriculum course in Strategy. Beginning in 2022, he is teaching an MBA Elective... View Details