• 01 Dec 2022
• News

Full Court Press

Mandela after the fall of apartheid. “David has acknowledged that it really changed his life,” says Tatum, who joined the NBA in 1999. “Mandela told him that sports had the power to change the world, and the commissioner came back with... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

• September 2023
• Case

David Beckham (A)

By: Anita Elberse and David Moreno Vicente

In January 2022, superstar-athlete-turned-entrepreneur David Beckham is deciding on a proposal that has the potential to significantly change the trajectory of his business career: Authentic Brands Group (‘Authentic’) has offered to engage in a strategic partnership... View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Decisions; Brands and Branding; Negotiation Offer; Partners and Partnerships; Sports

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Elberse, Anita, and David Moreno Vicente. "David Beckham (A)." Harvard Business School Case 524-039, September 2023.

• 27 Jul 2020
• Book

Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity

major professional sports team, and university administrators. I also carefully studied classic works, like the Medita¬tions of Marcus Aurelius and the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, as well as a wide range of diaries and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

• November 2008 (Revised November 2024)
• Case

Tottenham Hotspur plc

By: Lauren H. Cohen, Joshua D. Coval and Christopher J. Malloy

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a publicly-owned professional soccer team based in London, England. The club's chairman, Daniel Levy, is contemplating a significant investment in physical assets, including the development of a new stadium as well as the acquisition... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Capital Budgeting; Decision Making; Competency and Skills; Cash Flow; Investment; Buildings and Facilities; Sports; Investment Portfolio; Financial Strategy; Sports Industry; London

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Cohen, Lauren H., Joshua D. Coval, and Christopher J. Malloy. "Tottenham Hotspur plc." Harvard Business School Case 209-059, November 2008. (Revised November 2024.)

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Situation or Environment (9) Small Business (22) Social Enterprise (137) Social Entrepreneurship (24) Social Issues (75) Social Marketing (34) Social Psychology (589) Social and Collaborative Networks (38) Society (281) Software (21) Sovereign Finance (6) Spending (5)... View Details

• March 2019 (Revised June 2019)
• Case

Global Sourcing at Nike

By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Michael W. Toffel and Olivia Hull

This case explores the evolution of Nike’s global product sourcing strategy, in particular ongoing efforts to improve working conditions at its suppliers’ factories. When the case opens in July 2018, Vice President of Sourcing Amanda Tucker and her colleagues in Nike’s... View Details

Keywords: Sourcing; Factory Conditions; Trade; Geography; Geographic Scope; Globalized Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Labor; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Labor and Management Relations; Complexity; Sports Industry; Fashion Industry; Oregon; Portland; Asia; North and Central America

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Hsieh, Nien-hê, Michael W. Toffel, and Olivia Hull. "Global Sourcing at Nike." Harvard Business School Case 619-008, March 2019. (Revised June 2019.)

• 26 Sep 2023
• Cold Call Podcast

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf Merger: Competition vs. Cooperation

Keywords: Sports

• 13 Jan 2021
• Research & Ideas

How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

to see. Due to the measurability of sporting performance, every manager of a professional team becomes a winner or a loser in the eyes of the public—week after week. So, it is not surprising that the shelf life for professional soccer... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

Competitive Advantage ; Competitive Strategy ; Leading Change ; Valuation ; Investment Activism ; Climate Change ; Management Succession ; Financial Management ; Risk Management ; Business and Shareholder Relations ; Sports Industry ;... View Details

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Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Tourism Cluster (2013) Israeli Biotechnology Cluster (2006) Italy Italy Tourism (2011) The Italian Sports Car Cluster (2006) Japan Japan Automobile Cluster (2016) Japan Skin Care Cluster (2013) The Japanese Gaming Cluster (2012) Japan... View Details

• 23 Jan 2024
• News

A Wide Net

Growing up in Mumbai, Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) spent most of his time on the tennis court, where he was an internationally ranked athlete. Today, as cofounder and partner of Alpha Wave, a global investment group with a multibillion-dollar stake in India’s startup... View Details

Keywords: April White

• 01 Dec 2016
• News

In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)

challenge over the next few years,” says Brewer. He describes the mix of business and a sport he loves as “a great and fortunate combination.” Putt-putt: “I don’t remember how old I was when I first picked up a club, which means I was... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Past Programs - Crossover Into Business

the fall and spring semester) featured around twenty athletes—from sports leagues such as the MLS, the NBA, NFL, NWSL, and WNBA, from the UFC, and from the world of ballet—and nearly fifty MBA students and two student coordinators who... View Details

• 28 Apr 2023
• Blog Post

From Harvard Business School to Spotify: Four Lessons in My Journey to Land My Dream Job

industries During my second year at HBS I took courses like The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (BEMS) and Launching Tech Ventures (LTV) that helped me gain a profound understanding of the space I wanted to play in: the... View Details