Publications

January 2017
Case

SoulCycle

By: David Collis, Eric Van den Steen and Ashley Hartman

Co-founders Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler have grown SoulCycle from a business idea in 2006 to a major presence among urban boutique fitness studios in 2015. In March 2015, fitness company Equinox approaches them with an offer to buy them out. Evaluating the offer... View Details

Keywords: SoulCycle; Flywheel; Spinning; Indoor Cycling; Boutique Fitness; Fitness; Health Clubs; Community Engagement; Strategy; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Segmentation; Sports Industry; Sports Industry

31 Oct 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers

power. Power brings the ability to trade favors. Watch likeability grow along with respect when enough women win top spots and can get people things they desire–budgets, promotions, tickets to sports matches, introductions to celebrities,... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

April 2024
Supplement

Recycle & Re-Match: The Future of Soccer Turfs

By: George Serafeim

10 Apr 2019
HBS Case

How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

a social impact mission. Having a social mission is not the only way that entrepreneurs can connect with potential investors and employees. Communities based around a sport or a common connection such as a university can also be a rich... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

05 Dec 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Growth Good?

spiritual growth, growth in top-level sporting teams, and so on." Angelo Giovas goes even further in suggesting that "the key is not more outward growth (which, as was pointed out in the article, has its limits) but more inward... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

campaign. Harvard Business School Case 719-429 Sportradar (A): From Data to Storytelling In 2013, the Swiss sports data company Sportradar debated whether to expand from its core business of data provision to bookmakers into View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers

As Major League Baseball camps reawaken for spring training over the next few weeks, the same scene will repeat across the country: A pitcher will take the mound. A batter will stare back. And behind him, an umpire will tense in anticipation, ready to call a ball or a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Sports; Sports

September 2010 (Revised October 2011)
Case

Chances Are? Course Selection at HBS and at Kellogg

By: Hanna Halaburda and Aldo Sesia

The case describes two alternative elective course assignment procedures: Harvard Business School's lottery-based system and Kellogg Graduate School of Management's bidding-based system. The case has been designed to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each system... View Details

Keywords: Business Education; Curriculum and Courses; Higher Education; Auctions; Marketplace Matching; Groups and Teams; Strategy; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; United States

05 Nov 2014
What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?

that people tend to devalue long-term returns in relation to short-term gains. They tend not to buy and sell according to self-set rules. A person willing to pay up to $200 for a ticket to a sporting event is not, once he owns it, willing... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Sep 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems

think a little outside the box. Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager? Few of us want to take less money to move to another organization, but research shows that hooking up with the right manager—whether in sports or... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

November 1998 (Revised July 2012)
Case

Explo Leisure Products

By: Richard G. Hamermesh

Tim Trowac and Dave Rahall, two former investment bankers, skillfully execute the leveraged buyout of a golf ball recycling company after working intensely on their due diligence, writing a business and financial plan, and developing the investment memorandum. Six... View Details

Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Leveraged Buyouts; Business Plan; Performance; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Financial Strategy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Sports Industry; Sports Industry

10 Feb 2016
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: New Insights into Career Development

Few of us want to take less money to move to another organization, but Boris Groysberg and Abhijit Naik point to research that shows hooking up with the right manager—whether in sports or business—can quickly increase your value even if... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

24 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Managing Alignment as a Process

two new lines of business to complement the two current lines of men's shoes and men's outdoor clothing: A new LOB of men's casual clothing. A new LOB focused on sporting goods: clothing, athletic shoes, and equipment. Achieve... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Retail

February 2011
Teaching Note

Porsche: The Cayenne Launch (TN)

By: John Deighton and Jill Avery

Teaching Note for 511-068. View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Sports; Product Development; Value; Safety; Internet and the Web; Communication Technology; Auto Industry

September 2004 (Revised April 2005)
Teaching Note

International Management Group (IMG) TN

By: Bharat N. Anand

Teaching Note to (9-702-409). View Details

Keywords: Sports Industry; Sports Industry

February 2010 (Revised June 2010)
Case

Arup: Building the Water Cube

By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Dilyana Karadzhova

Arup, an engineering firm, collaborated with PTW Architects and China Construction Design Institute to develop a design for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Aquatics Center design competition. Their winning concept for the Water Cube combined elements of Chinese... View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Environmental Sustainability; Design; Construction; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Projects; Groups and Teams; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; Beijing; Sydney

16 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.

I saw in studying winning streaks and losing streaks in sports as well as businesses and nations, it’s easy to appear united when your team is winning. Divisiveness tends to characterize losing streaks, in which people try to hold on to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

18 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

How Brand China Can Succeed

is vital that, for 2008, all Chinese raise their game, not just in competitive sport but in commerce. It would be too bad if China is the largest medal winner in 2008 but remains an also-ran in business practices. Do you think China will... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

July 1967 (Revised September 1982)
Case

Head Ski Co., Inc.

By: Howard H. Stevenson

Describes the development of the company to its present preeminence in high-priced skis and the avenues that it can follow to obtain new growth. View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Growth and Development Strategy; Sports Industry; Sports Industry