Publications

August 2021 (Revised February 2024)
Case

Data Science at the Warriors

By: Iavor I. Bojinov and Michael Parzen

The case explores the development and early growth of a data science team at the Golden State Warriors, an NBA team based in San Francisco. The case begins by explaining the initial rationale for investing in data science, then covers a debate on the appropriate team... View Details

Keywords: Digital Marketing; Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Analytics and Data Science; Sports Industry; San Francisco; United States

04 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted

to studying job assignments, the researchers also surveyed employees to get a feel for how much time they spent together and how well they knew each other. They asked how often employees and managers took breaks together and whether employees could name their managers’... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

25 Jan 2017
HBS Case

How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?

young woman able to secure a job as a sports broadcaster only after applying the product. And several famous actors have endorsed skin-whitening products. Although men share this desire for fair skin and sometimes dip into similar creams... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Beauty & Cosmetics

05 May 2011
What Do You Think?

How Ethical Can We Be?

Sports Are Played and Games Are Won. It was biased judgment on the part of supposedly unbiased referees and umpires. They hypothesize that the cause is a natural tendency to avoid excessive booing by the home team crowd, particularly in... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

12 Dec 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock

this growth phase?" The case describes the prototypes that Nanda developed as potential complements to Clocky: Ticky, which sported digital minute and hour hands as opposed to a standard digital interface; and Tocky, which had the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

Web

Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Business at the Base of the Pyramid (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Benjamin N. Roth Natalia Rigol Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (also listed under Marketing) Anita Elberse Fall 2025... View Details

01 Dec 2004
News

Marquis Jet Takes Off

ownership, or charter. The first two came with seven-figure price tags, and charter posed uncertainties about planes and pilots. From outside the private-jet business looking in, Allard — who at the time was president and COO of SFX View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Air Transportation; Transportation

19 May 2023
Blog Post

Creating and Nurturing a Sense of Belonging at HBS

Throughout my life I have always looked for a sense of community. A group of people I could depend on, who may or may not have shared similar interests but always supported me in personal growth and development through love and care. In high school, that community came... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Working the Street

the sidewalk, Timken chats with a youth sporting the gang look — shaved head, baggy khakis, Pendleton shirt. “Alvaro has had colleges offer him scholarships,” Timken says later. “I just can’t get through to him — all he wants is to join... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; tattoo; removal; program; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Jan 2013
News

André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973

fun in what I do is the best part of my work," says Jakurski, clearly in his element at his central Rio office surrounded by computer terminals. While Jakurski loves his profession, his interests reach far beyond the world of finance. A wine connoisseur, hiking... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 1996
News

Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)

Even while he was growing up, Michael Porter, the School's C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration, knew a thing or two about the world. The son of a career Army officer, he lived in many places in this country and abroad. View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

27 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too

symbolic meaning. Rituals are common in all kinds of social relationships, from religious gatherings and sports games, to holiday celebrations and business meetings. Families engage in rituals when they celebrate weddings or birthdays or... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Jan 2022
Blog Post

From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business

Sports (BEMS) class allowed me to connect with and learn from a number of people who work at the intersection of arts and business. I also had the opportunity to do an Independent Project with Professor Elberse in my final semester, where... View Details

August 2019
Case

Apex Ski Boots

By: Kate Barasz and John T. Gourville

Apex Ski Boots has introduced a new ski boot that, due to its radical design, is meeting resistance in the marketplace from many retailers, ski experts, and consumers. The company must decide how best to drive sales in the face of this resistance. View Details

Keywords: Go-to-market Strategy; Strategic Change; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Sales; Change Management; Sports Industry; Sports Industry

August 2005 (Revised December 2005)
Case

Coach Knight: The Will to Win

By: Scott A. Snook, Leslie A. Perlow and Brian DeLacey

Successful college basketball coach Bob Knight was fired from his long-time role as basketball coach at Indiana University and hired in the same role at Texas Tech. Considers these events in the context of his long career and provides a context for discussing various... View Details

Keywords: Resignation and Termination; Selection and Staffing; Leadership Style; Situation or Environment; Power and Influence; Sports; Indiana; Texas