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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups
say, can be helpful — an approach that did wonders for a group at Nissan Design International when it was in the final throes of plans for the automaker's Pathfinder sport utility vehicle. No matter what form the incubation period takes,... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- May 2013
- Supplement
From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Michael Vitale
This case focuses on the growth of an innovative non-profit institution that motivates aboriginal children to attend school by harnessing their love of football. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Michael Vitale. "From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 913-416, May 2013.
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
scheme, more extensive than any previously revealed in professional sports history." Until that moment with Oprah, Armstrong had consistently and strenuously denied using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), blood transfusions, or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
company. Sports certainly produces a very high number of prima donnas and big egos, yet I was struck by how many of the winning teams were led by unpretentious people who boosted others. Larry Coker, who had one of the best records ever... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 29 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
pricing. Hedge fund firms often hired the duo for speaking engagements, which led to informal post-speech chats with various fund managers, many of whom also sported PhDs. Cohen and Malloy found that these social exchanges went especially... View Details
- March–April 2023
- Article
Pricing for Heterogeneous Products: Analytics for Ticket Reselling
By: Michael Alley, Max Biggs, Rim Hariss, Charles Herrmann, Michael Lingzhi Li and Georgia Perakis
Problem definition: We present a data-driven study of the secondary ticket market. In particular, we are primarily concerned with accurately estimating price sensitivity for listed tickets. In this setting, there are many issues including endogeneity, heterogeneity in... View Details
Keywords: Price; Demand and Consumers; AI and Machine Learning; Investment Return; Sports Industry; Sports Industry
Alley, Michael, Max Biggs, Rim Hariss, Charles Herrmann, Michael Lingzhi Li, and Georgia Perakis. "Pricing for Heterogeneous Products: Analytics for Ticket Reselling." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 25, no. 2 (March–April 2023): 409–426.
- February 2023
- Supplement
Peloton Interactive (B)
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Lynn S. Paine and David Lane
Supplements “Peloton Interactive (A)” (HBS No. 323-005), describing company restructuring and changes to management and the board of directors between February 8 and early October 2022. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Growth Management; Investment Activism; Leadership; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, Lynn S. Paine, and David Lane. "Peloton Interactive (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 323-046, February 2023.
- September 2012 (Revised March 2013)
- Teaching Note
Ultimate Fighting Championship: License to Operate (A) & (B) (TN)
By: George Serafeim
The case describes the challenges that Ultimate Fighting Championship faced as a result of regulatory opposition and loss of the license to operate. The genesis of the business idea, the subsequent growth, and the fall of the UFC are described. The case concludes with... View Details
- April 2012 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Social Strategy at Nike
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Ryan Johnson
Nike, which first started experimenting with social media and networking in 2004, has been consistently reducing its spending on traditional advertising. Yet, Nike has not pulled back on its overall marketing budget, instead opting to focus on "nontraditional"... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Advertising Campaigns; Social and Collaborative Networks; Online Advertising; Sports Industry; Sports Industry
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, and Ryan Johnson. "Social Strategy at Nike." Harvard Business School Case 712-484, April 2012. (Revised March 2014.)
- September 2010 (Revised January 2014)
- Supplement
Aspen Skiing Company (D)
By: Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice
Having begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying for greenhouse gas regulations. A world-renowned ski resort vulnerable to global climate change, Aspen's activities... View Details
Toffel, Michael W., and Stephanie van Sice. "Aspen Skiing Company (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 611-019, September 2010. (Revised January 2014.)
- July 2000
- Case
Dawn Riley at America True (C1)
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
This version of the (C) case can be taught independently of the (A) and (B) cases. Dawn Riley, CEO/Captain of America True, the first coed syndicate to race for the America's Cup, is based in Auckland, New Zealand, where racing will begin in six weeks. Riley has built... View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Leadership; Groups and Teams; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Gender; Management Teams; Sports; Business Startups; New Zealand; North and Central America
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Dawn Riley at America True (C1)." Harvard Business School Case 401-011, July 2000.
- 21 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 21
creation of altogether new product markets and even industries. We illustrate our model with examples from the field of consumer sporting goods. The significance of user entrepreneurship and the implications of our model for theories of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2019
- Case
Malcolm Turner at Vanderbilt
By: David G. Fubini and James Barnett
Malcolm Turner becomes the new athletic director at Vanderbilt University, tasked with increasing athletics-related revenue and improving on-field performance, while maintaining Vanderbilt’s academic rigor for student-athletes. View Details
Fubini, David G., and James Barnett. "Malcolm Turner at Vanderbilt." Harvard Business School Case 420-024, November 2019.
- March 2006 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
The Speedway That Won't Slow Down
Dick Berggren, well-known FOXTV announcer for NASCAR races and executive editor of Speedway Illustrated magazine, considers how to grow the business he founded and balance his time, energy, and commitments to his wife. Explores the explosive growth of media businesses... View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Business Plan; Media; Sports; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Nash, Laura L., and Reed Martin. "The Speedway That Won't Slow Down." Harvard Business School Case 806-124, March 2006. (Revised June 2006.)
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
negotiations between free-agent players and teams. Media coverage of this terrain had been haphazard. Rovell saw that omission as a great opportunity, but he had two problems. First, media giants such as Sports Illustrated and ESPN didn't... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 16 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable
consideration, both sensory and economic. On the sensory side: He has designed several eating utensils, including an espresso spoon that sports a hole in the middle so as not to break up the continuity of the crema on top. On the economic... View Details
- 12 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?
the conference they'd also be checking their e-mail and navigating the news or their personal life, conducting what he called parallelism. But a subset of the tech-savvy group would already be miles ahead, he said. They would be sporting... View Details
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
Has Entered the Mainstream By: Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Leaders in all sectors, from business to sports to education, are increasingly wading into controversial political and social issues. Based on interviews... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices
live TV, the play might soon reappear on a sports network's Twitter feed. According to Brown, users' attention spans are somewhat proportional to the size of the screens they use. That means they're less willing to sit through an... View Details
- 21 Mar 2012
- Op-Ed
Finding the Right Jeremy Lin Storyline
professional sports a "legitimate" career path in Asian-American families? Or how many Asian-American families might steer their children away from basketball because they see it as a "black" thing? Or to what extent... View Details