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- January 2012 (Revised November 2012)
- Supplement
Ultimate Fighting Championship: License to Operate (B)
By: George Serafeim and Kyle Welch
The case describes the financial performance and business development of UFC after the change in ownership that happened in 2000, until 2004, when the owners are considering exiting the business. View Details
Serafeim, George, and Kyle Welch. "Ultimate Fighting Championship: License to Operate (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 112-081, January 2012. (Revised November 2012.)
- November 2007
- Teaching Note
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games (TN) (A) & (B)
By: Christopher Marquis and Alison Comings
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
A Player's View: Gord Kluzak (MBA '98)
"Unfortunately," he says, "hockey is the one sport that aggravates my old injury. Fans hear about big contracts but they should remember that careers like mine can be cut short in an instant. These days," he smiles, "the only... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- August 2015 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
TSG Hoffenheim: Football in the Age of Analytics
By: Feng Zhu, Karim R. Lakhani, Sascha L. Schmidt and Kerry Herman
In 2015, Dietmar Hopp, owner of Germany's Bundesliga football team TSG Hoffenheim and co-founder of the global enterprise software company SAP, was considering how to ensure long-term sustainability and competitiveness for TSG Hoffenheim. While historically a small... View Details
Zhu, Feng, Karim R. Lakhani, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Kerry Herman. "TSG Hoffenheim: Football in the Age of Analytics." Harvard Business School Case 616-010, August 2015. (Revised May 2017.)
- January 2006
- Teaching Note
The Augusta National Golf Club Controversy (TN) (A), (B) and (C)
By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Victory Lap: Frazier, Olympics COO, Reviews the Games
computer snafus, 98 percent of the technology worked well, a good record considering how huge an installation of software and hardware there was. What about complaints that the Games were too commercial? I have to grit my teeth a bit when that charge is leveled. Every... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Harvard's MBA/AD
the Crimson, Scalise wrote in his HBS application that some day he wanted to be the athletic director of a major sports program, according to the Boston Globe (July 17, 2001). "My dream has come true," said Scalise, who noted that... View Details
- 02 Mar 2017
- News
Such Great Heights
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Tom Vogl (MBA 1998) was named CEO of the Mountaineers, an 11,000-member outdoor community in the Pacific Northwest, in February 2016. A lifelong climber, the job gave Vogl a new perspective on how the... View Details
- 21 Oct 2021
- News
DraftKings Backs New VC Firm
advisors that includes former Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein and Olympic hockey gold medalist Hilary Knight. The article also tracked the rise in sports startups in the Boston area more generally, highlighting both Will... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Some Racquet
Korff, with Jennifer Capriati (left) and Monica Seles Photo courtesy of Korff Enterprises In an era of corporate sports, John Korff (MBA '77) is a throwback to the days of the maverick impresario. A promoter of sporting events, hot-air... View Details
- November 1981 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
Gotham Giants
The owner of a professional baseball team is trying to figure out if promotions are having an effect on ticket sales, and if televising games is hurting attendance. He considers renegotiating the television contract. View Details
Krasker, William S. "Gotham Giants." Harvard Business School Case 182-153, November 1981. (Revised December 1992.)
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Wide Screen Approach
Immersive Media “The single largest revenue stream for sports in North America is media rights. The sports industry is slowly adapting to new formats and platforms, which is having an immediate impact on the... View Details
- June 2007 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Maria Sharapova: Marketing a Champion (B)
By: Anita Elberse and Margarita Golod
Elberse, Anita, and Margarita Golod. "Maria Sharapova: Marketing a Champion (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 507-066, June 2007. (Revised March 2010.)
- January 2006 (Revised October 2009)
- Supplement
Negotiating Star Compensation at the USAWBL (A-2): Confidential Instructions for the Boston Sharks General Manager
By: Ian Larkin, James K. Sebenius and Guhan Subramanian
Larkin, Ian, James K. Sebenius, and Guhan Subramanian. "Negotiating Star Compensation at the USAWBL (A-2): Confidential Instructions for the Boston Sharks General Manager." Harvard Business School Supplement 906-027, January 2006. (Revised October 2009.)
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
A Wider Net
Illustration by Neil Webb When the United States men’s National Soccer Team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup—for the first time in 32 years—the critiques were scathing. Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl deemed it “the most... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Natural Fit
the age of 14. Now an incoming freshman at Dartmouth College, she saw no reason to choose between academics and competing in the sport she loved. At the time, however, few supports were in place to help athletes navigate the dual... View Details
- 07 Feb 2017
- News
Checking in with One Championship
“successful” on paper but not in his heart. After realizing his real passion was for martial arts, Sityodtong launched Evolve MMA, a mixed martial arts gym with three branches in Singapore. Out of that enterprise came One Championship, a View Details
- 2013
- Working Paper
How Major League Baseball Clubs Have Commercialized Their Investment in Japanese Top Stars
By: Isao Okada and Stephen A. Greyser
When a Major League Baseball club signs a Japanese star player, it obviously tries to commercialize its investment in the player. The initial focus is on home attendance (ticket sales) and television audiences, plus merchandise sales. These elements are similar to... View Details
Okada, Isao, and Stephen A. Greyser. "How Major League Baseball Clubs Have Commercialized Their Investment in Japanese Top Stars." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-029, September 2013.
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Head Games
head — incurred from Pop Warner through the NFL — have rocked the sport. (One telling statistic: NFL veterans can expect much shorter lives than the male population at large.) Many other contact sports — boxing, ice hockey, soccer,... View Details
- 21 May 2016
- News
Homegrown Heroes
a recent article. Five years later, with events in 11 countries, including Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, and China, Sityodtong oversees a sports media company with 90 percent regional market share and triple-digit percentage... View Details