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- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
Carbonell-Nicolau and Diego Comin Publication:Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports (forthcoming) Abstract This paper designs and implements an empirical test to discern whether the parties to a contract are able to commit not to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
get paid too much compared to everyone else. A: Yes, but that doesn't get us anywhere, and it's not completely valid anyway. They sure get paid a lot, don't get me wrong. But they're not the only ones. Real estate tycoons, singers, sports... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- May 2025
- Supplement
On (B): The Cyclon Spins On
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karolin Frankenberger, Sascha Mader and Karen Elterman
A follow-up to the On case (723-430), this short case explores how the performance athletic shoe company On expanded its Cyclon subscription and recycling program through 2024, adding two new shoe models to the subscription and a one-time-purchase recyclable T-shirt. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Distribution Channels; Environmental Sustainability; Marketing Strategy; Product Design; Product Development; Technological Innovation; Expansion; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; China; Europe; Germany; Japan; Switzerland; United States
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Karolin Frankenberger, Sascha Mader, and Karen Elterman. "On (B): The Cyclon Spins On." Harvard Business School Supplement 725-475, May 2025.
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
Within each city, more Airbnb rooms cropped up during popular travel periods, such as Christmas and the summer. Sports games, festivals, and other events also led to a spike in listings. In Cambridge, Mass., the biggest listing period... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
respect as the TV unit. The sports division had to fight for airtime. Employees regularly went to the press to air grievances, reinforcing the BBC's culture of blame. Invensys: A global conglomerate that was created largely through... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?
who'd worked their way up through the trenches, breadwinners. Since the rejiggering of the American economy beginning in the early 1980s, the man-of-action hero is back and more than ever he is found in business rather than politics or fiction. Business leaders have... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
consider additional actions. They can implement information campaigns stressing the contributions of immigrants to the society in a variety of domains. For instance, many sport champions are either naturalized immigrants or have... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
online from folks like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, which have all left commercials behind in favor of a subscription model. "The whole issue of cutting the cord is a huge risk for them," says Teixeira. It's likely a sign of things to come that View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
pharmaceutical sales teams in Belgium and sports teams in Canada. These results suggest that a minor adjustment to employee bonuses-shifting the focus from the self to others-can produce measurable benefits for employees and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
http://hbr.org/product/non-equity-financing-for-entrepreneurial-ventures/an/814005-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-010 Decision Making at the Top: The All-Star Sports eBusiness Division Describes a senior management team's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Become a Value Creator
good at what they do and are creating value. This creates very different levels of anxiety. It's much safer to be a team player." Others will like you, and ultimately you'll be happier. People who are bad sports in the business world... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook
unprofessional, it featured red font and a pixelated cartoon devil. Other participants received a deliberately professional-looking survey titled "Carnegie Mellon University Executive Council Survey on Ethical Behaviors," which sported... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 05 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV
A decade ago, Porsche, the luxury car company, found itself at a crossroads. Renowned for its classy (and expensive) sports cars, the firm had taken a hit in the wake of the 1987 stock market crash and suffered in great part due to... View Details
- 19 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
LEED-ing by Example
measures of environmentalism. The team homed in on California primarily because it was (and is) the state with the largest number of municipal green-building policies. But the state also sports a wide range of environmental diversity... View Details
- 11 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Neuroeconomics: Eyes, Brain, Business
how we distinguish the cognizant from the mindless. "What I'm interested in is how and why the brain evolved to pay attention to other people," says Looser, a fellow at Harvard Business School who sports a PhD in cognitive neuroscience.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 18 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 18
from previous NFL activities in Europe, market research on the U.K. sports fan, and the implications of any move on the U.S. fan. Moreover, the decision should be couched within the broader context of the NFL's goal to expand... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War
Times has been a real leader on consumer demographic marketing. With 16 million registered users, nytimes.com is one of the only media sources that can let you customize an advertising message around rich contextual context with specific demographic cuts, e.g. male... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
International and sports shoe manufacturer Reebok International Ltd. Reebok's CEO, seeing a connection between the cause of human rights and the underlying values that he wanted to foster in Reebok's corporate culture, sponsored a... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=809089 LeBron James Harvard Business School Case 509-050 In 2005, to the astonishment of many sports industry insiders, superstar basketball player LeBron James fired his... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
firm and industry heterogeneity and quasi-exogenous meteorological and sport events. The evidence suggests that family CEOs value—or can pursue—leisure activities relatively more than professional CEOs. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne