sports - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Apr 2005
Lessons from the Classroom

NFL Players Touch Down at HBS

Dhani Jones, a six-foot-one, 240-pound linebacker for the Super Bowl runner-up Philadelphia Eagles, knows a lot about running around a football field. But he's a rookie when it comes to running his bow tie company. "I love my bow ties, but the business aspect... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

George S. Lannom, Jr.

Though he began his business as a tannery for the production of saddles and other equine equipment, Lannom was forced to diversify when the automobile gained popularity. To save his business, Lannom turned to the manufacture of baseballs just as the View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

27 Jul 2022
News

High Flyer

View this post on Instagram A post shared by @HBSAlumni (@hbsalumni) When they’re not helping to make a difference in the world, HBS alumni find numerous ways to unwind. These pursuits can include reading, playing golf, sailing, running, and a number of other... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Elevator Pitch: Wagr

Illustration by Drue Wagner Wagr [Wa-jr] Mario Malave (MBA 2020), CEO Eliana Eskinazi (MBA 2020), CPO Concept: Wagr is a social sports-betting app that allows people to bet with others in their community instead of betting against the house. The Why: Wagr’s mission is... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; gambling; social media

2018
Working Paper

After the Carnival: Key Factors to Enhance Olympic Legacy and Prevent Olympic Sites from Becoming White Elephants

By: Isao Okada and Stephen A. Greyser

In recent years, the total spending on hosting the Olympic Games has snowballed. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games spent $40 billion on infrastructure development, and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics reached $50 billion. Even when the glorious but costly Olympic Games come... View Details

Keywords: Olympic Venue; Effective Reuse; White Elephant; Sustainability; Buildings and Facilities; Sports

Citation

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02 Jun 2015
News

Tampa Bay Lightning Owner Looks to the Stanley Cup Finals

Keywords: hockey; philanthropy; community; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

28 Jun 2011
News

Bold Ascent

Baka: Hiking in Marin County with daughter, Isabella Sunshine. Photo courtesy Tim Baka Tim Baka (MBA ’93) is a self-confessed “numbers guy” who doesn’t wear a tie. As cofounder and president of SlingFin, a Berkeley, California-based startup that provides... View Details

Keywords: hiking; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores

11 Jan 2018
News

Chrissie Gorman: Making A Difference

Portrait Project

Jessica Gelman

company or professional sports league, write a book, publish my poetry, positively impact and give back to society by mentoring younger people and improving the educational system, sit on four company boards, allow myself to fall in love,... View Details

Student-Profile

Elliot Tobin

Accountants aren’t typically distinguished by their athletic prowess—unless that accountant is Elliot Tobin, HBS doctoral student and former captain of MIT’s football team, where he was named an all-conference offensive lineman. “I played lots of View Details

20 Jun 2017
News

Inside the $20 Million Plan to Take Drone Racing Mainstream

30 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Looking Behind Bad Decisions

Why is it that the U.S. federal government allows local communities to give tax dollars to wealthy sports team owners rather than to create better benefits for citizens? Why are organ-donor programs constrained to the point where... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

01 Jun 1998
News

Mark Tatum

a fax machine, and private space for conducting career research. "The center has been a tremendous help to students in their job searches," he says with pride. "That really means a lot to me." Tatum arrived at HBS with a clear goal in mind: a career in View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; photograph by Webb Chappell

11 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation

Swan (HBS MBA '91), former executive vice president of Nickelodeon and now on the advisory board of Ascend Venture, and Donna Lopiano, executive director of the Women's Sports Foundation. HBS professor Myra M. Hart was a co-organizer of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Feb 2008
News

The Right Stuff at HBS

A few weeks ago, HBS threw a party for some neighbors — the 12-0 Brighton High School Division 4 Super Bowl football champions. Most everything about HBS is high profile, but the School also does generous, thoughtful things that a lot of people never hear about. This... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

Henry R. Luce

Luce created a publishing empire. He launched the weekly Time in 1923, which was followed by the introduction of Fortune in 1930, Life in 1936, and Sports Illustrated in 1954. Luce also presided over a vast communications empire, which... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

Student-Profile

Patrick Ferguson

sports analytics consulting group, where he helped professional sports teams identify undervalued players. His next position—as an accounting research assistant at his alma mater—brought these threads... View Details

Marty Blue

Marty spent 16 years in licensing at Reebok International predominantly as a licensor. She worked across a number of different brands (eg. Reebok, Weebok, Rockport, Greg Norman golf, and Boston Whaler) and product categories including kids footwear & apparel, View Details

Keywords: Fitness & Sports;#68;#Transportation & Logistics;#20;#Ecommerce

February 2025
Case

RedBird Capital Partners

By: Anita Elberse and David Moreno Vicente

In July 2024, Gerry Cardinale, the founder and managing partner of RedBird Capital Partners (‘RedBird’) has helped orchestrate a high-profile deal in the world of entertainment: one in which Skydance Media (‘Skydance’), a content production studio led by David Ellison... View Details

Keywords: Film; Television; Superstars; General Management; Investing; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Asset Management; Entertainment; Media; Sports; Business or Company Management; Investment; Marketing; Strategy; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; Sports Industry