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Joseph P. Spang, Jr.
Spang is credited with rejuvenating Gillette after the depression. He was a pioneer in sports marketing and endorsements and was instrumental in leading Gillette into diversified product lines, most notably with the acquisition of the... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
He’s Back
Formerly NBA senior vice president for business and league operations, Dennis Robinson (MBA ’90) is the new president and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, overseer of the Meadowlands View Details
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Rena Clark
career choices fit into overall life goals, including interests like family, volunteer work, and other personal passions. Rena’s background, which includes leadership roles at Laurel Oak Capital Partners, GenNx360 Capital Partners, The Kraft View Details
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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
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
Photo courtesy of Martin Frey Martin Frey (AMP 165, 2003) didn’t plan to become the first person in the world to climb the Seven Summits and sail the Seven Seas, an achievement that earned him placement in the Guinness World Records. Yet the investor, speaker, and... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Gold Mettle
Gold Mettle Three years ago, the 2002 Winter Olympics looked like a downhill skier who had taken a really bad fall, tumbling out of control, in danger of serious injury, and with an uncertain future at best. Members of the International Olympic Committee had accepted... View Details
- 08 Feb 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Dynamic Advertising Effect of Collegiate Athletics
- 14 Oct 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Reversing the Queue: Performance, Legitimacy, and Minority Hiring
- 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
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Boat Club | MBA
provide an opportunity for HBS students to row and will work to promote the sport of rowing within the HBS community. Annual Events Head of the Charles Regatta The Graduate Schools Championship Regatta Club Email Address... 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
- 21 Nov 2017
- News
Start Your Engines
Formula One racing is known around the world for its glamor and drama, with stylish, celebrity-studded locales that have included Monaco, Shanghai, and Casablanca. With fans scattered around the world, some also consider it one of the few truly global sports—a fact... View Details
- 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
Elberse, Anita, and David Moreno Vicente. "RedBird Capital Partners." Harvard Business School Case 525-049, February 2025.
- 29 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Super Bowl Ads for Multitaskers
Are you sure you have everything you need to watch the Super Bowl this weekend? Beer? Check. Nachos? Check. Friends? Check. What about your smartphone, tablet, or laptop? When most people sit down to watch the "big game" this Sunday, the television won't be... View Details
- February 2023 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
The LPGA’s Long Drive Toward Gender Equity
By: Boris Groysberg and Alexis Lefort
This case provides a history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and examines the reasons for the gender pay gap in professional sports. The case protagonist, the commissioner of the LPGA, wrestles with the opportunities and challenges the LPGA currently... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Gender; Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Sports Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris, and Alexis Lefort. "The LPGA’s Long Drive Toward Gender Equity." Harvard Business School Case 423-037, February 2023. (Revised March 2023.)
- 1 Aug 2010
- Conference Presentation
Firm Performance, Top Management and Minority Hiring: African‐American Coaches in the NFL, 1970‐2007
By: Andrew Hill and David Thomas
Studies of minority hiring have found that low-status firms are more likely to hire minority candidates. However, most work has examined hiring for entry and mid-level positions, not senior management, which differs in the level of 1) uncertainty regarding the optimal... View Details
- 2010
- Working Paper
Reversing the Queue: Performance, Legitimacy, and Minority Hiring
By: Andrew Hill and David A. Thomas
Studies of minority hiring have found that poor-performing firms or firms in highly competitive contexts are more likely to hire minority candidates. However, most work has examined hiring for entry and mid-level positions, not senior management. Management positions... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Performance Effectiveness; Sports Industry; United States
Hill, Andrew, and David A. Thomas. "Reversing the Queue: Performance, Legitimacy, and Minority Hiring." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-032, September 2010.
- August 2009 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc. 2006
This case centers around a dispute between the owners and the players regarding the profitability of professional baseball teams in connection with the negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. The case describes the financial statements of the baseball... View Details
Keywords: Accrual Accounting; Financial Statements; Profit; Labor Unions; Measurement and Metrics; Agreements and Arrangements; Performance; Sports Industry; United States
Palepu, Krishna G. "Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc. 2006." Harvard Business School Case 110-022, August 2009. (Revised June 2011.)