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Anita Gupta

child, playing on Hellshire Beach – a makeshift, impoverished playground, just a stone’s throw from Kingston’s slums. He playfully called himself royalty, sporting only a pair of tattered shorts and a giant, toothy smile. The beach was... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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The way to measure success

people worldwide, with manufacturing and distribution facilities, executive office buildings, and sports stadiums located on four continents. Kraft’s commitment to philanthropy, with an emphasis in the areas of education, health care, and... View Details

17 Oct 2019
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Longtime Harvard Athletic Director Retires

Bob Scalise (MBA 1989), who has spent more than four decades working in various roles at Harvard, announced that he will be stepping down at the end of the calendar year. As noted by the Harvard Gazette, Scalise spent his last 19 years at the school as director of the... View Details

01 Jun 2001
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High Stakes on the High Seas

In 1998, on the day after Christmas, 115 sailboats crossed the starting line in Sydney, Australia, bound for Tasmania, a 630-mile dash across the Bass Strait, one of the world’s most treacherous bodies of water. The fabled Sydney to Hobart race went ahead despite... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

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B-School Blades | MBA

forum where hockey players of all skill levels are able to compete, improve and enjoy hockey by organizing weekly practices and games and attending tournaments. The club also intends to develop a strong sense of camaraderie by organizing monthly social events around... View Details

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

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Sports; Revenue; Performance Improvement; Performance Expectations

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March 2006 (Revised June 2006)
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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

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01 Sep 2009
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Rich Wilson

Wilson Illustration by Jeffrey Smith After 121 days at sea, Rich Wilson (MBA 1982) sailed his 60-foot, single-hull sloop Great American III across the finish line in France last March, completing the 2008–09 Vendée Globe around-the-world yacht race. A single-handed,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2006
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Scaling Peaks for Cancer Research

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING TRIO: Bishop, Murphy, and Serafini stay in shape. Three HBS students are out to set a world record by scaling the seven tallest mountains on seven continents in seven months — all to raise $5 million to help fight childhood cancer. The idea for the... View Details

Keywords: pediatric cancer research; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Dec 2005
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Pedal Mettle

The Tour of Hope is a bicycle relay from San Diego to Washington, D.C., a 3,300-mile journey intended to raise awareness about cancer research, prevention, and detection. One of the 25 participants in the October ride was cancer-survivor Meg Berté (MBA 2000), who rode... View Details

Keywords: Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

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Bianca Tabourn

how many times my heart is broken. Say "I do" to a man who thinks I am most beautiful when sporting sweats and a pony tail. Dance at a night club, sober, and not have a care as to what others think of me. Walk into a meeting... View Details

June 2024
Teaching Note

Major League Baseball: Changing the Rules of America's Pastime

By: Stephen A. Greyser, Mac Levin and Brent Schwarz

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 924-307. The Teaching Note offers suggestions for using the case as a “product innovation” for different levels of students and their knowledge of baseball. Discussion plan questions for instructors are provided in the context of MLB’s... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Media; Product; Sports Industry

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September 2018 (Revised March 2019)
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Philanthropy and Brand Building: Jeff Vinik and the Tampa Bay Lightning

By: Stephen A. Greyser and Michael Mondello

Teaching Note for HBS No. 919-403, “Philanthropy and Brand-Building: Jeff Vinik and the Tampa Bay Lightning.” Includes objectives, study questions, analysis and discussion points, and teaching plan—covering both traditional brand-building and the role of distinctive... View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Business and Community Relations; Sports Industry; Tampa

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November 2009
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Incentive or Insult? The Case of Joe Torre and the New York Yankees

By: Richard S. Tedlow and David Ruben

Keywords: Sports Industry; New York (city, NY)

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September 2009 (Revised May 2019)
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The London 2012 Olympic Games

By: John T. Gourville and Marco Bertini

It's 2009 and Paul Williamson, Head of Ticketing, must finalize ticket prices for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Yet, there are many criteria to consider. First, given the importance of ticketing to the Games' bottom line, he has a strong incentive to maximize... View Details

Keywords: Pricing; Customer Satisfaction; Price; Strategy; Profit; Revenue; Sales; Sports Industry; London

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