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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
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Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL Re: Can the NFL win the long game? It is a game for only certain types of individuals, physically and mentally tough, coached up and properly conditioned in season and off season. There is no finer... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- November 2006
- Case
Introducing Frequent Flyer Programs
By: Dennis A. Yao
Allows students to explore the value to American Airlines of introducing a frequent flyer program in 1981. View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A business career comes full circle
including The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Band of Brothers, and Game of Thrones. In 2013, McGee returned to HBS to become a senior lecturer in business administration. “The opportunity to work with some of the leading scholars in the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Faculty Research Online
which athletes won and lost in Turin, but what about the companies and individuals looking for business gold? Professor Emeritus Stephen A. Greyser looks at the results and the possibilities ahead for the Summer Games in China. New... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Last Look
identify this photo as related to the Business Game competition. But what students, and when? Demer, who says it’s the 1960s, recalls that the game required small groups of students to make key budget... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Flight Path
were moments of magic that reminded me of Star Wars and the video games I played growing up,” he says. But it’s a long way from amateur get-togethers to a TV-ready, professional sport. Backed by $12 million in venture capital (a figure... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A champion for First Nations
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Favel led the development of two national firsts for Canada: the First Nations Bank of Canada and the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. In addition to serving as chancellor of the university,... View Details
- May 2024
- Supplement
GameStop: Social Media Finds a Cheat Code (B)
By: Joseph Pacelli and Sarah Mehta
This case accompanies “GameStop: Social Media Finds a Cheat Code (A),” no. 124-005. It provides an update on pertinent events from 2021 to 2023. View Details
Pacelli, Joseph, and Sarah Mehta. "GameStop: Social Media Finds a Cheat Code (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 124-042, May 2024.
- Portrait Project
Shelby Colby
that came with a cancer diagnosis, something else happened. Time froze. I savored the saltiness of my mom’s chicken and wild rice soup. I squealed with my little niece during our games of tickle-thief. My lungs slowly expanded with air,... View Details
- Portrait Project
Bari Schwartz
It began with an organ, perched high above the grandstand. The visiting team dotted the outfield, smoke from grilling hot dogs wafted up the aisles, navy jerseys blanketed the stadium bowl. Game on the line, the batter strode toward the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Robots to the Rescue
and pack it for shipment. But Mountz has a better idea. As founder and CEO of Kiva Systems based in Woburn, Massachusetts, he has developed a fulfillment system that relies on robotic vehicles to locate and deliver merchandise to human packers. “We’re changing the... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Turning Point: Into the Wild
Alexandra Morehouse (MBA 1984) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) Alexandra Morehouse (MBA 1984) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) In 1992, my husband and I were staying at a game preserve in Kenya as part of our honeymoon. I’m an experienced... View Details
- 28 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sophisticated Investors May Be Harming Fintech Lending Platforms
must address a major design problem: Sophisticated investors have been gaming the system by applying specialized screening tools to scoop up the choicest loans with the lowest default rates, leaving less experienced investors with less... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Model Teamwork
Kungel, Paglia, and Bartels Investing in HBS Great Expectations Donor Spotlight Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech FIELD 2: Global Intelligence FAQ Mike Johnston and Bill Spears Leading a 50th Reunion Campaign takes a special... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
trauma—on players' long-term health, a complex issue that could affect the league's growth. In other words, the league has to play both strong offense and stellar defense to achieve its $1 billion-a-year growth-rate goal. But fans can rest assured: The NFL has a View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
What I Do: Gordon Medenica (MBA 1979)
lottery and gaming for the State of Maryland. A media executive earlier in his career, including 16 years at the New York Times Company, Medenica was drawn by the scale of an industry with estimated annual revenues of over $80 billion, in... View Details
- December 2022
- Article
I Don't 'Recall': The Decision to Delay Innovation Launch to Avoid Costly Product Failure
By: Byungyeon Kim, Oded Koenigsberg and Elie Ofek
Innovations embody novel features or cutting-edge components aimed at delivering desired customer benefits.
Oftentimes, however, we observe the need to recall new products shortly after their introduction. Indeed, a firm
may rush an innovation to market in an attempt... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Management; Innovation And Strategy; Product Development Strategy; Product Introduction; Quality Control; Product Recalls; Game Theory; Market Timing; Innovation Strategy; Product Launch; Product Development
Kim, Byungyeon, Oded Koenigsberg, and Elie Ofek. "I Don't 'Recall': The Decision to Delay Innovation Launch to Avoid Costly Product Failure." Management Science 68, no. 12 (December 2022): 8889–8908.
- Portrait Project
Wilson Kyi
would do anything for my parents. In high school, I noticed my mom’s health declining due to lack of exercise. I was determined to gift her a Wii Fit. I drove to twenty Best Buy stores to buy and resell the fitness game for a profit on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Start-Up Success
to provide some Longhorn representation.) Partying is part of the scene, but “the competition aspect is really the main attraction,” said team organizer James Gowers (MBA '01). “Despite the fact that we didn't have the best talent and hadn't played together before —... View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 5
Technology May Change the Game By: Mills, Karen, and Brayden McCarthy Abstract—Small businesses are core to America's economic competitiveness. Not only do they employ half of the nation's private sector workforce-about 120 million... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne