Tennis - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 19, 2008

of the Women's Tennis Association, arrives amidst turmoil. Players and tournaments clash over opposing interests. As a result, the board members who represent them are equally divided and feel conflicted about their role. They aren't sure... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jan 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Sports: Lessons for Managers

Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement A case study on the marketing of tennis powerhouse Maria Sharapova. Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)? Few of us want to take less money to move to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

17 Sep 2020
News

HBS Goes Back To School

interactions with each other are at the heart of this education.” Among the changes that Shad General Manager Sue LaRose has seen during re-opening is the appointment system for the facility and the tennis courts. “Members make a... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

William Jones: Builder with a Mission

to incorporate all these needs into "an urban village," which would also include a library, a Head Start facility, a swimming and tennis center, a performing arts annex, and a community services center. "All of a sudden the whole thing... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

08 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

You Won't Make It If You Fake It

fields. Can you imagine doing brain surgery without proper training? Or playing the cello at Carnegie Hall or tennis at Wimbledon without years of training and practice? Just as you cannot learn these skills solely in the classroom,... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

10 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018

Harvard Business School Case 518-041 The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Should the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament gamble most of its player budget on superstar player Rafael Nadal, even after the event’s... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Mar 2019
Blog Post

“There’s no quick shortcut to success:” Zorpads takes off

traditionally used for absorption in the aerospace and healthcare fields. The insert is a small adhesive square that can fit into any shoe but has more odor-absorbing surface area than a tennis court. Originally called "N'Odor,"... View Details

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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

she earned a double major in Psychology and Economics and served as a two-time co-captain of the Varsity Tennis Team (1990); an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School (1994); and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior / Social Psychology... View Details

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

the Study of Group Relations. She is a Licensed Psychologist with a specialty adult practice in issues related to work or interpersonal relationships. Flora earned her black belt in Tae Kwon Do, plays competitive tennis and has traveled... View Details

09 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale

transactional, etc., etc. You play the role of leader if that's what the company needs of you. His own analogy is to a tennis player. A tennis player has a backhand and a forehand. You're a manager when you... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

28 Feb 2025
News

Joy to the World

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, spent time in foster care as a child, living in more homes than he can remember,... View Details

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”

do everything your way. Not to mention being best at every activity of your life, from tennis to cooking to managing your portfolio. For this kind of mix, maximization will not work as an operating paradigm. How can you maximize four... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson

16 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience

top-notch athletes from Venus Williams on the tennis court to Tiger Woods in golf, they still have coaches. Coaches do have a place, but there are certain limits. I think both projects have converged on this understanding that you can... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono

music, just like grocery shoppers buying organic milk or fair trade coffee." This lesson applies across all businesses. "We think this is only true for artists and entertainers, but it's true for making tennis shoes and semiconductors,... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

02 Jun 2021
News

On the Road Less Traveled

Louis, no one talks fast. She talked fast, you know, and I'm tilted over, you know, I'm sort of, I lean forward, like you're in a tennis position or, you know, I don't stand up straight. My mother didn't stand up straight. And she rhymed.... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

when things seemed particularly bleak, Owens unexpectedly fell in love with a tennis pro turned movie producer who showed her the path to happiness: away from type-A perfectionism and toward letting things unfold organically. The result... View Details

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