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01 Jun 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

exercises, and practices that have helped managers gain the skills, courage, and confidence to lead. College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others by Stan Beck (PMD 64, 1992) and Jack Wilkinson... View Details

May 2025
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On (B): The Cyclon Spins On

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karolin Frankenberger, Sascha Mader and Karen Elterman

A follow-up to the On case (723-430), this short case explores how the performance athletic shoe company On expanded its Cyclon subscription and recycling program through 2024, adding two new shoe models to the subscription and a one-time-purchase recyclable T-shirt. View Details

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02 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t

online from folks like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, which have all left commercials behind in favor of a subscription model. "The whole issue of cutting the cord is a huge risk for them," says Teixeira. It's likely a sign of things to come that View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 Apr 2021
News

The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)

lessons led to the creation of PowerUP.” Why do you think the work of the organization is important? MGA: “In addition to having Austin to guide me at a young age, I was lucky to be athletic as a child. While I learned many lessons playing View Details

24 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 24

environments and does not seem to be explained by measurement error. Third, difference in differences estimates with respect to the cost of effort, due to weather shocks and popular sport events, reveal that the observed difference... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

19 Aug 2024
News

Quantum Leap

requires a similar mess of coaxial cables and equipment racks to function. Levy likens the setup to ENIAC, the first programmable digital computer, a room-sized behemoth that sported 18,000 vacuum tubes and resembled the unholy offspring... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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Spirit at Work

"Rather than defining spirituality for people," says Whiteley, "I ask them to think of a time, be it at work, volunteering, playing on a sports team, whatever, when they were totally absorbed, when everything was cooking for them. They... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

19 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

LEED-ing by Example

measures of environmentalism. The team homed in on California primarily because it was (and is) the state with the largest number of municipal green-building policies. But the state also sports a wide range of environmental diversity... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

05 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV

A decade ago, Porsche, the luxury car company, found itself at a crossroads. Renowned for its classy (and expensive) sports cars, the firm had taken a hit in the wake of the 1987 stock market crash and suffered in great part due to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Manufacturing

14 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

limited time, effort, and funds. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517018-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-060 ASICS: Chasing a 2020 Vision In early 2016, Motoi Oyama, president and CEO of ASICS, a major View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007

stake. How should Rogers respond to these challenges? Allows for an in-depth examination of critical social marketing issues in the context of one of the world's biggest sports events. Provides rich data on the possible benefits and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2005
News

Profiles from the Class of 2005

the Business of Sports Club. But she’s most proud of the role she played in revitalizing the HBS Democrats Club, which grew from fewer than 30 to over 200 paid members under her guidance as copresident. She sees more political activism in... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Julia Hanna; James E. Aisner; Graduate profiles; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

11 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Neuroeconomics: Eyes, Brain, Business

how we distinguish the cognizant from the mindless. "What I'm interested in is how and why the brain evolved to pay attention to other people," says Looser, a fellow at Harvard Business School who sports a PhD in cognitive neuroscience.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

18 May 2010
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First Look: May 18

from previous NFL activities in Europe, market research on the U.K. sports fan, and the implications of any move on the U.S. fan. Moreover, the decision should be couched within the broader context of the NFL's goal to expand... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War

Times has been a real leader on consumer demographic marketing. With 16 million registered users, nytimes.com is one of the only media sources that can let you customize an advertising message around rich contextual context with specific demographic cuts, e.g. male... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

International and sports shoe manufacturer Reebok International Ltd. Reebok's CEO, seeing a connection between the cause of human rights and the underlying values that he wanted to foster in Reebok's corporate culture, sponsored a... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

01 Jun 2022
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What We’re Reading

sport, and the comradeship generated among teammates. I actually have my own boys-in-the-boat story. Twenty years after the University of Washington team won its gold medal in the 1936 Olympics, I was the coxswain of the Yale crew that won an Olympic gold. I’ve been... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

11 Apr 2018
News

The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)

for income—the same pension dollars that many of us would one day be entrusted with investing. Nori made it clear that no matter what your position or profession, you have to care about those who trust you and those you serve. She also had an affinity for View Details

30 Jul 2024
News

Reddit’s Rise

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Jen Wong (MBA 2004) joined Reddit as COO in 2018, the user-generated content site wasn’t exactly a burning building...but it might have been... View Details

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

investing in people even prior to the achievement of results. Context Using examples from sports and business, and responding to numerous listener questions, Professor Kanter discussed her research and conclusions from her most recent... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

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