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- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications
number of very sharp and very important junctures." Critical Junctures The first critical juncture was the invention of the printing press, which made it possible to have a media industry to begin with. The second major juncture... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
The Next Big Swing
direction for the future at the moment,” says Tippett, pointing to pioneering new initiatives like Major League Baseball’s Statcast (above), which offers statistical insights into every play—from the launch... View Details
- 29 Oct 2007
- HBS Case
Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement
harder to gain credibility with commercial messages. “The sports marketing industry is a global business.” As a result, many of the highest-paid athletes now make more money from endorsements and other commercial activities than from salary and winnings. The View Details
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Louise Bourgeois Eye Benches II 1996-1997 | About
she married American art historian Robert Goldwater and moved to New York City. She studied at The Art Students League in New York and in the 1940s began making sculptures. Regarding Eye Benches I and Eye Benches II , Bourgeois stated,... View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots
discussions that we’ve had” The case study, written by HBS’s Marco Iansiti, the David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration and head of the Technology and Operations Management unit, focuses on the data analysis used by the National Football View Details
- 28 Sep 2015
- News
Rockin’ for a Cause
lamé jacket, and I was wearing a blond wig and singing ‘Born to be Wild.’” Scheel would be the last person to downplay the enjoyment he gets from his Wildcats role, but as a parent, former Little League commissioner, and View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Mickey Herbert (MBA 1969)
1998, and he decided to live his dream. He cofounded and then bought majority control of an independent minor league baseball team. At Swarthmore, I was captain of the baseball team and wanted nothing more... View Details
- 08 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?
Are coaches worth the multimillion-dollar salaries they are offered? Is the same true of managers in the business world? Just what is the value of a top manager to the organization and employees? Do baseball managers improve performance? In 1993, Lawrence Kahn analyzed... View Details
- Profile
Fola Folowosele
football industry in Africa. The conference gave me a platform to share my interest in using the business of sports to positively impact communities and it was through this interaction that I got tapped to help PUMA develop an Africa focused grassroots View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Chances Are
researchers found, that a couple who used condoms as a contraceptive would become pregnant. Shapiro's friend called later that day to report that her daughter had confronted her boyfriend with that stat and another she saw that day: 1 in 144—the odds of a View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
How Sports Should Use Its Timeout
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Angela Ruggiero (MBA 2014) is cofounder and CEO of the market research firm the Sports Innovation Lab, and when we spoke in May, it was the week after the... View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sports: Lessons for Managers
strength." The following stories from our archives look into sports both as a business opportunity and as a metaphor. Are you ready to level the playing field? Alex Ferguson's Lessons on Leading For almost three decades, Sir Alex Ferguson developed the Manchester... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions
financial officer of Grupo Elektra, Latin America's leading specialty retailer and consumer finance company. Global banks are decreasing their positions in Latin America. Last year alone, he said, major banks reduced investments in Latin... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
consistently well on all six major league teams for which he has played from 1995 to 2011. The Tricky Business Of Managing Stars Shortly after the historic 2011 meltdown, Red Sox team manager Terry Francona... View Details
- 23 Sep 2010
- News
How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation?
A recent issue of the Harbus offers a quick glimpse of what a few MBAs have been up to over the past three months. Internships based in the United States (at Major League Baseball, MTV Networks, and the U.S.... View Details
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Brett Lindsay Laffel
really know my baseball." While many of her peers initiated careers in consulting and banking, Brett kept her eye on the ball. "I sent out tons of inquiries," Brett says. "Then I got my first break — a summer internship with View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
walking around. One of Baer’s Major League Baseball (MLB) peers, Boston Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino, calls him “one of baseball’s most versatile and effective executives.” “He leads the View Details
- Profile
Jackie Burgos
major to take. I heard that accounting was the language of business, so when I got a scholarship to Pace, which has a great accounting program, I went.” There, Jackie distinguished herself, not just by her achievements in business... View Details
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Jackie Burgos
Major League Baseball; a summer analyst role with Goldman Sachs where she improved her quantitative skills; and most importantly, a position at Home Box Office (HBO), where she “found what makes me come... View Details
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Carlos Coto
interesting. "I moved into a full-time management rotation program and noticed something intriguing," Carlos says. "As a teller, you get to know clients personally; you're aware of major life events, like when they're... View Details