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- 26 Jan 2022
- News
Making Peace with Anger
an epiphany. That was such a wonderful moment, where all of a sudden I realized that this big shell that I’d built up of being a great athlete and doing really well at HBS and then running everything I did in the business world as best as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Marquis Jet Takes Off
uniquely positioned to broaden the customer base for private-jet travel to their former clients: young, highly paid athletes and performers. By contrast, their research showed that the typical private-jet customer was a highly successful... View Details
- 18 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal
had been swirling around the cyclist for years. And yet, there was still something shocking about the admission. At the peak of his career, Armstrong was one of the most celebrated athletes in the world, earning $28 million a year from... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)
father's travels provided me with a broadening experience," says Porter, at ease between sips from a can of diet soda, "and athletics offered an outlet for competing while exposing me to the importance of self-discipline and thorough... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
Zone President North America of Anheuser-Busch. And that’s where the category stayed, largely untouched, until new techniques started to come on line around 2017. That’s the year Bill Shufelt and John Walker launched Athletic Brewing... View Details
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John H. McArthur | About
football, and worked part time in a local saw mill. After graduating from high school, McArthur enrolled at the University of British Columbia, earning a bachelor’s degree in forestry in 1957. McArthur was a star athlete in college. He... View Details
- 06 Nov 2018
- Research & Ideas
8 Ways to Make Olympic Stadiums Useful After the Games End
after the torch has been extinguished and the athletes and spectators have gone home, the stadium built to host the opening ceremonies and other events—usually at enormous cost—remains. In After the Carnival: Key Factors to Enhance... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
highly trained athletes will use every martial arts skill at their disposal—karate, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, judo, and boxing, among others—to score a win by knockout, submission, or points. Face lit by the glow of his smartphone, ONE FC... View Details
- 03 May 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo
meditation, virtual/in-person fitness, self-care, and athletic apparel—that can be integrated into their gift/reward, incentive, and benefits programs. The pandemic and racial reckoning this past year has not only highlighted the health... View Details
- 25 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?
Angeles Angels came here and Shohei Ohtani was pitching and hitting, that was a big fan attraction. But the individual sports stars we see most often are usually from football and basketball. One of the indicators of a sport’s popularity is the View Details
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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016. Lauren H. Cohen : Set the All-Time World Record in the Squat in the 165 lb. drug-tested division of the United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) with a squat of 583 lbs in December... View Details
- 23 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming Nervous Nelly
prevalent workplace emotions such as envy and admiration, as well as additional techniques for coping with anxiety, such as applying the elaborate rituals athletes employ before competing to a business context. "My coauthors and I... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?
in introducing a fabric into the Company’s athletic garments that, when stretched, became transparent. He went on to explain on Bloomberg TV that “Some women’s bodies don’t work for the pants.” Employee behaviors began reflecting this... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
decades thereafter, the NBA’s activity on the continent focused on grassroots development. Its international Basketball Without Borders program, which launched in Africa in 2003, featured athletic development and training as well as... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 27 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too
help people cope with grief, boost enjoyment of a special occasion, or reduce anxiety before a concert or athletic performance. "Despite the fact that people usually don't talk about their own rituals, they're surprisingly ubiquitous."... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Pro Basketball Coaches Display Racial Bias When Selecting Lineups
that coaches demonstrate less racial preference when their team is on a losing streak or in playoff games. More than any other American sport, basketball is dominated by African American players. Three-quarters of athletes running up and... View Details
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
the greatest (and most high-strung) athletes in the world, staying current on the latest training regimens and technology, and plotting strategy both for on-field play and organizational success. Elberse first taught the case, Sir Alex... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
her move from Bursa, Turkey, to play in a more competitive volleyball league in Istanbul. There was a trade-off, however: The athletics were great, but her new high school was not. "I was frustrated that I couldn't get a good academic... View Details
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
not just to the company, but also to people around the globe. At the same time, managers at other global brands were similarly considering their brands’ response to the COVID-19 crisis. Nike chose to twist its consumers’ athletic... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Research Brief: Ahead of the Game
As a lifelong runner who spent countless hours training and competing his way up to the national level, Professor Paul Gompers has always believed that his athletic experiences were critical to shaping who he is, both as a competitor and in the professional sphere. Now... View Details