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  • March 2016
  • Teaching Note

adidas Group: IT Multi-Sourcing at adidas

By: Lynda Applegate, Carol Saunders, Grandon Gill and Martin Wiener
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Applegate, Lynda, Carol Saunders, Grandon Gill, and Martin Wiener. "adidas Group: IT Multi-Sourcing at adidas." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 816-087, March 2016.
  • September 2014 (Revised July 2018)
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adidas Group: IT Multi-Sourcing

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Martin Wiener, Carol Saunders and Grandon Gill
This case describes the design and implementation of an IT-multi-sourcing strategy at a large global sportswear company, the adidas Group, which is headquartered in Germany. To help increase the benefits and reduce the risks of its sourcing arrangements, adidas... View Details
Keywords: IT Strategy; Outsourcing; Organizational Structure; Information Technology; Strategy; Sports Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Germany
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Applegate, Lynda M., Martin Wiener, Carol Saunders, and Grandon Gill. "adidas Group: IT Multi-Sourcing." Harvard Business School Case 815-002, September 2014. (Revised July 2018.)
  • 09 Jul 2010
  • News

The World Cup Brand Winner: Adidas or Nike?

  • 20 Jul 2021
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How Adidas Helped Monetize the Olympics (Preview Video)

  • 16 Jul 2021
  • Video

How Adidas Helped Monetize the Olympics

  • March 2025
  • Supplement

adidas (B): Defining a Strategy for Reebok

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Claudio Feser and Karolin Frankenberger
Supplement to HBS Case No. 425-422. View Details
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Claudio Feser, and Karolin Frankenberger. "adidas (B): Defining a Strategy for Reebok." Harvard Business School Supplement 725-423, March 2025.
  • March 2025
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adidas (A): Defining a Strategy for Reebok

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Claudio Feser and Karolin Frankenberger
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Claudio Feser, and Karolin Frankenberger. "adidas (A): Defining a Strategy for Reebok." Harvard Business School Case 725-422, March 2025.
  • 27 Jul 2021
  • Cold Call Podcast

Mixing Sports and Money: Adidas and the Commercialization of the Olympics

Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones; Sports; Apparel & Accessories
  • 27 Jul 2021
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Mixing Sports and Money: Adidas and the Commercialization of the Olympics

  • November 2019 (Revised October 2022)
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GOAT Group: Jordans, Yeezys, and the Global Secondary Sneaker Market

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Spencer Rascoff and George Gonzalez
Keywords: Internet; Nike; Adidas; E-commerce
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Rayport, Jeffrey F., Spencer Rascoff, and George Gonzalez. "GOAT Group: Jordans, Yeezys, and the Global Secondary Sneaker Market." Harvard Business School Case 820-060, November 2019. (Revised October 2022.)
  • January 2018
  • Case

Under Armour

By: Rory McDonald, Clayton M. Christensen, Daniel West and Jonathan E. Palmer
After 20 years of growth unprecedented in the sports apparel industry, Under Armour finds itself with a new record to beat: making the leap from $5 to $10 billion in sales—a feat only accomplished to date by competitors Nike and Adidas. At the heart of this challenge... View Details
Keywords: Under Armour; Nike; Adidas; "Jobs To Be Done; Purpose Brands; Entrepreneurship; Customer Focus and Relationships; Innovation Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Growth Management; Innovation Leadership; Sports Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Fashion Industry; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Retail Industry; United States; Maryland; Baltimore
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McDonald, Rory, Clayton M. Christensen, Daniel West, and Jonathan E. Palmer. "Under Armour." Harvard Business School Case 618-020, January 2018.
  • January 2010 (Revised December 2012)
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Knight the King: The Founding of Nike

By: Noam Wasserman and Kyle Anderson
It had taken Phil Knight 16 long years to build Nike into the number one athletic-shoe company in the country. When Knight had first conceived of the company for an MBA class project, Adidas had had more than 80% market share, but Knight's marketing approach had... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Initial Public Offering; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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Wasserman, Noam, and Kyle Anderson. "Knight the King: The Founding of Nike." Harvard Business School Case 810-077, January 2010. (Revised December 2012.)
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Outdoors Club

  • January 2015 (Revised November 2016)
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Stella McCartney

By: Anat Keinan and Sandrine Crener
Stella McCartney launched her own fashion house under her name in a partnership with the luxury conglomerate Kering as a 50/50 joint venture in 2001. A lifelong vegetarian, Stella McCartney does not use any leather or fur in her collections, which include women's... View Details
Keywords: Luxury; Luxury Brand; Luxury Fashion; Fashion; Sustainability; Social Corporate Responsibility; Marketing Partnerships; Entrepreneurship; Cause Marketing; Ethical Marketing; Charity Goods; Sustainable Fashion; Ethical Fashion; Designer Brand; Stella McCartney; Brand Positioning; Growth Strategy; Brand Extension; Brand Communication; Kering Group; H&M; Adidas; Product Positioning; Business Conglomerates; Competitive Advantage; Environmental Sustainability; Brands and Branding; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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Keinan, Anat, and Sandrine Crener. "Stella McCartney." Harvard Business School Case 515-075, January 2015. (Revised November 2016.)
  • November 2018 (Revised April 2019)
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Nike: Changing the Sneakers Game

By: Anita Elberse, Bryce Aiken and Howard Johnson
“Our goal is to be the kind of start-up that would terrify Nike—if Nike didn’t already own us.” Ron Faris, general manager of S23NYC, a Manhattan-based digital studio owned by sports apparel giant Nike, is on the phone with Adam Sussman, Nike’s chief digital officer.... View Details
Keywords: Digital Technology; Apparel; Fashion; Superstar; Innovation; General Management; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Management; Sports; Entertainment; Digital Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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Elberse, Anita, Bryce Aiken, and Howard Johnson. "Nike: Changing the Sneakers Game." Harvard Business School Case 519-039, November 2018. (Revised April 2019.)
  • May 2011 (Revised January 2013)
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Nike Football: World Cup 2010 South Africa

By: Elie Ofek and Ryan Johnson
Nike's Football division needs to devise a strategy to excel at the 2010 World Cup games in South Africa. Nike has gone from a niche player in the market for football apparel and footwear in 1994 to a formidable competitor to Adidas in 2008 (with revenues of over $1... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Business Divisions; Communication; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Planning; Competition; Apparel and Accessories Industry; South Africa
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Ofek, Elie, and Ryan Johnson. "Nike Football: World Cup 2010 South Africa." Harvard Business School Case 511-060, May 2011. (Revised January 2013.)
  • 28 Oct 2019
  • News

Will a CEO Change Reignite Under Armour Stock?

  • 30 Apr 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

Adidas and Puma? Does it make sense for the company to pursue the kinds of innovations featured in the SNKRS app? And what kind of campaigns and activations should it prioritize in the future? Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 29 Feb 2024
  • HBS Case

Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent

five-year, $6.5 million-a-year contract with LA Galaxy that positioned him to buy the Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Miami franchise in 2018. As his two-decade soccer career waned, Beckham’s star remained ascendant in business and entertainment, with deals to endorse... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports
  • 24 May 2021
  • Op-Ed

Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?

COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Shelly Xu; Fashion
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