America's Cup - Publications - Faculty & Research

September 1997
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01 Jun 2003
News

Against All Odds

How’s this for a long shot? Representing a landlocked country in the world’s most prestigious ocean–racing competition, a first–time challenger goes halfway around the globe to the reigning champion’s home port, and without losing a single race, brings the America’s... View Details

Keywords: America's Cup; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

February 2016 (Revised March 2016)
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America's Cup in 2013: Oracle Team USA vs. Emirates Team New Zealand (A)

By: Rory McDonald, Alan MacCormack and Vanessa Ampelas

Four teams across the world are furiously designing, building, testing, and learning to sail a boat that would be one-of-a-kind in order to win the 2013 America's Cup. Choosing the best development path was a challenge as the teams had less than three years to prepare,... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Competition; Innovation and Management; Sports; Sports Industry; New Zealand; United States

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June 1996
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Black Magic and the America's Cup: The Victory

Chronicles New Zealand's participation in successive America's Cup regattas, culminating in its decisive 1995 victory. Allows for discussion of how an organization from a small nation can beat the world's best in a technologically, organizationally, and managerially... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Sports; Business and Government Relations; Sports Industry; New Zealand

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Distinguished Alumni Award and Hall of Fame Award in 2019. Rebecca M. Henderson : Chosen as one of three “Directors of the Year” by the Financial Times . Hubert Joly : Awarded the Deming Cup for Operational Excellence in 2019. Hubert Joly... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Wisdom and a special cause

life. Man's greatest gift to God is what he does with his life." Media mogul and America's Cup yachtsman Ted Turner contributes, "How much you give is how you keep score," a sentiment that applies well to... View Details

12 Apr 2016
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April 12, 2016

in the next few years. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516066-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 616-045 America's Cup in 2013: Oracle Team USA vs. Emirates Team New Zealand... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

Alumni Books Gretel II Disqualified: The Untold Inside Story of a Famous America's Cup Incident by B. Devereux Barker III (PMD 23, 1972) and John N. Fiske Jr. (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)... View Details

01 Dec 2013
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Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL

by Garry Emmons It's December, and outside the weather is frightful in many of America's 32 National Football League cities as teams gear up for the playoff season. But no matter how adverse conditions may get both on and off the field,... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Management; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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