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- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
still operates, a sporting goods store in suburban Boston. Having worked in business for decades, he was well known in his niche but not beyond it. In a telling anecdote, Tony relayed to me how, one October...
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by Michael Wheeler
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
have studied the issue in multiple industries, including the equally competitive fields of sports and investment banking. After examining the careers of more than 1,000 Wall Street analysts, for instance, they found that analysts who were...
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- 26 Apr 2024
- HBS Case
Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory
After retiring from playing sports in 2006, Sanders became a commentator and then moved into football coaching. In 2020, he took over at Jackson State University in Mississippi, joining a losing program whose budget was one-thirtieth of...
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Rosabeth M. Kanter
Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details
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- July 2008 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
Larry Scott, the new CEO of the Women's Tennis Association, arrives amidst turmoil. Players and tournaments clash over opposing interests. As a result, the board members who represent them are equally divided and feel conflicted about their role. They aren't sure how...
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Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Leadership;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Conflict of Interests;
Cooperation;
Sports Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-018, July 2008. (Revised September 2010.)
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Activities, Government & Clubs - MBA
Business AssociationAustralian & New Zealand Club BB-School BladesBeyond Dance ClubBlack Investment ClubBlockchain & Crypto ClubBoat ClubBrazilian-Portuguese Cultural ClubBrew ClubBusiness of Sports Club CCanadian ClubCannabis Business...
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- 11 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change
other clubs would be likely to pay him. They also had to weigh what sort of precedent, good or bad, that deal would set for the other players they were trying to sign. Finally, they had to anticipate how their moves would affect the...
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Bharat N. Anand
Bharat N. Anand is the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning at Harvard University, and the Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.
Professor Anand is an expert in digital strategy, media and...
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- 1 Aug 2010
- Conference Presentation
Firm Performance, Top Management and Minority Hiring: African‐American Coaches in the NFL, 1970‐2007
By: Andrew Hill and David Thomas
Studies of minority hiring have found that low-status firms are more likely to hire minority candidates. However, most work has examined hiring for entry and mid-level positions, not senior management, which differs in the level of 1) uncertainty regarding the optimal...
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- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
research. Download the paper from SSRN ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w15319 PublicationsSuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good Author:Rosabeth M. Kanter Publication:New York: Crown,...
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Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games
from schoolchildren to attorneys—and even carries the potential to help sustain life itself. Sarah Jane Gilbert: What led you to research football teams? Are you a sports fan? Al Roth: I'm a matching fan. Q: What is matching, and why...
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- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=809089 LeBron James Harvard Business School Case 509-050 In 2005, to the astonishment of many sports industry insiders, superstar basketball player LeBron James fired his...
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Martha Lagace
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Hiring Organizations
Health Dick's Sporting Goods DigitalBridge Diligent Discerene Group LP Discern.io Discovery Land Company Dishpatch Distributed Ventures DonorSpring DoorDash Dow, Inc. Dragoneer Investment Group Draper...
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Club Conferences - MBA
ConferenceLASO October 28, 2023Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Club ConferenceEntrepreneurship Through Acquisition November 5, 2023Retail & Luxury Goods Club ConferenceRetail & Luxury Goods November 15,...
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Health Care Initiative - Health Care
| Greater Good Magazine How Everyday Rituals Can Add Meaning to Your LifeRe: Michael Norton 06 May 2024 | Greater Good Magazine Michael Norton Explores the Power of Sports...
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- 01 Oct 1997
- News
J. Hughes Norton III
negotiations, be good with people, sweat the details, and work horrendous hours." An intercollegiate golfer and hockey player at Yale, Norton had never heard of sports marketing until IMG founder and...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
immigrants are extremely important to innovation. What is debated is whether that comes at the expense of native Americans." Kerr's recent research indicates that while the program is good for innovation, it has limited overall effect on...
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- 06 Jul 2023
- News
Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations
MLB, where he's worked since he graduated from HBS in 2008. And he's helped lead some of the transformational innovations the sport has undergone in the last decade, both on the field and off. In this episode of Skydeck, taped in front of...
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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Wheel Change
A serial entrepreneur, Paris Wallace (MBA 2007/MPA 2008) is founder of Ovia Health and Good Start Genetics. But he started his first business—an online store selling bike parts and accessories—at age 16. With his launch this year of the National Cycling League (NCL),...
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- 25 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?
While football and basketball are now the most popular and financially successful of the four major professional sports leagues, Major League Baseball appears to be rallying. Last week, MLB said revenue for the 2022 regular season, which...
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