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- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
http://hbr.org/product/keeping-up-with-the-quants-your-guide-to-understan/an/11177-HBK-ENG 2006 Strategic Management Journal Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies By: Alcácer, Juan, and Wilbur Chung Abstract—Geographically concentrated View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- March 1999 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Nike, Inc.--Entering the Millennium
Traces the evolution of Nike from 1987 through 1998. Through a series of eight assignment questions, it examines how the company has created and sustained a competitive advantage, and how that competitive advantage is reflected in growth, profitability, and share price...
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Competitive Advantage;
Profit;
Corporate Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Sports Industry;
Sports Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Nike, Inc.--Entering the Millennium." Harvard Business School Case 299-084, March 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
- November 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (B)
By: John A. Davis, Louis B. Barnes and Peter K. Botticelli
Supplements the (A) case.
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Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Private Equity;
Family Business;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Entrepreneurship;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Davis, John A., Louis B. Barnes, and Peter K. Botticelli. "Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (B)." Harvard Business School Case 899-111, November 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- September 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (A)
By: John A. Davis, Louis B. Barnes and Peter K. Botticelli
After establishing a small but profitable skiwear business, an entrepreneur decides to sell a minority stake in the firm to outside investors. His goal is to acquire the capital needed to grow the business, even though this will entail a substantial transformation of...
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Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Private Equity;
Family Business;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Entrepreneurship;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Davis, John A., Louis B. Barnes, and Peter K. Botticelli. "Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-084, September 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- July 2011 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Ultimate Fighting Championship: License to Operate (A)
By: George Serafeim and Kyle Welch
The case describes the challenges that Ultimate Fighting Championship faced as a result of regulatory opposition and loss of the license to operate. The genesis of the business idea, the subsequent growth, and the fall of the UFC are described. The case concludes with...
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Serafeim, George, and Kyle Welch. "Ultimate Fighting Championship: License to Operate (A)." Harvard Business School Case 112-011, July 2011. (Revised November 2012.)
- September 1976 (Revised October 1980)
- Teaching Note
Sea Pines Racquet Club, Teaching Note
By: W. Earl Sasser
Teaching Note for (9-674-011).
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- October 1984
- Case
NIKE (F1)
Concerns a specific strategic decision--should the apparel division expand rapidly? The teaching plan would highlight the pros and cons of such a move.
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Cost vs Benefits;
Expansion;
Business Divisions;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Christensen, C. Roland. "NIKE (F1)." Harvard Business School Case 385-040, October 1984.
- October 1984
- Case
NIKE (D): Leisure Shoes
Focusing on middle manager Harry Leidboldt, this case presents a clear-cut strategic issue--should Nike move into the leisure shoe business? The teaching objective is to first view the decision as a business problem--can Nike succeed in this business? and secondly, to...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Expansion;
Marketing Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Teams;
Product Development;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Christensen, C. Roland. "NIKE (D): Leisure Shoes." Harvard Business School Case 385-031, October 1984.
- October 1984
- Case
NIKE (B1): Business Class Travel
Presents information about Nike's way of accounting for travel expenses. The teaching objective is to raise the academic question: What is a policy? and then to proceed to a specific action question: what should be Nike's travel policy?
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Christensen, C. Roland. "NIKE (B1): Business Class Travel." Harvard Business School Case 385-028, October 1984.
- 26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016
Sports Network for Millennials By January 2015, Whistle Sports, a multi-platform sports network for millennials, had attracted over 54 million online subscribers on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
through successive stages of industry evolution. We then show how this strategy was used by Sun Microsystems against Apollo Computer in the 1980s and by Dell against Compaq and other personal computer makers in the 1990s. Download working...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
Working PapersOrganizational Design and Control across Multiple Markets: The Case of Franchising in the Convenience Store Industry Authors:Dennis Campbell, Srikant M. Datar, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract Many companies operate units...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
of organic wine, which provides a case study of failed category creation. The modern organic wine industry emerged during the 1970s in the United States and Western Europe, but it struggled to gain traction compared to other organic food...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
of Boca Junior's business model and how it differs from that of the richer soccer clubs in Western Europe. Also enables an assessment of successful talent and brand management strategies in the context of a sports franchise with a...
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Martha Lagace
- June 1990 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Phil Knight: CEO at NIKE--1983
By: Richard E. Walton
An edited, shortened version of Phil Knight: CEO at Nike with parts of Nike (E) integrated into it.
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Walton, Richard E. "Phil Knight: CEO at NIKE--1983." Harvard Business School Case 390-038, June 1990. (Revised October 1993.)
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
Review] Global Business over Time By: Jones, G. Abstract—This article explores how business enterprises have been powerful actors in the spread of global capitalism between 1840 and the present day. It also shows how global firms, emerging out of View Details
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Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517059-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 417-042 Lenovo to Buy IBM PC: Integration Challenges In December 2004, Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo announced its purchase of IBM’s PC division. At the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
Publisher's Link: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470392509.html How to Catch a Tiger: Understanding Putting Performance on the PGA TOUR Authors:Douglas Fearing, Jason Acimovic, and Stephen C. Graves Publication:Journal of Quantitative Analysis...
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- 21 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 21
creation of altogether new product markets and even industries. We illustrate our model with examples from the field of consumer sporting goods. The significance of user entrepreneurship and the implications of our model for theories of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
masculine leadership position compared to Whites. Study 6 analyzed the NCAA Student-Athlete Ethnicity Report and found Blacks were more heavily represented in masculine versus feminine sports relative to Asians. These studies demonstrate...
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Sean Silverthorne