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World Cup Leadership Lessons
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThe World Cup has drawn on national pride to captivate hundreds of millions around the globe in the most-watched TV event ever. Most people watch the... -
CEOs with Headsets
Executive compensation Magazine ArticleAnalysis of college coach compensation shows how hard it is to align pay with performance. -
What Baseball Can Teach You About Using Data to Improve Yourself
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleGet better at getting better. -
Rupert Murdoch, the NFL, and the Negotiation That Remade TV
Negotiation strategies Digital ArticleThe deal turned Fox into a powerhouse. -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Billie Jean King
Diversity and inclusion Magazine ArticleThe renowned tennis player reflects on founding the Women’s Tennis Association Tour, her work to make tennis diverse, and more. -
Building the Green Way
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleJust five or six years ago, the term "green building" evoked visions of barefoot, tie-dyed, granola-munching denizens. There's been a large shift in perception.... -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Pelé
Leadership Magazine ArticlePhotography: Michael Donald/Redux Pelé was a soccer star at age 16 and became a sports legend over the next four World Cup tournaments, scoring 12 goals and leading Brazil (this year’s host country) to three victories. Now 73, he says he still has three loves: family, futebol, and the public. His latest book is called […] -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Jimmie Johnson
Collaboration and teams Magazine ArticleThe NASCAR champion talks about teamwork at the racetrack. -
The World's Housing Crisis Doesn't Need a Revolutionary Solution
Global Business Digital ArticleIt needs better management. -
How to Make Every Dollar of Infrastructure Investment Go Further
Finance & Accounting ResearchThe construction industry could boost productivity by 50% to 60%. -
The Olympics Needs a New Business Model
Finance & Accounting InterviewHaving a rotating host city is a 19th-century idea. -
SoulCycle’s CEO on Sustaining Growth in a Faddish Industry
Marketing Magazine ArticleIt’s all about friendship and community. -
Crucible: A Tough Lesson In Local Politics
Public relations Magazine ArticleWhen Merritt Paulson tried to build a new sports stadium in Portland, he faced vitriolic protests. Here’s how he learned to negotiate in the spotlight. -
Winning at Influencer Marketing
Management Digital ArticleOver the past 20 years the social media influencer industry has completely rearranged the way information and culture are conceived, produced, marketed,... -
Sports and Social Justice
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleTwo new books--"The Game Is Not a Game" and "Football's Fearless Activists"--offer some useful context for examining the current relationship between... -
And Now, a Word from Our Sponsor (HBR Case Study)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleBryant Pharmaceutical's flagship product, a popular arthritis medicine called Seflex, is selling well--but not well enough. With generic versions due... -
Life's Work: An Interview with Megan Rapinoe
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The Problem of Visibility for Women in Engineering, and How They Manage It
Global Business ResearchWomen struggle to be seen for their work, as opposed to their gender. -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Chris Paul
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When Failure Isn't an Option
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleSome teams, by the very nature of their work, must consistently perform at the highest levels. How do you--as a team leader, a supervisor, a trainer,...
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CEMEX Mexico: The Path to Responsible Competitiveness
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case presents CEMEX Mexico's situation in 2004, shortly after its social responsibility committee was created and became operational. Two distinctive... -
MacAfee Building Supply: Improving Performance Across Retail Stores (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details MacAfee Building Supply, a distributor of building supplies and heating and plumbing products, had grown to become the largest company of its kind in... -
FIFA and The World Cup: The Future of Football
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Should FIFA host its biggest event-the FIFA World Cup-every two years instead of every four, as it has been doing since the event's inception in the 1930s?... -
HBO Boxing: Should Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight on Cable or Pay-Per-View?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Professional boxing was once a mainstream sport, whose stars were widely known to the general public. Major fights were broadcast on network television.... -
Wladimir Klitschko: F.A.C.E. Your Challenges
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 2020, Olympic goal medal winning boxer and former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko had built himself a "second ring" to continue his career... -
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. (A1)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details The CEO of Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. must decide what to do when he receives information that the company's supply of apple juice concentrate may be adulterated.... -
Dirk Nowitzki: Changing the Game
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details NBA Superstar Dirk Nowitzki was unsure whether the 2018-19 season would be his last as an NBA player. He had not faced such uncertainty since 1998, when... -
Tommy Chen: Using Sun Tzu's Art of War in Business
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In 2014, the general manager and a director of an Australian building company were seeking an outside investor to provide the company with the needed... -
Urbi and the City Licensee Managers
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A leading low income housing builder in Mexico decides which prospective new local partner best extends its advantages in managing twin production lines... -
National Football League and Private 5G
Management Case Study11.95View Details Two years later, on September 7, 2023, Verizon officially launched their Private 5G network, Verizon's Managed Private Wireless Solution, across all 30... -
Maison Bouygues
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The vice president of marketing is reviewing the 1991 marketing plan and budget for Maison Bouygues, the leading builder of new single family homes in... -
Harvest City: The Intelligent Procurement System Project
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The Harvest City case describes the implementation of a cloud- and IoT-based intelligent procurement system at a new convention complex in the U.S. Midwest.... -
The Seattle Center Arena (A): Can't Find a Better Man
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details On December 5, 2018 The Oak View Group (OVG) broke ground on the Seattle Center Arena (SCA) project. The cost of the project was not insignificant-and... -
Free Agency (A), Assignment
Management Case StudyHandout for case UV8487. -
Force Energy: Growing the Brand
Management Case Study11.95View Details Kae Jonishi, the protagonist in the case, is a marketing analyst at Force Energy (Force). Her company has advertised with Major League Baseball (MLB)... -
ReSpo.Vision: The Kickstart of an AI Sports Revolution
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case study explores the growth journey of Polish computer vision sports start-up ReSpo.Vision in an emerging entrepreneurial ecosystem. By providing... -
Major League Baseball Advanced Media: America's Pastime Goes Digital
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In January 2010, Bob Bowman, chief executive officer of Major League Baseball Advanced Media -- MLB's digital arm -- is facing a number of decisions related... -
Sportradar (A): From Data to Storytelling
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In 2013, the Swiss sports data company Sportradar debated whether to expand from its core business of data provision to bookmakers into sports media products.... -
Longview Services
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case traces the history of an engineering consulting firm and highlights differences between its two principals. The partnership worked very well... -
CMR Enterprises
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Sam Marcus recently purchased a small cabinet-making company, and is looking for dramatic growth. The company competes in commercial and residential construction...
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CEMEX Mexico: The Path to Responsible Competitiveness
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case presents CEMEX Mexico's situation in 2004, shortly after its social responsibility committee was created and became operational. Two distinctive... -
Identify Critical Roles to Improve Performance
Management Digital ArticleRather than building strategy around the people they have, organizations should develop a better understanding of the roles that will be most critical... -
CEMEX Mexico: THe path to Responsible Competitiveness, Teaching Note
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTeaching Note for SKE083. -
MacAfee Building Supply: Improving Performance Across Retail Stores (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details MacAfee Building Supply, a distributor of building supplies and heating and plumbing products, had grown to become the largest company of its kind in... -
FIFA and The World Cup: The Future of Football
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Should FIFA host its biggest event-the FIFA World Cup-every two years instead of every four, as it has been doing since the event's inception in the 1930s?... -
HBO Boxing: Should Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight on Cable or Pay-Per-View?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Professional boxing was once a mainstream sport, whose stars were widely known to the general public. Major fights were broadcast on network television.... -
World Cup Leadership Lessons
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThe World Cup has drawn on national pride to captivate hundreds of millions around the globe in the most-watched TV event ever. Most people watch the... -
CEOs with Headsets
Executive compensation Magazine ArticleAnalysis of college coach compensation shows how hard it is to align pay with performance. -
Wladimir Klitschko: F.A.C.E. Your Challenges
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 2020, Olympic goal medal winning boxer and former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko had built himself a "second ring" to continue his career... -
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. (A1)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details The CEO of Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. must decide what to do when he receives information that the company's supply of apple juice concentrate may be adulterated....
