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      A podcast featuring faculty discussing cases they've written and the lessons they impart.
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      • 23 Feb 2021
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Examining Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States

      The late 20th century saw dramatic growth in incarceration rates in the United States. Of the more than 2.3 million people in US prisons, jails, and detention centers in 2020, 60 percent were Black or Latinx. Harvard Business School assistant professor Reshmaan Hussam probes the assumptions underlying the current prison system, with its huge racial disparities, and considers what could be done to address the crisis of the American criminal justice system in her case, “Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States.”  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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      SportsRemove Sports →

      New research on sports from Harvard Business School faculty on issues including sports sponsorship, the business of sports, the impact of coaches, and the value of winning in college athletics.
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      • 24 Apr 2020
      • Op-Ed

      Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19

      by Sarah Abbott , Boris Groysberg, Tali Groysberg, and Abhijit Naik

      The National Football League player draft this year is challenging for the league, players, fans and, in particular, talent evaluators, reports Boris Groysberg and colleagues. What can business learn? Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 08 Jan 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?

      by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik

      Football team owners are hiring younger head coaches, hoping to unleash innovation and fresh thinking. How's that working out? Research by Boris Groysberg and colleagues. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 23 Jan 2019
      • Sharpening Your Skills

      Sports: Lessons for Managers

      by Sean Silverthorne

      When people look to illustrate a great business idea or accomplishment, a sports metaphor usually isn't far away. Why Harvard Business School researchers look for teaching gold on the playing fields of the world. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 17 Jul 2016
      • Working Paper Summaries

      More Effective Sports Sponsorship—Combining and Integrating Key Resources and Capabilities of International Sports Events and Their Major Sponsors

      by Ragnar Lund and Stephen A. Greyser

      This field-based study of the Union of European Football Associations and its main international sporting event, the European Championships, explores key organizational capabilities that underlie value creation and enhancement in an event’s portfolio of sponsorship relationships. Developing and employing these capabilities--collaborative, absorptive, adaptive, and learning--have positive results for the event as well as for its sponsors. When effectively undertaken and coordinated, the activities can lead to ongoing renewals of the sponsorship program and open the door for new sponsors. The study’s perspective is that of the event, unusual in research on sponsorship.

      • 08 Jan 2016
      • Research & Ideas

      Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?

      by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik

      Few of us want to take less money to move to another organization, but Boris Groysberg and Abhijit Naik point to research that shows hooking up with the right manager—whether in sports or business—can quickly increase your value even if your pay is less. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 03 Jan 2016
      • Research & Ideas

      NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?

      by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik

      Teams planning management changes on "Black Monday" can learn much from academic research on National Football League coaches, say Boris Groysberg and Abhijit Naik. The findings hold value not only for football teams, but for any organization that depends on leadership for success. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 26 Oct 2015
      • Research & Ideas

      What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?

      by Roberta Holland

      As debate continues over whether student-athletes should be paid, professor Doug Chung’s research on the massive money being earned by collegiate football and basketball programs could help guide the answer. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 06 Mar 2006
      • Research & Ideas

      Winners and Losers at the Olympics

      We know which athletes won and lost in Turin, but what about the companies and individuals looking for business gold? Professor Stephen A. Greyser looks at the results—and the possibilities ahead in China. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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