Studies on innovation and creativity have been quite rare, thus far in the sport management literature. In this study, a comparative analysis was conducted between two great inventions – Tsukahara's Vault and Fosbury's Flop. Mitsuo Tsukahara and Dick Fosbury responded to open-ended questions...

In this paper we analytically study the effect of social hubs on the penetration of new products. Aggregating individual-level social network considerations to the market level, we identify boundary conditions for hubs' effect on diffusion. Our results demonstrate that seeding hubs has a...

Financial tools allow new possibilities and opportunities for manufacturers and retailers in markets with a secondary market to create better segmentation schemes, provide creative means to differentiate their products and services, and increase the value they can offer consumers. However,...