Billy Beane and Oakland A's have 'changed the game' in relation to ability identification, analytics, and player investment in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cases A and B are developed to supply and instill learning on those issues by recounting Billy Beane's accomplishments as the Oakland A's General Manager within the previous 16 seasons (1998 to 2013).
The case, through analysis of performance and fiscal data over this time period, confirms Beane as the best GM in MLB and shares concepts, information and data to allow for improved comprehension of the barriers and drivers to the adoption of new and disturbing modernization in the sport company.
PUBLICATION DATE: June 17, 2014 PRODUCT #: SPM53B-PDF-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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