MANAGEMT 741

Sports Business

Nina E. KingNotable faculty

Duke's Vice President and Director of Athletics. Source

Why it's on my list

Sports business, taught by Duke's Director of Athletics.

My note, not Duke's.

Description from DukeHub

Provide students with an understanding of how to apply the principles of business and/or the elements of organization to sport. Students will have the opportunity to explore basic theories of leadership, human resource management, politics, finance, marketing, resource acquisition (fundraising and corporate support), sports law, broadcast properties, media and publicity, future trends in facilities as well as philosophical, sociological and cultural considerations of sport. This course is for Daytime MBA and Accelerated Daytime MBA students.

Skills

leadershipdepartment: MANAGEMT

AI-resilient: 1 of 5

No: Physical, lab or field work
No: Live work with people
Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "leadership"
No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
No: Small, in-person format

The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works