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- June 2022 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Netflix's Culture: Binge or Cringe?
By: Hubert Joly, Leonard A. Schlesinger, James Barnett and Stacy Straaberg
In May 2022, streaming entertainment company Netflix lost customers for the first time in more than 10 years. Once a first mover in the streaming landscape, Netflix was facing competition from Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, and others. A key component of...
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Compensation and Benefits;
Employees;
Recruitment;
Resignation and Termination;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Leadership Style;
Business or Company Management;
Management Style;
Media;
Business Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Expectations;
Performance Productivity;
Creativity;
Business Strategy;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Video Game Industry;
North America;
California;
Canada;
Europe;
Middle East;
Africa;
Asia;
Latin America
Joly, Hubert, Leonard A. Schlesinger, James Barnett, and Stacy Straaberg. "Netflix's Culture: Binge or Cringe?" Harvard Business School Case 522-096, June 2022. (Revised March 2024.)
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
Taking a Stand. Patagonia pulled its advertising from Facebook and has recently renewed its call on other firms to boycott the platform until Facebook can make sure its products do no harm. What would taking a stand look like for your...
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- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
218-116 Valuing Snap After the IPO Quiet Period (C) Analyzes Snap’s value and analyst recommendations following the events described in the (B) case. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218116-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 518-103 Jason Blum's...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
standardization has been a failure mode for innovation and productivity until recently,” he observes. Yang has spent much of his career in the cleantech industry and is founder and CEO of Liatris, an eco-friendly insulation startup. He...
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Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by;
energy;
environment;
sustainability;
entrepreneurship;
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation;
Transportation;
Water, Sewage and Supply Systems;
Utilities;
Construction of Buildings;
Construction;
Waste Management and Remediation Services;
Corporate Services
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
expanded into other parts of the country, added four production facilities, and saw sales top $7 million. In 1960, Barford sold his share of the business to his partners and returned home with his family to Toronto. The following year, he...
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- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
maintaining a high level of exploration. Solutions improved most on rounds with social influence after a period of separation. We also show that storing subjects’ best solutions so that they could be reloaded and possibly modified in subsequent rounds—a ubiquitous...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing
together at every level—from the core central concepts of the strategy to the minute details of execution. New World, New Roles When companies generally made their money in a large number of mid-sized accounts, marketing was typically seen as the strategic function...
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by Benson Shapiro
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
reflections Peer Help (answering questions, sharing particularly interesting or creative observations, or even asking interesting questions) CORe Connections assignments Comments on others’ in-course responses and CORe Connections Beyond...
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- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
the hospital quickly followed their example, finding the idea compelling and practical. In the pharmaceutical industry, about 90 percent of newly developed drugs fail in the experimental stage, and thus drug companies have plenty of opportunities to analyze failure....
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by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
Publications The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations Author: Josh Lerner Publication: Harvard Business Press Books, 2012 Abstract Innovation is a much-used buzzword these days, but when it comes to creating...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Harvard Business School
founded Biodrill Technical Solutions, a provider of sustainable energy-related products and services. Augustine has also served as CEO and president of Eltrex Industries at RCSB Financial Inc. since 1976. Augustine serves as director at...
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- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
it was an advertising bro fest, but also a reflection of the cultural norms of the time. After all, the 1960s was the dawn of the golden age of advertising when agencies were evolving from product pitchers to storytellers. That first...
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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
innovation, connection, and freedom. In the past decade, it has fallen almost entirely under the control of a very small group of companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook. In Read Write Own, tech visionary Chris Dixon argues that the dream of an open network for...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
capital providers and nonprofit loan funds, seek to expand economic opportunity in low-income communities by providing access to financial products and services. As Michael Pokorny, a senior director at the Reinvestment Fund, explains,...
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- 21 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)
Boston. Elberse is remaining mum on celebrities planning to attend the next session in order to protect their privacy. Participants sign up to learn strategies for launching creative products, managing talent, coping with advances in...
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- Research Summary
Leadership and Leadership Development: An Ontological Approach
This summarizes my research program over the last twelve years (with my co-investigators Werner Erhard, Steve Zaffron, and more recently Kari Granger) in which the objective has been to rigorously distinguish leader and leadership and to create a technology for... View Details
- 04 Mar 2014
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation
employees to raise their creative game. But Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, has a different approach, creating an organization that values and rewards innovation rather than attempting to create it with his bare hands. AG Lafley, P&G's...
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Re: Multiple Faculty
- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
When business executives create innovative products or services, they often look to impress their customers by delivering an experience more meaningful, more delightful, than possibly expected. A true "wow!" moment. And Harvard Business...
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- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why Evolutionary Software Development Works
development was evolutionary in nature. Companies first would release a low-functionality version of a product to selected customers at a very early stage of development. Thereafter work would proceed in an iterative fashion, with the...
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- Career Coach
Cathy Hutchinson
technology and entertainment/media sectors for the office. Cathy’s work experience includes roles in both the entertainment/media and technology industries and she’s available to work with students and alumni pursuing opportunities in those areas. Work Experience:...
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