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22 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade

HBS Working Knowledge readers want it all, judging by our all-time most popular articles. Here you'll find stories on everything from maintaining a professional image to writing a business plan, from how to market on social media to why View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2004
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A Life by Design

talk about children’s play, an expert in collaborative living systems, and a researcher in music and brain-wave activity. Two weeks of “mental grazing” prepared the group to begin spinning out ideas. One of the hardest adjustments for the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; toys; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Law School Interrogating (in)Justice: #BlackLivesMatter Panel: Speaking truth: Mobilizing change through artistic expression Kyra Gaunt, PhD , University of Albany Learning from Gendered Musical Blackness Lumumba Seegars , Harvard... View Details

January 2024 (Revised June 2024)
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School of Rock: Tuning into Structured Empowerment (B)

By: Tatiana Sandino, Jeffrey Rayport, Samuel Grad and Stacy Straaberg

In September 2022, Price and his team evaluated the past year’s strategies to increase Method App adoption and discussed new initiatives to consider. View Details

Keywords: Business Strategy; Technology Adoption; Music Industry; Music Industry; United States; Massachusetts

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23 Jan 2019
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The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition

mainstream music industry today made all of the hard work of the past decade deeply worth it.” Tucker: “I think professionally it provides nice exposure for the work we have been doing here at Troy Capital. I’d like to think it doesn’t... View Details

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

doing things as an entrepreneur and activist, you can often feel solo in your journey or that you are operating on the periphery of mainstream culture. So being recognized with such a prestigious accolade alongside many leaders of the mainstream View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

@Soldiers Field

Pacific Lake Partners cofounder Jim Southern (MBA 1983). Some 2,400 alumni and guests gathered on campus in October for fall reunions, which included presentations on the science of happier spending, leadership lessons from the musical... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

The Birds and Bees in China

information seemed to be pornography or very clinical information on reproductive health from the government." Shunning risqué material, Kenny's Hong Kong-based Dotlove.com Web site features a wholesome mix of online polls, quizzes, and professional medical advice, as... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

22 Apr 2014
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Putting a spell on theatergoers

Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, as well as Disney's music and theater divisions. At Warner Bros. Horn gave the green light to the Harry Potter series and Dark Knight trilogy, both critical and financial successes. Bringing joy,... View Details

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Kristen Jones

All her life, Kristen Jones has been singing. As an undergraduate at Harvard, she transitioned into arranging music and directing musical theater. “I enjoyed putting the pieces together,” Kristen says.... View Details

22 Jul 2016
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Let’s Talk Dating

other cities. “I’m not saying that there is nobody who has ever hooked up on Tinder,” she said. “But there are a lot more human connections. People have dated, gotten married, formed a music band, moved to new cities and found friends... View Details

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Charlotte Keeley

stop and boogie. At some point though, high school, college, and work started snapping at my heels, pushing me to hurry forward. When I got to a dancing square, the music didn’t play anymore. In a rush, I jumped out into traffic, or if... View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Noted & Quoted

“Trust your instincts 98 percent, your observations 50 percent, and your conclusions 25 percent.” —Zynga founder & CEO Mark Pincus (MBA 1993), discussing the entrepreneur’s need to balance data analysis and observation when evaluating consumer behavior. (The Harbus,... View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Uncle Sam’s Business Man

Barry Johnson (MBA ’89) has over 20 years of business experience as an entrepreneur and corporate executive with media giants such as the Walt Disney Company, Bertelsmann, and Sony Music Corporation. With expertise in public-private... View Details

01 Mar 2006
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Last Look

“annual pun-laden musical extravaganza where all of the onstage cast are male Harvard students, with many impersonating babes (and some of them look pretty good).” Tom Parry (AB ’74), publicity manager for the 1973 show, Bewitched Bayou,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

04 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy

will help make you a winner." Glaser's success story in fending off intense competition from Bill Gates & Co. and turning his seven-year old company into a prime purveyor of streaming video, audio, and music services on the Web... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

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Nelya Nikonova

"I want to live... I want to live... A chance to live my life, I want to search far and wide and have a reason to wonder why... " When I was in high school, this song from "Peace Child", a musical created by Soviet and... View Details

19 Feb 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 Under 30' Edition

are operating on the periphery of mainstream culture. So being recognized with such a prestigious accolade alongside many leaders of the mainstream music industry today made all of the hard work of the past decade deeply worth it.”... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Agnes Sauvage

I want to get high. I want to edge risk. I want to climb to remember I am alive. I plan to leave room for Nature in my business plans. I am going to the mountains and I will bring the mountains to you. I will help you listen to the music... View Details

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Marc Oman

of 1,000 cheering classmates and friends, annihilating stage fright with a blast of fresh funk. Now that was one of the three best hours of my life! Which naturally leads me to an unusual job (or is it life?) hunt: would you happen to know of a salsa band looking for a... View Details

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