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- 20 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
- 28 Apr 2011
- News
The Compensation Silly Season
- 27 Sep 2019
- Video
Ronnie Screwvala
Ronnie Srewvala, who founded the Indian media conglomerate UTV in 1990, discusses how after selling UTV to Disney in 2012, he expanded his earlier philanthropic ventures and eventually founded The Swades... View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
Firm Visibility and Acquisition Likelihood: Evidence from Seeking Alpha Coverage
By: Pu Gu, Benjamin Yost and Yuan Zou
This study investigates whether social media coverage influences a firm’s likelihood of being acquired. Specifically, we hypothesize that coverage of a firm on the Seeking Alpha platform raises its visibility to potential acquirers and M&A advisers (i.e., investment... View Details
Gu, Pu, Benjamin Yost, and Yuan Zou. "Firm Visibility and Acquisition Likelihood: Evidence from Seeking Alpha Coverage." Working Paper, July 2023.
- December 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Brent Spar Incident, The: "A Shell of a Mess"
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Seeking to dispose of an outmoded oil drilling platform in the North Sea, Shell finds itself confronted by Greenpeace and other environmentalists. The protesters land 12 people onto the rig and initiate media coverage of their "occupation." The case follows the events... View Details
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. Brent Spar Incident, The: "A Shell of a Mess". Harvard Business School Case 597-013, December 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- 8 AM – 9 AM EDT, 05 May 2021
- Virtual Programming
The Post-Pandemic Future for Corporations for Institutions and Civic Society
Please join us for a fireside chat on The Post-Pandemic Future for Corporations for Institutions and Civic Society.
Hosted by the Harvard Club of the Philippines, this event will feature a conversation between former HBS Dean Nitin Nohria, Atlantic Media Company... View Details
- Sep 2015
- Report
Growth & Shared Prosperity
In June 2015, nearly 75 experienced leaders from across business, government, labor, academia, and media gathered at Harvard Business School to discuss a topic of increasing concern in America: How can our nation continue to remain... View Details
- 2010
- Working Paper
The Unbundling of Advertising Agency Services: An Economic Analysis
By: Mohammad Arzaghi, Ernst R. Berndt, James C. Davis and Alvin J. Silk
We address a longstanding puzzle surrounding the unbundling of services occurring over several decades in the U.S. advertising agency industry: What accounts for the shift from bundling to unbundling of services and the slow pace of change? Using Evans and Salinger's... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Change; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost; Price; Analytics and Data Science; Surveys; Marketing Strategy; Media; Service Operations; Agency Theory; Mathematical Methods; Advertising Industry; United States
Arzaghi, Mohammad, Ernst R. Berndt, James C. Davis, and Alvin J. Silk. "The Unbundling of Advertising Agency Services: An Economic Analysis." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-039, September 2010.
- Profile
Jason A. Kilar
expressing a desire to start his own media and technology company someday. Rayport told him about the Amazon case and mentioned its founder, Jeff Bezos. “He seems very sharp,” Rayport said. “Why don’t you think about... View Details
Jeremy S. Friedman
Jeremy S. Friedman is an associate professor of business administration in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit and taught the course of the same name in the MBA required curriculum over the past six years. Currently, he is teaching Business and... View Details
- January 2007
- Case
Gobi Partners: Raising Fund II
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
The three founding partners of Gobi Partners, a venture capital fund investing in early start IT and digital media companies in China, are planning to raise a second fund. The first $51.75 million fund is close to being entirely invested and the portfolio companies are... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Business or Company Management; China
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Gobi Partners: Raising Fund II." Harvard Business School Case 807-093, January 2007.
- September 2023
- Case
The Meteoric Rise of Skims
Since its founding in 2019 by Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede, Skims, a solutions-oriented brand creating the next generation of underwear, loungewear, and shapewear with an eye toward body-type and skin-tone inclusivity, has experienced a meteoric rise. Kardashian, who... View Details
Keywords: Brand; Branding; Direct-to-consumer; DTC; Influencers; Influencer Marketing; Fashion; Growth; Direct Marketing; Influence; Reputation; Social Inference; Consumer Goods; Consumer Products; Female Entrepreneur; Female Protagonist; Entrepreneurship And Strategy; Brand ＆ Product Management; Competitive Advantage; Online Followers; Retail; Retail Formats; Retailing; Online Retail; Celebrities; Celebrity; Celebrity Endorsement; Go To Market Strategy; Apparel; Startup Marketing; Startups; Social Influencers; Brands and Branding; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Distribution Channels; Digital Marketing; Advertising; Power and Influence; Social Media; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Israeli, Ayelet, Jill Avery, and Leonard A. Schlesinger. "The Meteoric Rise of Skims." Harvard Business School Case 524-023, September 2023.
- Research Summary
Negotiations
My third line of research, on negotiations, also focuses on the improvisational nature of group processes. In one paper (with Kathleen McGinn and Elizabeth Long Lingo), I test the relationships between communication media (face-to-face vs. electronically mediated),... View Details
- 20 Aug 2015
- News
Companies Like Amazon Need to Run More Tests on Workplace Practices
- 16 Aug 2012
- News
Grading the Games
- 11 May 2022
- News
Why One Little Goof Drove Wordle Fans Nuts
- September 2024
- Supplement
National Public Broadcasting (B)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Pre-abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
Abstract: This (B) case supplement is designed for use by faculty only to support classroom instruction in conjunction with "National... View Details
Keywords: Financial Strategy; Financial Management; Media; Ownership; Strategy; Advertising; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "National Public Broadcasting (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-706, September 2024.
- 21 Apr 2013
- News