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- June 2024
- Article
Oral History and Business History in Emerging Markets
By: Geoffrey Jones
This article describes the motivation, structure and use of the Creating Emerging Markets (CEM) oral history-based project at the Harvard Business School. The project consists of lengthy interviews with business leaders from emerging markets. By June 2024 183... View Details
Jones, Geoffrey. "Oral History and Business History in Emerging Markets." Investigaciones de historia económica 20, no. 2 (June 2024): 1–4.
- April 2002 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
News Corporation
By: Bharat N. Anand and Kate Attea
In 2001, News Corp. is the smallest of the major media and entertainment conglomerates, but it has the broadest global presence. In an effort to establish a major distribution presence in the United States, News Corp. had looked to acquire DirecTV, the largest U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Conglomerates; Globalization; Distribution; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership; Competition; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Journalism and News Industry; United States; Australia
Anand, Bharat N., and Kate Attea. "News Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 702-425, April 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
- August 2015 (Revised October 2023)
- Case
Eastman Kodak Company: Restructuring a Melting Ice Cube
By: Stuart C. Gilson, John D. Dionne and Sarah L. Abbott
In May 2013, senior managers of GSO Capital Partners, an $80 billion credit-oriented investment firm owned by The Blackstone Group, are considering what to do next with their investment in the senior secured debt of Eastman Kodak Company. Once a great company and an... View Details
Gilson, Stuart C., John D. Dionne, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Eastman Kodak Company: Restructuring a Melting Ice Cube." Harvard Business School Case 216-006, August 2015. (Revised October 2023.)
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
year—most from its acquired labels Pixar, Marvel Studios, and Lucasfilm. In fact, Disney produces nearly twice as many tentpole movies as any other major Hollywood film studio, but fewer movies overall than all but one of its rivals.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
Publications January 2015 Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics Agglomeration and Innovation By: Carlino, Gerald, and William R. Kerr Abstract—This chapter reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and innovation. We first describe the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Dec 2018
- HBS Seminar
Julianna Pillemer, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
- April 2016 (Revised February 2017)
- Supplement
Eastman Kodak Company: Restructuring a Melting Ice Cube
By: Stuart C. Gilson, John D. Dionne and Sarah L. Abbott
In May 2013, senior managers of GSO Capital Partners, an $80 billion credit-oriented investment firm owned by The Blackstone Group, are considering what to do next with their investment in the senior secured debt of Eastman Kodak Company. Once a great company and an... View Details
- Web
Hiring Organizations
Employment Data Hiring Organizations Employment Data Hiring Organizations The below organizations hired an MBA graduate from the Class of 2024 or a summer intern from the Class of 2025. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # A a16z - Andreessen Horowitz... View Details
- 29 Feb 2024
- HBS Case
Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent
eyewear, Maseratis, and EA Sports video games. Soon, opportunities to film documentaries for Netflix and Disney+ followed. “Beckham has managed to keep his brand at a very steady level,” Elberse says. “Usually, it tapers off relatively... View Details
- Web
Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
Loan Marketing Association, 1973–1990 William Fox Fox Film Company, 1915–1929 Clarence Francis General Foods Corporation, 1935–1943 John M. Franklin United States Lines, 1946–1960 Frank M. Freimann Magnavox Company, 1950–1967 Jack Frye... View Details
- January 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Lean Forward Media
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Victoria Winston
Jeff Norton and Michelle Crames, the co-founders of Lean Forward Media, face several options for producing the world's first interactive DVD film for children. Their vision is to build a company whose products simultaneously entertain children, engage them actively in... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Early Childhood Education; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships; Opportunities; Creativity
Amabile, Teresa M., and Victoria Winston. "Lean Forward Media." Harvard Business School Case 805-063, January 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- 09 Jan 2024
- In Practice
Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year
crowdsource diverse viewpoints and innovative solutions to their most complex solutions. Take the Netflix challenge. In 2006, Netflix launched an open competition for the best collaborative filtering algorithm to predict user ratings for View Details
- 01 Jul 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
File-Sharing and Copyright
- 11 Jun 2024
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2024
As the vacation season looms, Harvard Business School faculty members share recommendations for a little light reading. Spoiler alert: Lessons in Chemistry tops two of their beach-read lists. For those whose brains can’t—or won’t—turn off, HBS faculty also suggest some... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- Web
The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
the Corporate Image Gary Works Photograph Album Resources Research Links Films & TV Bibliography From the Director Site Credits Special Collections Search Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion... View Details
- 18 Jul 2023
- News
The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)
What inspired you to launch Forby Entertainment Partners? I started working on film and TV shoots in New York City during college. My first boss, an executive producer, recommended Edward Jay Epstein’s book, The Hollywood Economist: The... View Details
Keywords: Robert Bochnak
- 08 Dec 2016
- HBS Seminar
Joel Waldfogel, University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
PublicationsConcentrating on Governance Authors:Dalida Kadyrzhanova, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract This paper develops a novel trade-off view of corporate governance. Using a simple model that integrates agency costs... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
Philip is the founder and CEO of Bear Ventures, The New Traditionalists, and ducduc. He serves on the Council on Foreign Relations, the TEDx national board, and the national advisory board of the American Film Institute. He earned a BS... View Details
- 16 Apr 2024
- News
Netflix Enters Its Dan Lin (MBA 1999) Era
Dan Lin arrives at the Netflix's AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER World Premiere held at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, February 15, 2024. (Photo By Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) The Hollywood Reporter recently published a profile of... View Details