Publications

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Nov 2009 - Nov 2009
Keynote Speech

How Digital Technology is Changing the Media Industry

By: Anita Elberse

Keywords: Information Technology; Change; Media and Broadcasting Industry

Article

Information or Opinion? Media Bias as Product Differentiation

By: Bharat Anand, Rafael Di Tella and Alexander Galetovic

Keywords: Information; Media; Prejudice and Bias; Product

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August 2021
Teaching Note

Time Out: The Evolution from Media to Markets

By: Eva Ascarza

June 2013
Supplement

Buffett's Bid for Media General's Newspapers, Spreadsheet Supplement

By: Benjamin C. Esty

December 1992 (Revised October 1995)
Background Note

Note on Public Policy and the Media Industry

By: Willis M. Emmons III

06 Jan 2011
News

How to Fix Capitalism, But Not the Media

October 2002 (Revised January 2003)
Case

Hermitage Fund, The: Media and Corporate Governance in Russia

William Browder, the top executive of the Hermitage Fund, the best-performing international equity fund over the last five years, attributed much of his funds' strong returns to its focus on shareholder activism and corporate governance. In 2001, he was putting this... View Details

Keywords: Media; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Financial Services Industry; Russia

Educators

2011
Other Unpublished Work

Medium and Message: The Role of the Media in Establishing Institutional Logics

By: Mukti Khaire and Erika Richardson

Research on industry institutional logics has provided insights into the factors that influence organizational behavior and actions. However, we still lack a detailed understanding of how industry logics emerge from societal-level values, get disseminated, and become... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Media; Organizations; Behavior; Societal Protocols; Fashion Industry; India

10 Jun 2014
News

Uber Rides Social Media Dominance to $17B Valuation

18 May 2010
News

Brands and the Dark Side of Social Media

August 1990
Case

General Foods Corp.: Adapting to the New Electronic Media

By: Stephen A. Greyser

Keywords: Advertising; Media; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry

October 2023 (Revised March 2024)
Case

GameStop: Social Media Finds a Cheat Code (A)

By: Joseph Pacelli and Sarah Mehta

This case covers the events leading up to the 2021 GameStop short squeeze. Using GameStop as an illustrative example, the case explores the rise in retail trading, increased financial information sharing on social media, and the gamification of investing enabled by... View Details

Keywords: Value; Stocks; Financial Markets; Social Media; Investment; Applications and Software; Financial Services Industry; United States

Educators

01 Aug 2023

Life at HBS Chat with the Entertainment and Media Club

Virtual Life at HBS Chats are a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students regarding their MBA experience. Join a panel of students from the Entertainment and Media Club who will share their backgrounds and how they... View Details

Forthcoming
Chapter

Media & Entertainment in Argentina: Doing Business in a Fragmented Society

By: Luciana Silvestri and Roberto Vassolo

We explore the issues of vertical and horizontal fragmentation in Argentina by examining how consumers relate to media and entertainment content and technologies. We focus on belly-of-the-market consumers (the most affluent at the bottom of the pyramid) and observe the... View Details

Keywords: Demographics; Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Argentina