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- May 2000 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
Service and Value in e-Commerce
This collection of readings illustrates the importance of service and logistics in e-commerce, focusing on e-Toys' disastrous 1999 holiday season.
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Internet and the Web;
Service Operations;
Logistics;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Hallowell, Roger H. "Service and Value in e-Commerce." Harvard Business School Case 800-384, May 2000. (Revised August 2000.)
- May 2013 (Revised January 2015)
- Teaching Note
H Partners and Six Flags
By: Robin Greenwood, Julie Messina and Jared Dourdeville
Teaching Note for #211090 & #211096
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- December 2009
- Article
Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Joel Waldfogel
Since the dawn of broadcasting, and especially in the past decade, Americans have turned their attention from local to more distant sources of news and entertainment. While the integration of media markets will raise the private welfare of many consumers, critics of a...
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Keywords:
Voting;
Ethnicity;
Behavior;
Local Range;
Journalism and News Industry;
Journalism and News Industry;
United States
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Joel Waldfogel. "Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?" American Economic Review 99, no. 5 (December 2009).
- December 2016 (Revised January 2018)
- Case
The Rise and Fall of the Circus
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes the origins of the traditional circus, including its rise to popularity in the United States in the 1800s, and examines the factors that led to its decline in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Keywords:
Blue Ocean Strategy;
Circus;
Strategy;
Entertainment;
History;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "The Rise and Fall of the Circus." Harvard Business School Case 717-444, December 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
- 2022
- Working Paper
Gender Inequality and the Direction of Ideas: Evidence from the Weinstein Scandal and #MeToo
By: Hong Luo and Laurina Zhang
How do the Harvey Weinstein scandal and #MeToo affect women’s likelihood of working
in male-dominated domains and the types of ideas developed in Hollywood? To discern these
events’ impact, we exploit the variation in whether a producer previously collaborated with...
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Keywords:
Gender Inequality;
Gender Segregation;
Social Movement;
Direction Of Innovation;
Creative Industries;
Gender;
Equality and Inequality;
Social Issues;
Creativity;
Film Entertainment
Luo, Hong, and Laurina Zhang. "Gender Inequality and the Direction of Ideas: Evidence from the Weinstein Scandal and #MeToo." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-107, March 2021. (Revised December 2022.)
- March 2017 (Revised December 2018)
- Case
Reawakening the Magic: Bob Iger and the Walt Disney Company
By: David Collis and Ashley Hartman
Mickey Mouse, Snow White, and Buzz Lightyear strolled down Main Street at the grand opening of Hong Kong Disney in the fall of 2005, pausing to snap selfies with enthusiastic children in Mickey Mouse ears. Bob Iger, newly appointed CEO of The Walt Disney Company,...
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Keywords:
Franchise Management;
Brand Management;
Culture Change;
Business Units;
Acquisition Strategy;
Technological Change;
Disney;
ESPN;
Cord-cutting;
Bob Iger;
Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Diversification;
Integration;
Media;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Collis, David, and Ashley Hartman. "Reawakening the Magic: Bob Iger and the Walt Disney Company." Harvard Business School Case 717-483, March 2017. (Revised December 2018.)
- 25 Aug 2010
- News
Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations
(sent in by class-notes secretaries) Games 1972J. Section A started our bingo game in the second term of our first year (1971). Cards had the names of roughly a third of the class (24 of 75) on them (5 each for B, I, G, and O View Details
- December 1994
- Case
Being There: Sony Corporation and Columbia Pictures
By: Debora L. Spar
In September 1989, Sony Corp. of Japan bid $3.4 billion for Columbia Pictures. It was the highest bid ever by a Japanese company for any U.S. property. The case examines the validity of Sony's objectives in making this purchase, and also the political uproar that the...
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Keywords:
Foreign Direct Investment;
Film Entertainment;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Japan;
United States
Spar, Debora L., and Julia Kou. "Being There: Sony Corporation and Columbia Pictures." Harvard Business School Case 795-025, December 1994.
- Web
HBS Startup Bootcamp and Founders Unfiltered - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st...
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- (Revised May 2024)
- Teaching Note
Lyric Dinner Theater (A) and (B)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Jim Sharpe and Noah Fisher
This teaching note is associated with HBS cases 813-043 and 813-044.
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- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Winners and Losers at the Olympics
finally, there are more sources of information and entertainment than ever before. For millions of younger people, the Web is much more appealing than television. It's important to remember, however, that we...
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- 15 Nov 2011
- News
750 World Wonders and counting
precious. Instead of a briefcase, however, Main Wilson will be toting a Nikon D3 with four lenses—one of which he describes as “a miniature telescope.” It’s all part of an ambitious project Main Wilson has set for himself: to become the first person in history to...
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- March 2011
- Teaching Note
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Tom Cruise
By: Anita Elberse
Teaching Note for 508057.
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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The Maestro and the Market
Business and Creativity at elBulli WIZARD: Chef Ferran Adrià at the World Summit of Gastronomy in Tokyo. He’s been called “the Salvador Dalí of the kitchen” for creations ranging from beetroot and yogurt...
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Keywords:
Julia Hanna;
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries;
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries;
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries;
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries;
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries;
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
- 07 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Celebrity ‘Crypto-Influencers’ Rake in Cash, Investors Lose Big
With limited regulatory enforcement and few gatekeepers, crypto influencers with large social-media audiences can move global markets with a single tweet. The most prominent, including celebrities like Kim Kardashian View Details
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by Kristen Senz
- March 2000
- Case
People's Light and Theatre Company, The
Describes in operational detail the activities involved in creating a collaborative and artistic product. Parallels to companies in dynamic industries emerge from the management philosophies and artistic methods of the case protagonist, Artistic Director Abigail Adams.
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Keywords:
Creativity;
Service Operations;
Business Strategy;
Theater Entertainment;
Fine Arts Industry
Austin, Robert D. "People's Light and Theatre Company, The." Harvard Business School Case 600-055, March 2000.
- 28 Jun 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Film Rentals and Procrastination: A Study of Intertemporal Reversals in Preferences and Intrapersonal Conflict
- January 2021 (Revised October 2021)
- Case
iOpenEye: Theater and #MeToo in Nigeria
By: Caroline Elkins, Tarun Khanna and Joyce J. Kim
In 2014, Ifeoma Fafunwa, an award-winning playwright and director, founded iOpenEye, a commercial production company dedicated to driving social change through performance art. iOpenEye’s flagship theatrical production was called “Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True,”...
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Keywords:
Theatre;
Social Change;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Enterprise;
Arts;
Entertainment;
Social Issues;
Health Pandemics;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business Model;
Nigeria
Elkins, Caroline, Tarun Khanna, and Joyce J. Kim. "iOpenEye: Theater and #MeToo in Nigeria." Harvard Business School Case 321-111, January 2021. (Revised October 2021.)
- October 2017
- Case
LeBron James: Building a Hollywood Empire
By: Anita Elberse
It is June 2016. Superstar basketball player LeBron James and his childhood friend and business partner Maverick Carter are celebrating James’ third NBA championship. The duo will soon have to decide on a strategy for their media businesses—their film and television...
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Keywords:
Film;
Motion Picutres;
Superstar;
Innovation;
Creative Industries;
Talent;
General Management;
Celebrities;
Marketing;
Entertainment;
Sports;
Media;
Film Entertainment;
Innovation Strategy;
Talent and Talent Management;
Strategy;
Digital Strategy;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Elberse, Anita. "LeBron James: Building a Hollywood Empire." Harvard Business School Case 518-042, October 2017.