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- 10 Jul 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?
are always on stage being watched, analyzed, and interpreted." But as Adam Lawrence, an actor, warns us, " acting, or theatrics, is never about pretending to be something you are not." Combining these ideas, Sharika Kaul commented that " like a... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 04 May 2021
- Blog Post
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
on my childhood, my parents supported me in learning how to draw since I was three, which equipped me with extraordinary senses to observe the world around me. Even though Asian culture doesn’t celebrate expressiveness, my parents would always have Friday View Details
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
classic," says Matthew McEvoy (HBS MBA '89), strategic planning director at Burberry. Founded in 1856, the creator of the iconic trench coat has outfitted movie stars, outdoor sportsmen, the British military, and the Royal Family. In... View Details
- 12 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association
FOR SERVING: When I was a little kid, I loved the Museum of Science. I always spent hours searching for dinosaur bones in their sandbox, and I always went to the IMAX movies about jets and hurricanes. As a result, I really wanted to be a... View Details
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Info As Netflix Film Chairman, Dan Lin (MBA 1999) oversees movie production at the world’s largest streaming service at 270 million subscribers and counting. With a solid grip on financials and a track record of hits like The LEGO View Details
Marcus Loew
Loew, a pioneer in the development of nickelodeons (by 1919, he owned 100 with assets of $25 million), built a vertically integrated movie production operation. He created Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) as a Loew’s subsidiary in 1924, which... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 10 Mar 2017
- News
The Business of Lego Batman
weekends in a row. He spoke with associate editor Julia Hanna about everything from his approach to a film’s business plan, to the challenges of managing internal growth on his teams—and how the Lego Movie is like The Avengers. READ MORE... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
THE BIG PICTURE: Teddy Zee, Douglas Mankoff, Diane Nabatoff, and Eric d'Arbeloff in Beverly Hills. The summer blockbuster, a genre unto itself, has long been seen as a surefire way to lure audiences to the air-conditioned sanctum of movie... View Details
William Fox
Fox pioneered the vertical integration of the film industry by merging production, distribution, and exhibition under single ownership. Fox, along with Adolph Zukor, of Paramount Pictures, is largely recognized for making Hollywood the View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 29 Jun 2016
- News
Women of Wall Street Tell Their Story
Monica Mandelli (MBA 1998) There’s no shortage of movies about Wall Street—Trading Places, The Big Short, Wall Street, Boiler Room, Margin Call, Bonfire of the Vanities, Wolf of Wall Street—to name but a few. Of course they portray... View Details
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
A Vision for the Earth
Terry Virts (GMP 11, 2011) is a retired colonel with the US Air Force and former NASA astronaut. He has piloted the Space Shuttle and logged more than 200 days aboard the International Space Station, where he conducted a wide range of scientific experiments and helped... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
Born in Cuba and raised in Puerto Rico, Gerardo "Gerry" Lopez fondly recalls the first movie he saw in the United States, in 1977: Star Wars. "Wow, the special effects and flying through space—it was great!" says Lopez (MBA 1984),... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Entertainment Moguls Ponder the Future at HBS Conference
States and from international markets and skyrocketing production costs pose huge challenges to the movie industry. Film- production costs alone, Vogel pointed out, have risen 9.5 percent annually since 1980. Strauss Zelnick agreed,... View Details
Keywords: Paula Maute
- Portrait Project
Jeff Norton
sometimes takes a while, but I always get an interesting answer. Everyone has an answer. And everyone has a story. I used to work at the local movie theatre. I loved watching the faces of the audiences as they laughed, cried, and... View Details
- 31 Jan 2016
- News
Studios Back App, Hoping to Fill Cinema Seats
Backed by $50 million in capital from three movie studios, startup Atom Tickets is planning a nationwide launch this summer, reports the Wall Street Journal. Cofounded by Matthew Bakal (MBA 2004), Atom is entering a market as “first... View Details
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Potential Downside of Win-Win
Consider this real-world social negotiation. On a Friday night, a husband and wife are trying to decide where to eat and which movie to see. Al prefers restaurant A, and Marie prefers restaurant C. Marie prefers View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- 24 Feb 2011
- News
Show Time
An Oscar statue (CC BY-NC 2.0) The Academy Awards are coming up, that annual homage to movies and their place in popular culture. The festivities are also a reminder of entertainment’s importance as a mainstay of the U.S. economy and, for... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Working Behind the Scenes — Alan F. Horn (MBA 1971)
In the motion picture industry, most people know Alan Horn as the smart, savvy chairman and CEO of Castle Rock Entertainment, the film company that has turned out movie hits such as When Harry Met Sally and In the Line of Fire, as well as... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Lego Stays on Script
a global box office of $469 million that had everyone involved humming along to the movie’s hit song, “Everything Is Awesome.” Following on that success, February saw the release of The LEGO Batman Movie, with The LEGO Ninjago Movie due... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Fast Answer
Movies: statistics
Where can I find statistics about movies and movie theaters? S&P Capital IQ Pro: Select... View Details