Film - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

options, which is in their long-term best interest to do? For the first project we obtained access (with the help of HBS professor Anita Elberse) to a data set containing information about the film rental and return behaviors of a sample... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Mar 2010
News

John Crowley’s Extraordinary Measures

FAMILY PORTRAIT: John and Aileen Crowley with Megan, John Jr., and Patrick. When John Crowley (MBA ’97) flew to Portland, Oregon, last spring to watch the filming of a movie about his life, what he saw was “beyond surreal.” The actors’... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

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Polaroid: At The Intersection of Science & Art: Edwin H. Land and the Polaroid Corporation

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS “Industry at its best,” Edwin H. Land believed, “is the intersection of science and art.” 1 A scientist and inventor,... View Details

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

problems. Meet Arjun, an HBS Online participant who took Business Analytics to better understand content creation research in his industry Arjun Bhandegaonkar Film studio executive Strengthen your analytical skills before pursuing an MBA... View Details

26 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing)

YouTube influencers amass followers by filming everything from popping pimples to reviewing lipstick, with businesses watching closely for marketing opportunities. But audience loyalty only goes so far. When YouTubers post too many paid... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Technology; Media & Broadcasting

16 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making

Success at the movie box office can be difficult to predict. For every surprise hit film like Crazy Rich Asians, there’s a massive flame-out like Justice League. Unlike television, where a station can test a pilot before committing to a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Motion Pictures & Video

11 Oct 2023
News

Soldier On

of Hampton, the adjacent city, and we filmed a PSA for Habitat for Humanity. We're going to do a blitz and repair a lot of houses in our downtown community. And then I had a call with the head of human resources. We're going through a lot... View Details

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

University technology that stabilizes vaccines into a thin film strip which can be shipped and stored without refrigeration, eliminating the need for the cold-chain. Vaxess strives to not only lower the cost of distribution, but also... View Details

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Birth of the American Salesman

methods of selling, popular culture doesn't pay much attention to the corporate salesperson who works for a large firm, makes use of data, and services large accounts. To give some recent examples: the Maysles Brothers documentary Salesman featured Bible salesmen;... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

31 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

chains work and the performance of the factories that comprise them. The area is also a primary supplier of lithium battery chemicals, flash memory, and anisotropic conductive film used in LCD flat panel displays. "In the race to... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics

05 Feb 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

leaders: 1. How much information should be shared inside the organization? 2. Do we have a choice? A recent example suggests that the disclosure debate might well be extended to information that generally has been considered off-limits: compensation data. Recently,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS “It is just about the greatest thrill there is in the world, that feeling of living in a little universe in which all you... View Details

28 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Making an Impact on the Media Industry with my MBA

advocate for artists’ stories to come to reality. After Yale, I started in the mailroom at William Morris Endeavor (WME) in Beverly Hills. I spent the last five years at WME, working my way up to talent agent. As an agent, I represented and advocated for artists in the... View Details

11 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

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Documenting the Wartime Effort | 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

11 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

Rings film trilogy elevated New Zealand as a fantasy destination, the country was struggling to set itself apart from Australia. In-depth interviews, focus groups, and surveys revealed that New Zealand could appeal to a specific stripe of... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism

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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS “The transfer from the field of polarized light to the field of photography was for us all a miraculous experience, as if... View Details

Article

Red Light States: Who Buys Online Adult Entertainment?

By: Benjamin Edelman

This paper studies the adult online entertainment industry, particularly the consumption side of the market. In particular, it focuses on the demographics and consumption patterns of those who subscribe to adult entertainment websites. On the surface, this business... View Details

Keywords: Online Technology; Segmentation; Film Entertainment; Demographics; Web Sites; Competition; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Demand and Consumers; Legal Liability; Culture; Religion; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States

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06 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Discovering the Business of Storytelling

also know about Asian entrepreneurs. So I settled on Raj Kapoor, who, in his 20s, started a film studio in the 1940s in what was then a young industry: Hindi cinema. Bollywood was founded in 1912 in India, a year after Hollywood.... View Details

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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School