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Leonard S. Riggio
the Barnes & Noble superstore concept with an in-store coffee shop and spacious reading alcoves. In addition, Riggio launched Barnes & Noble.com to compete with Amazon for on-line book sales and launched a successful video View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 10 Jul 2024
- News
Next Level
inclusion and investing into underrepresented communities,” she says. “Great games can come from anywhere. The company’s called Midwest as they are headquartered in Wisconsin and are focused on highlighting talent from underrepresented... View Details
Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
The Next Big Swing
in 1987, the game puts players in the manager’s seat, letting them make tactical decisions against a mathematical model that determines outcomes based on everything from how a batter has historically fared against a certain pitcher to the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Flight Path
were moments of magic that reminded me of Star Wars and the video games I played growing up,” he says. But it’s a long way from amateur get-togethers to a TV-ready, professional sport. Backed by $12 million... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Giving Live Sports Another Dimension
Smart Venues “There’s long been this tension between the experience of live sports in a venue versus the comfort of watching on TV at home. And broadcasts have improved dramatically. So now stadium-goers are increasingly expecting their experience at the View Details
- Portrait Project
Sylvia Ko
and purple elf ears to assess only my skill. Some of my dearest friends are 3,000 miles away, but we defeat dragons every weekend. Video games gave me the courage to bring my full self into the real world.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Swimming with the Stream
some point.” Release day Old Model: Use videos to build buzz New model: Use videos to make sales When she was working as a digital analyst at Interscope Records before HBS, Gandhi identified a common... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 05 May 2022
- News
Lesson Plans
MORE Glycolysis video: So let’s give ourselves an overview of glycolysis—and glycolysis is an incredibly important biochemical pathway. It occurs in practically all life as we know it. And it's all about taking glucose as a fuel Julia Hanna: Sal Khan has produced... View Details
- 19 Aug 2011
- News
i-lab Buzz
Approaching the i-lab on the walkway from Aldrich and Spangler. A kitchen lounge and video gaming area. There’s a small army of workers putting the finishing touches on the Harvard Innovation Lab, which will... View Details
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
reporters about how Sony planned to respond to Nintendo's Wii console, which was dramatically leading Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 consoles in sales. The Wii's supremacy was especially disconcerting to Hirai, given that Sony had dominated the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Recruiting Millennials in a Global Market
the workplace. Generation X: The Digital Migrants Born in 1967, I came of age during a key digital revolution in the United States. In the late 1970s my friends and I were playing video games on consoles... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Screen Grab
(Tambor) coming out to his family as transgender, was only available via streaming to members of Amazon Prime’s Instant Video service. The show also took home the award for Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy, marking the first time an... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; HBO; Netflix; Hulu; Vimeo; YouTube; Telecommunications; Information; Arts, Entertainment
- Profile
Rob Casper
through four different product ideas, then dropped them,” Rob says. “Our big idea, which the client liked, was a video game application that would appeal to the right people: adolescent girls.” View Details
- 22 May 2017
- Blog Post
Changing How You Think at HBS
Video I wanted to go to business school as I hoped my roles would evolve from individual contributor, to team manager, to stakeholder with wider influence. I also wanted to explore different business areas besides investment banking and... View Details
- September 2020
- Case
Apple Bets on Augmented Reality
By: Rory McDonald, David Lane and Mel Martin
In 2020, augmented reality (AR) was still a nascent technology with blockbuster potential, one which Apple was actively developing as its iPhone franchise waned. But the emergence of AR was uneven, including the disappointing Google Glass and the unexpected viral... View Details
Keywords: Augmented Reality; Industry Structures; Product Development; Commercialization; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Video Game Industry; Video Game Industry; Video Game Industry
McDonald, Rory, David Lane, and Mel Martin. "Apple Bets on Augmented Reality." Harvard Business School Case 621-007, September 2020.
- 21 Aug 2008
- News
Stylin’ at Gallatin
the building’s full-time residents arrive in September. They ate BBQ, played Texas hold ’em, and generally hung out in a lounge area that includes a pool table, a Wii (that must-have video game system), and... View Details
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Andrew Pratt
here is doing, is trying to take it all in. There are so many things I’ve done this year that I wouldn’t have even considered before: getting involved in student government becoming president of the General Management Club leading negotiations traveling to Vietnam to... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
- January 2022
- Article
Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driven Learning, and the Decentralized Structure of Platform Ecosystems
By: David R. Clough and Andy Wu
Gregory, Henfridsson, Kaganer, and Kyriakou (2020) highlight the important role of data and AI as strategic resources that platforms may use to enhance user value. However, their article overlooks a significant conceptual distinction: the installed base of... View Details
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Data Strategy; Ecosystem; Value Capture; Digital Platforms; Analytics and Data Science; Strategy; Learning; Value Creation; AI and Machine Learning; Video Game Industry; Video Game Industry; Video Game Industry; Video Game Industry
Clough, David R., and Andy Wu. "Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driven Learning, and the Decentralized Structure of Platform Ecosystems." Academy of Management Review 47, no. 1 (January 2022): 184–189.
- 25 Jul 2012
- News
Movie Magic
Kaplan: "Automated retail" dispenses movie magic. Photo courtesy Gregg Kaplan/Redbox If you’ve seen one at your local US grocery store, you know that “vending machine” is an inadequate description for Redbox, the sleek, red (of course) kiosks that dispense new-release... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The Future of Books
yet our top line, our readership, and their book consumption have stayed stable over the last 20 years. That stability may even tip toward growth as we develop the next generation of readers. There are always worries that kids are distracted from reading books by View Details