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- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
disbelieving music industry with their findings that illegal music downloads don't hurt CD sales. Oberholzer discusses what the industry should... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Reemerging Technologies
Your research examines industries that once seemed doomed but have experienced a comeback. How does this happen? I did my dissertation work on the Swiss watch industry, and I looked at what it takes for a technology to reemerge. For over... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
@Soldiers Field
Pacific Lake Partners cofounder Jim Southern (MBA 1983). Some 2,400 alumni and guests gathered on campus in October for fall reunions, which included presentations on the science of happier spending, leadership lessons from the musical... View Details
- July 2024
- Case
Negotiating in a Hurricane: John Branca and the Michael Jackson Estate
By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
When the "King of Pop," Michael Jackson, unexpectedly died in 2009, he left behind an estate that was over $500 million in debt, with largely illiquid assets, and legions of creditors poised to begin to seize assets in as soon as 60 days. The task of managing Jackson’s... View Details
Keywords: Bargaining; Dispute Resolution; Negotiation; Entertainment; Financial Management; Financial Condition; Assets; Music Industry
Sebenius, James K., and Alex Green. "Negotiating in a Hurricane: John Branca and the Michael Jackson Estate." Harvard Business School Case 924-026, July 2024.
- February 2015
- Case
TouchTunes and the Connected Digital Jukebox Platform
By: Alan MacCormack and Noah Fisher
The case describes innovation and new product development at TouchTunes, the leader in the Digital Jukebox market. In March 2013, after releasing its innovative "Virtuo" jukebox developed in collaboration with frog design, TouchTunes was at a crossroads. Having... View Details
- 2008
- Case
The Hype: Group exercise (5 Roles)
Keywords: Music Industry
Maddux, William W., and Gianpiero Petriglieri. "The Hype: Group exercise (5 Roles)." Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) Case, 2008. (N. 02/2008-5470.)
- May 2008
- Supplement
Kenny Kahn at Muzak (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
Supplemental Material for 408-057 View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Geographic Location; Innovation and Invention; Employees; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Design; Music Industry
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Kenny Kahn at Muzak (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-069, May 2008.
- 23 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition
mainstream music industry today made all of the hard work of the past decade deeply worth it.” Tucker: “I think professionally it provides nice exposure for the work we have been doing here at Troy Capital.... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
doing things as an entrepreneur and activist, you can often feel solo in your journey or that you are operating on the periphery of mainstream culture. So being recognized with such a prestigious accolade alongside many leaders of the mainstream View Details
- 31 Oct 2019
- News
Finding an Audience
have always been a music fan. “We got together one day to see what we could do in the form of a cultural activity on a digital platform. The main idea that came up was, what is going on in classical music in... View Details
- 22 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 22
This memo discusses "hard-core" antitrust violations, focusing on bid rigging and market allocation, under the laws of the U.S. and other leading antitrust regimes. Purchase this note: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/310048-PDF-ENG Nettwerk: Digital... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2016
- News
Water for the World
Jon Olafsson (OPM 24, 1996), a former music industry executive and media mogul, is chairman and cofounder of Icelandic Glacial, the world’s first certified carbon-neutral manufacturer of natural spring... View Details
- 24 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Dance to the Music: How Noa Torok Found Her Dream Job at SoundCloud
Product Manager managing Hewlett-Packard's future platforms, Noa knew she loved technology but felt as she was still not pursuing her passion from an industry perspective. Yet for Noa, HBS wasn’t a place for taking aim at her next... View Details
- 04 May 2023
- Blog Post
Sustainability: Career Advice from HBS Career Coach Hillary Mann
marketing to them. I had the opportunity to work with brands on exclusive show sponsorships, large tentpole events and the VH1 Save the Music Foundation to restore public school music programs. When my... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Reinventing Radio Days
COO—he followed his passion for music and took the helm at Savage Beast Technologies (SBT), a cash-strapped San Francisco start-up. How bad were things at SBT? “The company wasn’t running on fumes,” Kennedy recalls. “The fumes were gone.”... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Origin Story: Tasila Banda (MBA/MPP 2025)
First love: Performing. “I spent pretty much every weekend from the age of five singing, acting, and dancing at the local theater school.” Take a bow: “My dad is originally from Zambia. Back in the day he bought rudimentary music software and laid down guitar tracks... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Portrait Project
Clive Chang
I will create. I will create art in its most visceral, intellectual, and emotionally charged sense. I will produce music and theater that challenges, excites, and provokes action for the casual Broadway spectator as much as it does for... View Details
- August 1988 (Revised November 1989)
- Case
Reebok International Ltd.
By: John A. Quelch
Reebok executives are reviewing the company's advertising and promotion programs for the second half of 1988. These include sponsorship of the 1988 Summer Olympics and a rock concert tour organized by Amnesty International. In addition, Reebok is launching a new... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Music Entertainment; Advertising Campaigns; Sports; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry
Quelch, John A. "Reebok International Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 589-027, August 1988. (Revised November 1989.)
- 26 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
An Interview with Corporate Relations Director, Kurt Piemonte
industry or location. For the summer of 2016, more than 250 students qualified for funding. Tell us a fun fact. I am an amateur cellist with a passion for chamber music. I’ve played the cello for more than 40 years, and while I used to be... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 19 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Digital Technology’s Profound Game Change for Marketers
are becoming the rock stars of customer engagement—employing algorithms and analytics along with artistic creativity to win market share. In much the way Apple disrupted the music and phone industries with... View Details