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- 23 Jan 2024
- Book
More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World
get free entry to “ApeFest,” the music festival we referenced earlier. Even the Vatican has issued NFTs that give holders exclusive access to historical artifacts and documents.* *And of course, these sorts of benefits are typically... View Details
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Unintended Consequences of Fundraising Tactics
Charity fundraisers use a variety of methods to increase donations, with three of the most common being matching funds, seed money, and thank you gifts. Field experiments have shown that matching funds (Eckel and Grossman, 2008) and seed money (List and Lucking-Reiley,... View Details
- 26 Sep 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Lady Gaga
Celebrated for both her outré style and musical prowess, the recording artist known as Lady Gaga is not only one of the world's biggest pop stars, but also one of the most recognized brands. She's garnered five Grammys, holds two spots in... View Details
- 12 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
What Actually Draws Sports Fans to Games? It's Not Star Athletes.
the Author Rachel Layne is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: iStockphoto/FG Trade] Are you back to attending events, whether it's sports or musical performances? Why or why not? Share your thoughts in the comments below. View Details
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Harshini Chengareddty
and in the summer, there’d be a different music or art festival happening every weekend, so I remember very fondly the time I spent laying on picnic blankets in the sunshine. What has changed about your understanding of leadership? There... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
time were military Jeeps”) to an American restaurant with rock music playing on the jukebox. “I remember distinctly eating a cheeseburger and drinking a milkshake,” he says. “It was the weirdest and most delicious meal I’d ever tasted.”... View Details
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
Education (1) Mining (1) Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising (1) Mission and Purpose (20) Mobile Technology (8) Money (4) Monopoly (6) Moral Sensibility (25) Motivation and Incentives (146) Multi-Sided Platforms (5) Multinational Firms and Management (10) View Details
- 30 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Commuting Hurts Productivity and Your Best Talent Suffers Most
Many of us have been there: mired in rush-hour traffic, listening to music or news to take our minds off the grind, wishing we didn’t feel so stressed before we’ve even reached the office. A late-night conversation with a fellow... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
documentary that (fingers crossed) appears destined for release in January. She’s just started her own record label, The 9th Floor, and is readying to launch the recording career of its first artist. It’s an ambitious lot, for sure. But to appreciate the fullness of... View Details
- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets
company that is vertically integrated to some extent into the content that runs on their devices. This can help in their current fight to establish the Blu-ray DVD standard, but has been a significant hindrance, because of internal conflicts of interest, in their... View Details
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Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Cluster (2012) Miami, Florida Marine Transportation Cluster (2012) South Carolina Automotive Sector (2012) Tennessee Music Cluster (2012) California Solar Energy (2011) Silicon Valley (California) Internet-Based Services (2011) Minnesota... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Drop Everything, Read This
The Bookshelf Rick Rubin is one of the greatest music producers of all time. His book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, is about the creative process and is based on his experiences with era-defining musicians. He encourages the reader... View Details
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Partners - Case Method Project
DC Washington, DC Subjects: AP World History, Capstone in Sports, History, and Popular Culture, Film, Art and Music Appreciation DC 23 of 23 Cristina Velasquez Bell Multicultural High School (Columbia Heights Educational Campus)... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
The Musts of 2023
rights. And his big conclusion was that there isn't enough money in the world to change a society that doesn't respect women. That this is something that happens through mass communications. And I think it's probably one of the reasons that many people have issues with... View Details
John A. Deighton
John Deighton is The Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is an authority on consumer behavior and marketing, with a focus on digital and direct marketing. He teaches in the area of Big Data in Marketing,... View Details
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Interviewing - Alumni
music and the tv; let your roommates or guests know that you will be doing a phone interview. If you are using a cell phone for an interview, be sure your phone is fully charged and that you take the call where you have good reception.... View Details
- 20 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
the proprietary Mac as the central hub of Apple's product line despite falling market share. Eventually he was persuaded to shift focus and allow the iTunes music platform to be used on PCs as well as on Apple iPods and iPhones. That... View Details
- 17 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office
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
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
perfumes were reminiscent of one individual "note"—to employ the musical metaphor used in the industry—which tried to replicate nature. The new perfumes had a vastly increased range of scents; were far more abstract, with three notes; and... View Details
- March 2016 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
Reinventing Best Buy
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
On March 1, 2017, Best Buy Company, Inc., North America’s largest retailer of consumer electronics and appliances, announced a third year of comparable-store sales increases and a 20.8% increase in domestic comparable online sales. These results were in marked contrast... View Details
Keywords: Best Buy; Hubert Joly; Renew Blue; Showrooming; Webrooming; E-commerce; E-Commerce Strategy; Online Retail; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Marketplaces; Turnaround; Consumer Electronics; Consumer Electronics Accessories; Appliances; Stores-within-stores; Store Experience; Store Size; Store Pickup; Store Management; Delivery; Delivery Models; Amazon; Amazon.com; Pricing Strategy; Business Subsidiaries; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Theater Entertainment; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Cost; Selection and Staffing; Reports; Technological Innovation; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Human Capital; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Demand and Consumers; Media; Distribution; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Distribution Channels; Infrastructure; Product; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Programs; Groups and Teams; Sales; Salesforce Management; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Resource Allocation; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; Minnesota; Minneapolis; Saint Paul; St. Paul
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Reinventing Best Buy." Harvard Business School Case 716-455, March 2016. (Revised May 2018.)