Publications

November 2021 (Revised April 2022)
Case

EbonyLife Media (A)

By: Andy Wu, Feng Zhu, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Wale Lawal

Founded by Mosunmola “Mo” Abudu in 2012 with a mission to bring high-quality African stories to the world, EbonyLife was the company behind many of Nigeria’s biggest films and TV shows. The company began as a television channel on the Africa-wide direct broadcast... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Mission and Purpose; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Consumer Behavior; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Nigeria; Africa

01 Sep 2011
News

Alumni Book Briefs

loyalty) into a full-fledged management system that results in extraordinary financial and competitive results. They define the fundamental concept of Net Promoter; explain its connection to a company’s growth and sustained success;... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet)

April 2000
Background Note

e-Consulting

By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong, Thomas E. Agan and Scot H. Landry

Provides an overview of the history and development of the e-consulting industry, as well as the issues facing it. View Details

Keywords: History; Internet and the Web; Growth and Development; Consulting Industry

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

efficiency and innovation, between maintaining existing businesses and creating new ones, between revenue growth and increased profitability. They must strive to make progress on all these fronts—simultaneously. 2. Innovate with abandon.... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

09 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: JSW Steel

across the country. This January, we had the good fortune to travel to India for one of Harvard Business School’s Immersive Field Courses (IFCs), focusing on “Decarbonizing while Developing.” It was a unique opportunity to understand how View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Digital Health Care: Empowering Consumers

in the growth of retail medical centers, too. If they are conveniently located, people will take care of minor medical issues, such as an ache, or a mole that might be cancerous. Most people also prefer them to hospitals overwhelmed with... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Aug 2001
News

Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success

motivation, capability, and commitment. "The most important part of the opportunity is you," she emphasized. Professor Clayton Christensen expanded on his research concerning disruptive innovation in an afternoon plenary session that examined how View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Frank Batten (MBA '52); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

Charles C.Y., and Jesse M. Fried Abstract—It’s no secret that the American economy is suffering from the twin ills of slow growth and rising income inequality. Many lay the blame at the doors of America’s largest public corporations. The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 16

research. We test this assertion by analyzing studies of negotiation published in top peer-reviewed management, psychology, sociology, and industrial relations journals from 1990 to 2005. Our findings reveal a continuum of open-systems to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Role of Government When All Else Fails

century, the main objective of most risk management policies—from limited liability to bankruptcy law to a fixed exchange rate—was to encourage trade and investment and thus to facilitate economic growth by making investors and traders... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

06 Dec 2021
News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

had honed throughout his 33-year career, he overhauled the company’s culture, redefined its leadership capability, and increased earnings by a compound annual growth rate of 125 percent. In No Bullsh!t Leadership, Moore outlines his... View Details

05 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

"vulture capitalists." These entrepreneurs' frustrations are understandable: Most financiers do not understand the fragile growth process that start-ups experience. But entrepreneurs themselves have also contributed to their own... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

01 Mar 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015

Focused Growth by Sanjay Khosla (AMP 155, 1998) and Mohanbir Sawhney (Portfolio) In the authors’ experience, too many companies expand too fast, taking on more products, markets, people, and acquisitions, and every quarter becomes a mad... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet)

11 Nov 2021
Blog Post

ZONE DEFENSE: These self-driving, AI-powered drones do recon so soldiers don’t have to

telling him. Ryan Tseng had already started two successful companies, and where Brandon saw a business opportunity in building AI software to operate unmanned systems for the military, Ryan saw a behemoth defense industry with high... View Details

05 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 5

facilitating face-to-face interactions can provide information that impacts the formation of scientific collaborations. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-023.pdf Risky Business: The Impact of Property Rights on Investment and Revenue in the Film... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 6, 2007

depression, led to a crisis in the industry. Nonetheless, the pioneering group of forecasters shaped the core problems, and invented many of the techniques, that influenced the maturation of the industry in the decades that followed.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

November 1990 (Revised November 1991)
Case

Time Inc. and New Magazine Development

By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue

Looks at the magazine development at Time Inc. in light of the growing dominance of the video group and the modern management of the 1980s. Highlights the firm's magazine development during 1989. View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development; Management; Product; Segmentation; Publishing Industry