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17 Jun 2013
News

Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos

01 Oct 2020
Video

Hind Hobeika - Solopreneur - Video 2

18 Apr 2022
Video

Uche Orji Video Clip - Start Up

Video

Dr. Catena Video Clip - Building Brands

2007
Other Unpublished Work

Effects of Inventory on Demand for Rentals in the Home Video Market

By: Ioannis Ioannou, Julie Mortimer and Richard Mortimer

Retailer inventory decisions can greatly influence observed demand for a product by affecting, among other things, product availability (stock-outs) and product visibility in the store. These inventory decisions are affected by numerous factors including vertical... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain Management; Competition; Contracts; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States

December 2003 (Revised May 2004)
Case

Blockbuster Inc. & Technological Substitution (A): Achieving Dominance in the Video Rental Industry

Provides a comprehensive background of the video rental industry and home entertainment giant, Blockbuster Inc. Follows the life of Blockbuster Inc. from its first days under founder Wayne Huizenga to its most recent developments under 2003 CEO John Antioco. By looking... View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Decisions; Technological Innovation; Competition; Change Management; Economics; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry

19 Jul 2021
News

How Video Interviews Can Help Companies Hire More Quickly and Effectively

October 2013
Supplement

IBM and the Reinvention of High School (A): Proving the P-TECH Concept Video Supplement

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

Video supplement includes P-TECH principal, staff, a parent, and a student. View Details

April 1995 (Revised July 1995)
Case

Power Play (C): 3DO in 32-bit Video Games

The 1980s were the "Nintendo" decade in video-games, while the early 1990s saw Sega rise to prominence on the basis of next-generation, 16-bit technology. By early 1994, Nintendo and Sega split the worldwide installed base of 16-bit home video-game systems about... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Competition; Product Marketing; Video Game Industry

February 1995 (Revised July 1995)
Case

Power Play (A): Nintendo in 8-bit Video Games

The home video-game industry began in 1972 with the founding of Atari. After riding a dramatic boom and bust in the early 1980s, most players left the business. Nintendo of Japan then rebuilt the industry--establishing a commanding worldwide position by the end of the... View Details

Keywords: Value Creation; Lawfulness; Competitive Advantage; Monopoly; Video Game Industry; Japan

June 2001
Case

Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (E): The Rise of 3DO and 32-bit Gaming

Describes the launch of the innovative home video game company, 3DO, which had developed a groundbreaking system featuring 32-bit processing and CD-ROM software. Examines the competitive dynamics in the home video game industry from 1970 into the new millennium. View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Competition; Product Launch; Video Game Industry

March 2023
Supplement

Río Curicó Teaching Note: Video Short I

By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Julian Zlatev

April 2017 (Revised November 2017)
Case

BlackRock (C): Integrating BGI (with video links)

By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin and Aldo Sesia

On June 11, 2009, BlackRock, Inc., the world’s fourth-largest asset manager announced it was acquiring Barclays Global Investors (BGI) for $13.5 billion in stock and cash. The deal would more than double BlackRock’s assets under management (AUM), making it the world’s... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Integration; Organizational Culture; Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Information Technology; Asset Management; Financial Services Industry; United States

October 2009
Supplement

ADR Choices Video (Alternative Dispute Resolution Vignettes)

By: James K. Sebenius and Michael A. Wheeler

Keywords: Media

March 2006
Supplement

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Video

By: Allen S. Grossman and Jane Wei-Skillern

Keywords: Service Industry

June 1990
Supplement

In the Shadow of the City, Video

Depicts the site and operation of an international development project. A serious conflict has developed between the two principals, an Ethiopian woman and a British entrepreneur. The film shows the stakes involved. View Details

Keywords: Conflict and Resolution