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  • August 29, 2023
  • Article

The Fragility of Artists’ Reputations from 1795 to 2020

By: Letian Zhang, Mitali Banerjee, Shinan Wang and Zhuoqiao Hong
This study explores the longevity of artistic reputation. We empirically examine whether artists are more- or less-venerated after their death. We construct a massive historical corpus spanning 1795 to 2020 and build separate word-embedding models for each five-year... View Details
Keywords: Natural Language Processing; Reputation; Arts
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Zhang, Letian, Mitali Banerjee, Shinan Wang, and Zhuoqiao Hong. "The Fragility of Artists’ Reputations from 1795 to 2020." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120, no. 35 (August 29, 2023).
  • 1 Aug 1993
  • Conference Presentation

Social and Personal Influences on Professional Artist' Creativity

By: Teresa M. Amabile, E. Phillips and M. A. Collins
Keywords: Creativity; Arts; Social Psychology
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Amabile, Teresa M., E. Phillips, and M. A. Collins. "Social and Personal Influences on Professional Artist' Creativity." Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, August 01, 1993.
  • Jun 2008
  • Conference Presentation

The Impact of (Legal) Digital Distribution on Music Sales: Who Benefits?

By: Anita Elberse
Keywords: Law; Internet and the Web; Sales; Arts
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Elberse, Anita. "The Impact of (Legal) Digital Distribution on Music Sales: Who Benefits?" Paper presented at the INFORMS Marketing Science Conference, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, June 2008.
  • July 2019 (Revised November 2022)
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Backstage at Boston Ballet

By: David G. Fubini, Ryan Raffaelli, Begum Agca Okutgen and Julia Kelley
This case asks students to consider how to prioritize goals when placed in a new leadership role. In August 2014, Meredith “Max” Hodges became the youngest Executive Director (ED) in the Boston Ballet’s 51-year history. In her first year, she was able to claim several... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Managing Change; Strategy Execution; Priorities; Arts; Buildings and Facilities; Decision Making; Theater Entertainment; Leadership; Business or Company Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Nonprofit Organizations; Strategy; Marketing; Price; Fine Arts Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Fine Arts Industry; United States; North America; Massachusetts; Boston; New England; Northeastern United States
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Fubini, David G., Ryan Raffaelli, Begum Agca Okutgen, and Julia Kelley. "Backstage at Boston Ballet." Harvard Business School Case 420-005, July 2019. (Revised November 2022.)
  • April 2023 (Revised May 2024)
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The Venice Biennale

By: Rohit Deshpandé and Elena Corsi
La Biennale of Venice, which organized festivals in different disciplines, pondered how to remain relevant in front of fading boundaries across arts. View Details
Keywords: Arts; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Italy
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Deshpandé, Rohit, and Elena Corsi. "The Venice Biennale." Harvard Business School Case 523-097, April 2023. (Revised May 2024.)
  • April 1986
  • Supplement

Lyric Dinner Theatre: Deborah Denenberg, General Manager, Video

By: Richard G. Hamermesh
Presents Deborah Denenberg, general manager, answering questions about her successful turnaround of an ailing dinner theatre. View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Restructuring; Business Ventures; Arts; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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Hamermesh, Richard G. "Lyric Dinner Theatre: Deborah Denenberg, General Manager, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 886-523, April 1986.
  • December 2002
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Process Management and Technological Innovation: A Longitudinal Study of the Photography and Paint Industries

By: Mary J. Benner and Michael Tushman
Keywords: Management; Information Technology; Innovation and Invention; Arts
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Benner, Mary J., and Michael Tushman. "Process Management and Technological Innovation: A Longitudinal Study of the Photography and Paint Industries." Administrative Science Quarterly 47, no. 4 (December 2002): 676–706.
  • May 2020 (Revised October 2020)
  • Teaching Note

San Francisco Ballet: On 'Pointe' for the Future

By: Rohit Deshpandé and Nicole Tempest Keller
An examination of the strategic challenges facing the SF Ballet in 2019 due to changes in demographics, lifestyles, and the city of San Francisco itself View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise; Entrepreneurship; Arts; Demographics; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Strategy; United States; San Francisco
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Deshpandé, Rohit, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "San Francisco Ballet: On 'Pointe' for the Future." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 520-115, May 2020. (Revised October 2020.)
  • February 1982 (Revised April 1990)
  • Teaching Note

Steinway & Sons, Teaching Note

By: David A. Garvin
Teaching Note for (9-682-025). View Details
Keywords: Fine Arts Industry
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Garvin, David A. "Steinway & Sons, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 682-073, February 1982. (Revised April 1990.)
  • August 2012 (Revised November 2012)
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Colorscope, Inc. (Abridged)

By: V.G. Narayanan
A small company in the graphic design business faces severe price competition. The company must respond by cutting costs and making process improvements. View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Price; Business Processes; Performance Improvement; Competition; Fine Arts Industry
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Narayanan, V.G. "Colorscope, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 113-025, August 2012. (Revised November 2012.)
  • 02 Aug 2010
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Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market

process better, they looked at the emergence of modern Indian art as a category in the international fine art market between 1995 and 2007. Before 1995, fine art was produced... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • February 2007
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Update: The Music Industry in 2006

By: John R. Wells and Elizabeth Raabe
The global recorded music industry was undergoing a major transition in 2006. Sales had been declining for a decade, and consumers were buying music in new formats and through different distribution channels. CD sales still accounted for the majority of revenues, but... View Details
Keywords: History; Arts; Music Entertainment; Intellectual Property; Market Timing; Performance Evaluation; Trends; Music Industry
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Wells, John R., and Elizabeth Raabe. "Update: The Music Industry in 2006." Harvard Business School Case 707-531, February 2007.
  • summer 1993
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Underinvestment and Incompetence as Responses to Radical Innovation: Evidence from the Photolithographic Industry

By: Rebecca Henderson
Keywords: Investment; Competency and Skills; Innovation and Invention; Fine Arts Industry
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Henderson, Rebecca. "Underinvestment and Incompetence as Responses to Radical Innovation: Evidence from the Photolithographic Industry." RAND Journal of Economics 24, no. 2 (summer 1993).
  • March 2000
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People's Light and Theatre Company, The

Describes in operational detail the activities involved in creating a collaborative and artistic product. Parallels to companies in dynamic industries emerge from the management philosophies and artistic methods of the case protagonist, Artistic Director Abigail Adams. View Details
Keywords: Creativity; Service Operations; Business Strategy; Theater Entertainment; Fine Arts Industry
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Austin, Robert D. "People's Light and Theatre Company, The." Harvard Business School Case 600-055, March 2000.
  • 1 Apr 1993
  • Conference Presentation

Effects of Expected Evaluation on Task Persistance and Artistic Creativity

By: R. Conti, H. Coon and Teresa M. Amabile
Keywords: Creativity; Arts; Motivation and Incentives
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Conti, R., H. Coon, and Teresa M. Amabile. "Effects of Expected Evaluation on Task Persistance and Artistic Creativity." Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 1, 1993.
  • December 2007
  • Background Note

The Music Recording Industry: Digital Rocks

By: Stephen P. Bradley and Nancy Bartlett
Digital and mobile technologies profoundly and forever changed the long-held value proposition for the recorded music industry--the 12-song physical CD selling at $15. By 2007, it was apparent that the music recording business had become a digital business, and... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Disruption; Music Entertainment; Distribution; Practice; Technology Adoption; Value; Music Industry
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Bradley, Stephen P., and Nancy Bartlett. "The Music Recording Industry: Digital Rocks." Harvard Business School Background Note 708-463, December 2007.
  • December 2008 (Revised March 2009)
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The Metropolitan Opera (A)

By: Anita Elberse and Crissy Perez
In April 2007, the New York City Metropolitan Opera's general manager Peter Gelb looks back on the first season of a daring experiment to broadcast performances live in high-definition to movie theaters across North America. While the "Live in HD" program has received... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Technological Innovation; Marketing Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Competitive Advantage; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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Elberse, Anita, and Crissy Perez. "The Metropolitan Opera (A)." Harvard Business School Case 509-033, December 2008. (Revised March 2009.)
  • April 2025
  • Case

Giving Up on a Passion: Elizabeth Rowe at the Boston Symphony Orchestra

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon and Alexis Lefort
For 20 years, Elizabeth Rowe was a world-renowned principal flutist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. But in 2024, Rowe decided to leave her position to pursue a new full-time career as a leadership coach. At 50, Rowe was well under the typical retirement age, and,... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Small Business; Social Media; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Learning; Music Entertainment; Values and Beliefs; Creativity; Happiness; Identity; Interests; Satisfaction; Motivation and Incentives; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Culture; Resignation and Termination; Personal Development and Career; Fine Arts Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Fine Arts Industry; United States
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Jachimowicz, Jon M., Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon, and Alexis Lefort. "Giving Up on a Passion: Elizabeth Rowe at the Boston Symphony Orchestra." Harvard Business School Case 425-037, April 2025.
  • February 2002 (Revised February 2002)
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Roundabout Theatre Company, The (A)

Todd Haimes is the artistic director of the Roundabout, a nonprofit theatre. He must decide if he is willing to accept a large sponsorship from American Airlines and, in doing so, allow the airline to the name the Roundabout's new Broadway theatre. In making this... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Decision Making; Financing and Loans; Theater Entertainment; Fine Arts Industry
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Levy, Reynold, and Daniella Ballou. "Roundabout Theatre Company, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 302-097, February 2002. (Revised February 2002.)
  • January 2021 (Revised October 2021)
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iOpenEye: Theater and #MeToo in Nigeria

By: Caroline Elkins, Tarun Khanna and Joyce J. Kim
In 2014, Ifeoma Fafunwa, an award-winning playwright and director, founded iOpenEye, a commercial production company dedicated to driving social change through performance art. iOpenEye’s flagship theatrical production was called “Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True,”... View Details
Keywords: Theatre; Social Change; Entrepreneurship; Social Enterprise; Arts; Entertainment; Social Issues; Health Pandemics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Nigeria
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Elkins, Caroline, Tarun Khanna, and Joyce J. Kim. "iOpenEye: Theater and #MeToo in Nigeria." Harvard Business School Case 321-111, January 2021. (Revised October 2021.)
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