Publications

19 May 2009
First Look

"fallacies" that sometimes enter into discussions of art in relation to money. This, in turn, leads us to propose a framework to support more productive discussion and to describe a direction for management research that might... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 May 2010
News

Photographic Advertising Exhibit at Baker Library

2009
Working Paper

It Is Okay for Artists to Make Money...No, Really, It's Okay

In this paper, we examine the apparent conflict between artistic and commercial objectives within creative companies, taking as our point of departure a particularly energetic debate during a symposium at the 2007 Academy of Management meetings. We surface the... View Details

Keywords: Arts; Commercialization; Creativity

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Teaching Interest

Overview

By: Rohit Deshpande

Leadership and Corporate Accountability
Business of the Arts
Marketing
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Sep 09 2019
Testimonial

Leading the Way in the Entertainment Industry

18 Jun 2019
Video

A joint degree that blends business, science, and ethics

22 Jan 2014
News

New Harvard College dean

Video

Tomer Zvulun

Shabana Azmi

Keywords: Cinema

Video

Mallika Sarabhai

Mallika Sarabhai, co-Director of Darpana Academy of Performing Arts based in Gujarat, India, talks about her initiatives Darpana for Development and Janavak. While Darpana for Development explores how arts can contribute to social change, the department Janavak (The... View Details

20 Oct 2020
News

HBS and Harvard’s Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Receive $25 Million Gift from The Chris and Carrie Shumway Foundation to Support Leadership in Life Sciences

April 2014 (Revised July 2017)
Case

The Tate's Digital Transformation

By: Jill Avery

John Stack was the visionary Head of Digital Transformation at the Tate, a collection of four major art galleries in the UK, including Tate Modern, the most visited gallery devoted to modern and contemporary art in the world. Stack was the architect of the Tate's... View Details

Keywords: Digital; Marketing Communication; Non-profit Management; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Media; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Tourism Industry; United Kingdom

September 2013
Column

Innovationen wie einen Schatz hüten?

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee

Unternehmen stehen vor der Frage, ob sie bei Forschungsvorhaben kollaborieren sollen. Die Antwort hängt davon ab, welche Art von Lösungen sie anstreben. View Details

16 May 2017
Video

Getting to Know Student Class Day Speaker: Andrew Cone, MBA 2017

07 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Negotiation and All That Jazz

propositions apply in negotiation, as well, according to Michael Wheeler's new book, The Art of Negotiation: How to Improvise Agreement in a Chaotic World. As the title suggests, he sees negotiation as an View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

31 Dec 2015
News

Watergate and Southern Discomfort

November 2017 (Revised September 2020)
Case

Miami's Tech Future (A): Twenty-first Century Changes and Challenges

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

In the decade starting in 2000, a new mayor focused on infrastructure and leadership from a foundation investing in arts and culture helped the Miami region transform and attract younger people to a newly vibrant central city and arts district. In 2011, the Knight... View Details

Keywords: Change; Leadership; Business and Community Relations; Strategic Planning; Technology Industry; Miami; Florida

April 2020 (Revised June 2022)
Technical Note

Quantitative Analysis in Marketing

By: Sunil Gupta

Marketing is a combination of art and science that requires both qualitative and quantitative analysis to arrive at effective decisions. This note highlights how quantitative analysis can help in the following marketing decisions: estimating market size, determining... View Details

Keywords: Quantitative Analysis; Marketing; Decision Making; Analysis