Publications

April 2009 (Revised June 2020)
Case

Al Capone

By: Tom Nicholas and David Chen

In 1929, Chicago, IL mob boss Al Capone was at the height of his power. As head of the extensive crime organization known as "The Outfit" during most of U.S.'s Prohibition Era (1920-1933), Capone oversaw hundreds of brothels, speakeasies, and roadhouses which served as... View Details

Keywords: Bootlegging; Entrepreneurship; Crime and Corruption; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Business History; United States; Chicago

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Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

gmissakian@mba2026.hbs.edu Club Email hbsee@studentclubs.hbs.edu Entertainment & Media Club Co-Presidents Greg Pera gpera@mba2026.hbs.edu Sri Nimmagadda snimmagadda@mba2026.hbs.edu Club Email emcl@studentclubs.hbs.edu Entrepreneurship... View Details

Jeremy Yang

Jeremy Yang is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches Marketing in the MBA required curriculum. He develops data products for... View Details

Keywords: entertainment; entertainment; entertainment; entertainment; entertainment

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Entrepreneurship - Recruiting

Salary $160,000 Industries Consumer Products 3% Entertainment / Media 3% Financial Services 7% Health Care 17% Manufacturing 8% Nonprofit / Government 2% Retail 2% Services 3% Technology 55% Functions Business Development 32% Finance 8%... View Details

31 May 2023
HBS Case

From Prison Cell to Nike’s C-Suite: The Journey of Larry Miller

View Video Editor's note: Watch the video in "full screen" mode for the best viewing experience. Before shaping one of the world’s largest sports brands, Nike executive Larry Miller spent years of his youth and early adulthood behind bars for several crimes, including... View Details

Keywords: by Jamal Meneide; Entertainment & Recreation; Entertainment & Recreation

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Europe - Global

the subscription and a one-time-purchase recyclable T-shirt. May 2025 (Revised May 2025) Case Netflix Beyond Streaming: Strategies for the Next Era of Entertainment By: Juan Alcacer and Lorenzo Lucidi Netflix loses subscribers for the... View Details

08 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019

providing retail, housing and entertainment facilities that catered to Colombia’s middle class. While White Stone’s proposal would solve many of Jaguar’s challenges as a start-up real estate development company, the offer would also... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Japan - Global

models to the subscription and a one-time-purchase recyclable T-shirt. May 2025 Case A Decade of Corporate Governance Reform in Japan (2013-2023) By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Akiko Kanno May 2025 (Revised May 2025) Case Netflix Beyond Streaming: Strategies for the Next... View Details

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All Industries

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May 2007 (Revised April 2009)
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Netflix

By: Willy C. Shih, Stephen P. Kaufman and David Spinola

Reed Hastings founded Netflix with a vision to provide a home movie service that would do a better job satisfying customers than the traditional retail rental model. But as it encouraged challenges it underwent several major strategy shifts, ultimately developing a... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Film Entertainment; Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Distribution Channels; Service Delivery; Renting or Rental; Competitive Strategy; Motion Pictures and Video Industry

Debora Spar is the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and Senior Associate Dean for Business and Global Society. Her current research focuses on issues of gender and technology, and the interplay between... View Details

Keywords: entertainment; entertainment; entertainment; entertainment; entertainment; entertainment; entertainment; entertainment; entertainment; entertainment

August 2015 (Revised June 2021)
Case

Amazon.com, 2021

By: John R. Wells, Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth and Galen Danskin

In February 2021, Amazon announced 2020 operating profits of $22,899 million, up from $2,233 million in 2015, on sales of $386 billion, up from $107 billion five years earlier (see Exhibit 1). The shareholders expressed their satisfaction (see Exhibit 2), but not all... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

will allow the broadcaster to succeed in an increasingly competitive media environment. Keywords: Television Entertainment ; Cooperative Ownership ; State Ownership ; Privatization ; Public Ownership ; Media and Broadcasting Industry ;... View Details

15 Aug 2023
HBS Case

(Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?

definitely happen. I ask my students to reflect on two questions. First, will people use the internet more in the future? Second, will more of the internet be 3D in the future? If your answer is yes to both those questions, then we have to View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Computer; Information Technology

Rosabeth M. Kanter

Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

2007
Working Paper

A Taste For Obscurity: An Individual-Level Examination of 'Long Tail' Consumption

By: Anita Elberse

Because online retailers are often able to provide products in a more cost-efficient manner than bricks-and-mortar stores, online channels are characterized by a vast assortment of products. Proponents of the "long tail" principle recently argued that the demand for... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Consumer Behavior; Distribution Channels; Product; Renting or Rental; Online Technology; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Retail Industry