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February 2023
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Roblox: Virtual Commerce in the Metaverse

By: Ayelet Israeli and Nicole Tempest Keller

In 2022, Roblox had 58.8 million daily active users, including over half of all children and teens under the age of 16 in the United States. Roblox, a free-to-use “co-experience platform”, allowed users to come together in immersive 3D experiences to socialize, work,... View Details

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William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Game On

It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Edward Linsmier; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

21 Dec 2023
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Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

to get to this point, I wanted to share four pieces of advice for future MBA students:[...] Read More>>> MY ONE CASE: MBA CLASS OF 2023 LOOKS BACK How many cases do MBA students read over their two years at Harvard Business School (HBS)? 500. Ranging in topics... View Details

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Finance - Faculty & Research

Corporate Governance ; Competitive Advantage ; Competitive Strategy ; Leading Change ; Valuation ; Investment Activism ; Climate Change ; Management Succession ; Financial Management ; Risk Management ; Business and Shareholder Relations ; Sports Industry ; View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

Valuation ; Investment Activism ; Climate Change ; Management Succession ; Financial Management ; Risk Management ; Business and Shareholder Relations ; Sports Industry ; Entertainment and Recreation Industry ; Travel Industry ; United... View Details

05 Apr 2024
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How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Zoe Bhargava

at HBS. I was excited to be returning to Twitter to work full time, yet I also had an itch to try my hand at working at a startup. After two and a half years at Twitter working on our Strategic Finance team supporting our Sports, Media, View Details

11 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Reflections on My First Semester Teaching at HBS

traditions which remind us not to take ourselves too seriously. The students lightly roast their professors at the end of the semester, usually coinciding with a special gift, such as a signed portrait of the section. It’s surreal and View Details

August 2014 (Revised October 2014)
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Beyoncé

By: Anita Elberse and Stacie Smith

In December 2013, music superstar Beyoncé is about to surprise her fans with the release of her self-titled album. The team at her company Parkwood Entertainment, which general manager Lee Anne Callahan-Longo described as "a management, music, and production company... View Details

Keywords: Marketing; Beyoncé; Internet and the Web; Music Entertainment; Distribution Channels; Product Launch; Music Industry

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23 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

The Vinyl Renaissance: Take Those Old Records Off the Shelf

Streaming accounts for about 85 percent of today’s music consumption, but sales of vinyl records have grown steadily over the past decade, owing to their rediscovery by members of Gen Z who view them as a timeless medium that offers richer sound quality. In fact, the... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Music

16 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

"should" items when the impact will be felt in the future. They also talk about their related research on DVD rentals—should I rent the good-for-me documentary An Inconvenient Truth or the entertaining Pirates of the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Entertainment & Recreation

22 Oct 2014
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Koleman Strumpf, University of Kansas School of Business

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

Leading Change ; Valuation ; Investment Activism ; Climate Change ; Management Succession ; Financial Management ; Risk Management ; Business and Shareholder Relations ; Sports Industry ; Entertainment and Recreation Industry ; Travel... View Details

06 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn

because those agents deciding to leave had other options. For instance, customer service reps at a nearby call center for a global entertainment provider earned $15 an hour when first hired, and $.50 raises every six months. “While the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

basket looks pretty exciting. Especially good are rewards that will ease workers’ daily strains—deliveries, dog-walking, online entertainment or classes for children. With so many companies in flux, it may be possible to get good... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

October 2014 (Revised January 2016)
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IDEO: Human-Centered Service Design

By: Ryan W. Buell and Andrew Otazo

The case describes IDEO, one of the world's leading design firms, and its human-centered innovation culture and processes. It is an example of what managers can do to make their own organizations more innovative. In reaction to a rapidly changing competitive landscape,... View Details

Keywords: Design Thinking; Innovation; Service Management; Service; Design; Service Delivery; Innovation and Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Peru

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March 2020
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Hotstar

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Kairavi Dey

Hotstar was an online video streaming platform owned by Star India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Walt Disney Corporation. Since its launch in 2015, the platform had grown to offer over 100,000 hours of TV content, movies in nine Indian languages... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Television Entertainment; Disruption; Business Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; India; Mumbai

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01 Dec 2023
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Drop Everything, Read This

Cat’s Divorce,” where Link describes with spot-on satire the delicious frustration of an aging tech billionaire who can barely hide his envy of his sons’ youth. Link is a literary genius whose magical realism entertains and asks us to... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Jana Kierstead | About

opportunities for HBS students and maintained strong recruiting relationships with hundreds of global organizations. Before HBS, Jana worked in the private sector as a director at A. T. Kearney’s media and entertainment executive search... View Details

03 Jan 2023
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Wordle: Can a Pandemic Phenomenon Sustain in the Long Term?

Keywords: Re: Christina M. Wallace; Entertainment & Recreation; Entertainment & Recreation

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Roblox: Virtual Commerce in the Metaverse

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Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

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How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Zoe Bhargava

Reflections on My First Semester Teaching at HBS

Beyoncé

The Vinyl Renaissance: Take Those Old Records Off the Shelf

Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

Koleman Strumpf, University of Kansas School of Business

Leadership - Faculty & Research

Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

IDEO: Human-Centered Service Design

Hotstar

Drop Everything, Read This

Jana Kierstead | About

Wordle: Can a Pandemic Phenomenon Sustain in the Long Term?