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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - Site Credits

Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research Links Essay on HBS Thought Leadership Early AASU documents Newspaper Articles AASU Conference... View Details

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The Reinvention of Kodak | Information Technology

Featured Case The Reinvention of Kodak The Kodak multimedia case highlights the company's reinvention efforts by its leadership to navigate near bankruptcy and industry disruption from new technology. It explores the resurgence of older technologies, examining if a... View Details

29 Feb 2016
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In the ‘Spotlight’

spec for the TV series “The West Wing,” which was passed from a friend to one of the show’s producers. And with that, Singer’s new role as a screenwriter was launched. Following “The West Wing,” Singer wrote the screenplay for the film... View Details

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Scandal, Social Movement, and Change: Evidence from #MeToo in Hollywood

By: Hong Luo and Laurina Zhang

Social movements have the potential to effect change in firm decision-making. In this paper, we examine whether the #MeToo movement, spurred by the Harvey Weinstein scandal, led to changes in the likelihood of Hollywood producers working with female writers on new... View Details

Keywords: Gender Inequality; Social Movement; Scandal; Creative Industries; Project Selection; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Social Issues; Film Entertainment; Projects; Change

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to secure financing from the east coast that allowed them to take a gamble on “talking movies.” Under Harry’s leadership, the company came to own and operate some 250 theatres in which to screen its films, and, more importantly, was a successful pioneer of the sound... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

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Bibliography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

the Corporate Image Gary Works Photograph Album Resources Research Links Films & TV Bibliography From the Director Site Credits Special Collections Search Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion... View Details

14 Oct 2013
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Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works

makes huge investments to acquire, develop, and market concepts with strong hit potential, and then banks on the sales of those titles to make up for the middling performance of their other content. Today's leading film studios,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Jun 2007
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Alumni Books

tradeoff between bold commitments rarely leading to success and timid strategies ensuring mere survival. Raynor explains how leaders can resolve the tradeoff and achieve results usually reserved for the few as they reduce the risks they must accept. The Presidents on... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Harvard Business School

Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research Links Essay on HBS Thought Leadership Early AASU documents Newspaper Articles AASU Conference... View Details

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Lea Carpenter

English author E.M. Forster wrote a mantra for the Moderns; it was this: "only connect." That formula—if we can bleed it both into our lives (our husbands our wives our sons our daughters our parents our friends our work) and into our art (our novels our... View Details

16 Mar 2018
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Enabling The Pursuit of Entrepreneurial Dreams

Grace Ng (MBA 2019) Grace Ng (MBA 2019) Drawing on her left- and right-brain strengths, Grace Ng (MBA 2019) double-majored in economics and film at Rice University. “That might seem unusual to some, but I found having these two interests... View Details

21 Nov 2008
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No More Squawking about the Campus Turkey

charm wore off as complaints of turkey aggression mounted. Unprovoked, she chased faculty, students, kids, and even an intrepid reporter, who caught the episode on film that quickly found its way — duhh! — to YouTube. Wild turkeys, it... View Details

Keywords: Centennial; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2014
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All For One

about generating “tens of thousands of ideas” for each film, and “allowing” creativity to burst forth. She left excited, wanting to know more about how all that creative energy was harnessed to create one hit film after another. So... View Details

Keywords: Michael Blanding; faculty; research; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

07 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 7

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-008.pdf Risky Business: The Impact of Property Rights on Investment and Revenue in the Film Industry Authors:Venkat Kuppuswamy and Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract Our paper tests a key prediction of property... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

George W. Lucas

Lucas has produced and directed some of the most successful films in history including the Star Wars Trilogy and the Indiana Jones series. Through his Industrial Light and Magic subsidiary, he has pioneered some of the most dramatic... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

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Digital Archival Resources - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS Polaroid Corporation Annual Reports, 1937-1952 Annual reports typically include a letter to shareholders written by Edwin... View Details

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Marilyn Wang

“If you were a character in Gilmore Girls, you’d be Lane.” It wasn’t until years later when I finally watched the show that I realized who Lane was: the Asian-American best friend, loyal beyond compare, but always the supporting character. In the countless View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Last Look - September 2007

well.” Stephenson added that Section C sponsored the launch, which more than 300 classmates witnessed, and that she was asked to film it with her 16mm Bolex camera. This photo and others showing the launch are in the 1975 Annual Report,... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Space Research and Technology; Government

28 Feb 2020
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Kelly Campbell Named President of Hulu

president she will oversee Hulu’s platforms and work alongside Disney’s film and television studios in the creation of new content for Hulu. Kevin Mayer, chairman of Disney’s direct-to-consumer and international business, said in a... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

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Art Society | MBA

creation of art of all forms within the HBS community. Annual Events Student Photography and Art Show Trips: New York City Art Trek, Art Basel Miami Beach Trek Museum Tours Private Collection Visits Sundance Film Festival Club Email... View Details

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