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- 25 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles
Organization, Entertainment & Media Club, HBS Tech Club, Volleyball Club Laura Sandoval “I almost didn’t apply here because I didn’t think I’d get accepted – why waste time on a long shot? But I’m glad I accepted the risk and took a... View Details
- 16 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.
management and digital marketing tools for entertainment venues and sports teams (largely unused during the pandemic), switched to targeting small- and medium-sized traditional businesses struggling to survive. Fourth Quadrant: Firms... View Details
- May 2001 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
Frasier (A)
By: Guhan Subramanian and Michelle Kalka
In 2001, NBC entered into contract negotiations with Paramount Television Group to keep the hit show "Frasier" on the network. Paramount, the studio that produced the show, threatened to move "Frasier" to CBS, Paramount's sister network, if NBC did not agree to a... View Details
Subramanian, Guhan, and Michelle Kalka. "Frasier (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-447, May 2001. (Revised June 2002.)
- March 2017 (Revised December 2018)
- Case
Reawakening the Magic: Bob Iger and the Walt Disney Company
By: David Collis and Ashley Hartman
Mickey Mouse, Snow White, and Buzz Lightyear strolled down Main Street at the grand opening of Hong Kong Disney in the fall of 2005, pausing to snap selfies with enthusiastic children in Mickey Mouse ears. Bob Iger, newly appointed CEO of The Walt Disney Company,... View Details
Keywords: Franchise Management; Brand Management; Culture Change; Business Units; Acquisition Strategy; Technological Change; Disney; ESPN; Cord-cutting; Bob Iger; Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Integration; Media; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Collis, David, and Ashley Hartman. "Reawakening the Magic: Bob Iger and the Walt Disney Company." Harvard Business School Case 717-483, March 2017. (Revised December 2018.)
- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets
they have a strong tendency to expand horizontally. Sony has expanded its PlayStation videogame platform into a digital home entertainment platform by adding DVD-playing and Internet-access capabilities; Microsoft has expanded its PC... View Details
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Box Office Power of Stars
Success of Entertainment Products." Sarah Jane Gilbert: Tell us about "star power" and how it contributes to a film's success. Anita Elberse: The concept "star power" captures the extent to which an artist's... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
The Musts of 2023
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. At fall reunions, we set up shop on campus and asked alumni about what media moved them this year. What changed their minds or their hearts. And their answers ran... View Details
- August 2005 (Revised September 2006)
- Case
Polyphonic HMI: Mixing Music and Math
By: Anita Elberse, Jehoshua Eliashberg and Julian Villanueva
In 2003, Mike McCready, CEO of Barcelona-based Polyphonic HMI, was preparing to launch an artificial intelligence tool that could create significant value for music businesses. The technology, referred to as Hit Song Science (HSS), analyzed the mathematical... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Music Entertainment; Business History; Leadership; Marketing Strategy; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Mathematical Methods; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Elberse, Anita, Jehoshua Eliashberg, and Julian Villanueva. "Polyphonic HMI: Mixing Music and Math." Harvard Business School Case 506-009, August 2005. (Revised September 2006.) (Spanish version also available.)
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Globalization - Faculty & Research
employees’ sense of ownership in the company to enhance Taylor Guitars’ performance. Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown ; Communication Strategy ; Announcements ; Decisions ; Music Entertainment ; Values and Beliefs ; Borrowing and Debt... View Details
- 2006
- Book
3-D Negotiation: Powerful Tools to Change the Game in Your Most Important Deals
By: David Lax and James K. Sebenius
Lax, David, and James K. Sebenius. 3-D Negotiation: Powerful Tools to Change the Game in Your Most Important Deals. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2006.
- 30 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations
A simple view of negotiation presents a cold transaction between what one person has and what the other person is willing to pay for it. If the price is right, the deal gets done. As anyone who has recently bought a car or sold a house knows, however, negotiations are... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Wheel Change
A serial entrepreneur, Paris Wallace (MBA 2007/MPA 2008) is founder of Ovia Health and Good Start Genetics. But he started his first business—an online store selling bike parts and accessories—at age 16. With his launch this year of the National Cycling League (NCL),... View Details
- 01 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Better by the Bundle?
Sales can soar when companies bundle products together into one cheaper package—Happy Meal, anyone? Yet a buyer's affinity for such deals comes with a big caveat, according to new research: These groupings are often successful only if the consumer is given the option... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?
FatCamera In an interview with Harvard Business School Professor Teresa Amabile for a study on retirement, one man on the cusp of exiting his career spoke openly about how the transition was making him question his identity. “After I retire, I’m going to have to... View Details
Kyle Schirmann
Kyle Schirmann is a doctoral student in the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School. His primary interests are science-based innovation in the Global South and the creative and cultural industries. Before joining HBS, Kyle worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg... View Details
- 20 Dec 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
How to Design a Better Customer Experience
Click HereHarvard Business School Professor Stefan Thomke describes how his Executive Education students use LEGO blocks to design customer experiences. (Video by Executive Education) Why do some product or service experiences have enough pizzazz to wow customers,... View Details
- 08 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens
blocking power. So let’s assume that, with many contenders, Amazon had powerful reasons to choose New York. Comparative advantages presumably ranged from a large and highly educated employee pool to big incentives and to local View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
dedicated corporate governance solution to address the needs of small-cap public and institutionally funded private companies. Lean Forward Media Prita Uppal Michelle Crames Jeff Norton Business Track Runner-Up Lean Forward Media will revolutionize the world of... View Details
- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
Having uncovered the scope of discrimination taking place against Black guests and hosts on Airbnb, researcher Michael Luca and his colleagues put together a toolkit to aid managers in recognizing and mitigating discrimination on online platforms. Platforms like Airbnb... View Details
- October 2022
- Case
Weapons of Self Destruction: Zak Pym Williams and the Cultivation of Mental Wellness
By: Lauren Cohen, Ronnie Stangler and Grace Headinger
Zak Pym Williams, mental health advocate, grappled with the question of how to create a proactive mental health family environment for his children. Having witnessed how mental health challenges such as addiction and depression had impacted the past four generations of... View Details
Keywords: Family; U.S.; Mental Health; Family Business; Entertainment; Values and Beliefs; Ethics; Leading Change; Family and Family Relationships; Well-being; Social Issues; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; California
Cohen, Lauren, Ronnie Stangler, and Grace Headinger. "Weapons of Self Destruction: Zak Pym Williams and the Cultivation of Mental Wellness." Harvard Business School Case 223-033, October 2022.