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- October 2003
- Supplement
Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2003 (B)
By: Christina Darwall, Pai-Ling Yin and David B. Yoffie
Spreadsheet for use with case (9-704-429). Download Only. (Examines the possibility of TIVo being a content distributor). View Details
- October 2003 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2003 (B)
By: David B. Yoffie, Pai-Ling Yin and Christina L. Darwall
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- October 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2003 (A)
By: David B. Yoffie, Pai-Ling Yin and Christina L. Darwall
Mike Ramsey, TiVo's CEO, must decide on which direction to build the company. Facing an onslaught of new competitors, a huge opportunity in the cable industry, and the possibility of becoming the new "user interface" for TV entertainment, Ramsey must balance the... View Details
- October 2003
- Article
Relative versus Absolute Speed of Adjustment in Strategic Environments: Responder Behavior in Ultimatum Games
By: David J. Cooper, Nick Feltovich, Alvin E. Roth and Rami Zwick
- September 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Giant Cinema
The owner of Giant Cinema must decide whether to invest in a digital projector, a new technology for screening films, or purchase a traditional projector. The impact of the new technology is uncertain, and the case describes probabilities for different outcomes that... View Details
- August 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Teaching Note
Electronic Arts Introduces The Sims Online (TN)
By: Youngme E. Moon
Teaching Note for (9-503-008). View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- July 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Ottawa Voyageurs, The
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Scott Baldwin, Chris Strong, Andrew Feng, Eliza Moody and David Ager
Manuel Tertuliano, head coach of a professional soccer club, must make some difficult decisions about the compensation of six of his players. Specifically, he must decide how to allocate $850,000 among these six players in a way that will benefit his team, which has... View Details
- Article
Demand and Supply Dynamics for Sequentially Released Products in International Markets: The Case of Motion Pictures
By: Anita Elberse and Jehoshua Eliashberg
- May 2003 (Revised May 2007)
- Teaching Note
Cirque Du Soleil (TN)
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Jaan Margus Elias
Teaching Note for (9-403-006). View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- May 2003
- Teaching Note
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc: Rewarding Our People (TN)
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Jaan Margus Elias
Teaching Note for (9-403-008). View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- April 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Teaching Note
Sony AIBO: The World's First Entertainment Robot (TN)
By: Youngme E. Moon
Teaching Note for (9-502-010). View Details
- March 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Bertelsmann AG
By: Bharat N. Anand, Michael G. Rukstad and Christoph Kostring
On July 28, 2002, Bertelsmann announced the firing of its CEO, Thomas Middelhoff, in a move that surprised industry observers, analysts, and many employees. Bertelsmann, a privately held company headquartered in Germany, was one of the largest global media... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Corporate Strategy; Entertainment; Media; Change Management; Integration; Resignation and Termination; Private Ownership; Initial Public Offering; Business Units; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Germany
- March 2003
- Teaching Note
Project Dreamcast: Serious Play at Sega Enterprises Ltd. (A) and (B) (TN)
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Teaching Note for (9-600-028) and (9-600-029). View Details
- March 2003 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
National Parks Conservation Association
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Briana Huntsberger
The National Parks Conservation Association seeks to help the U.S. National Park Service increase its efficiency by incorporating principles of business management so that American national parks will be better managed. Its efforts raise fundamental questions about the... View Details
- February 2003
- Supplement
The Baseball Strike
By: Anita M. McGahan and Jan W. Rivkin
Data spreadsheet for use with case (9-796-059), The Baseball Strike. Download Only. (Exhibits 8 and 10). View Details
Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling
- January 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Silverado (A)
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Charles J. Woodard
Silverado has raised $50 million and launched its first product: an Internet-based trivia game with innovative software. In a highly uncertain environment, the young management team must decide whether to continue developing the product and whether to branch out into... View Details
- November 2002
- Background Note
Strategy and Sources of Motion Picture Finance, The
By: Mihir A. Desai, Gabriel J. Loeb and Mark Veblen
This case considers the alternative financing mechanisms for film financing, the evolution of film finance in the United States, and the nature of tax-motivated film financing in the United States and around the world. It develops the strategy driving motion picture... View Details
- November 2002 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Tax-Motivated Film Financing at Rexford Studios
By: Mihir A. Desai, Gabriel J. Loeb and Mark Veblen
The head of production for Rexford Studios must analyze the terms and value consequences of an international financing involving a German film fund. The financing involves a sale-leaseback structure where international tax rules give rise to a sizable economic pie that... View Details
- September 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Orient-Express Hotels
By: Frances X. Frei and Corey B. Hajim
Describes how a hotel and leisure company provides high-end service through its distinctive hotels and trains. Provides an opportunity to learn about the company's unusual quality practices and puts into doubt the unquestioned use of well-known practices, such as... View Details
- August 2002 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Electronic Arts Introduces The Sims Online
By: Youngme E. Moon
Electronic Arts (EA), the world's largest independent game publisher, is preparing to launch an online, subscription-based version of the most popular PC game in history: The Sims. The new game is called "The Sims Online" and it differs from the original game in two... View Details