Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (1,936) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (1,936) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 30 of 1,936 Results →
  • November 2024
  • Case

Dr. Bombay Ice Cream

By: William R. Kerr, Alexis Brownell and Michael Liu
This case examines the creation, launch, and rapid growth of Dr. Bombay Ice Cream, a joint venture between Happi Co., a consumer packaged goods incubator, and entertainment mogul Snoop Dogg, with his son, Cordell Broadus. The brand was inspired by a Bored Ape Yacht... View Details
Related
  • April 2002 (Revised June 2003)
  • Case

News Corporation

By: Bharat N. Anand and Kate Attea
In 2001, News Corp. is the smallest of the major media and entertainment conglomerates, but it has the broadest global presence. In an effort to establish a major distribution presence in the United States, News Corp. had looked to acquire DirecTV, the largest U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Conglomerates; Globalization; Distribution; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership; Competition; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; Australia
Related
  • Research Summary

Research Focus

By: Anita Elberse
My research focuses on "creative industries," defined as industries that supply goods that we commonly associate with artistic, cultural, or entertainment value -- including book and magazine publishing, film, music, television, video games, the performing... View Details
  • 14 Sep 2021
  • News

The Surprising Power of Daily Rituals

  • February 2011 (Revised November 2013)
  • Case

The Cheezburger Network

By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
Cheezburger Network was a Web publisher of humorous, user-contributed content, using social media for dissemination, and selling advertising against the traffic of 1 billion page views per quarter. In January 2011, it raised $30 million in venture capital for the... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Digital Marketing; Customer Relationship Management; Venture Capital; Emerging Markets; Strategic Planning; Sales; Internet and the Web; Publishing Industry; Web Services Industry
Related
  • October 2017
  • Case

Still Leading (B10): Louis Gossett Jr.— A New Role Erasing Racism

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
Louis (Lou) Gossett Jr.’s exemplary life included a groundbreaking career in entertainment and a bold and audacious goal to erase racism. From the Broadway stage to television and the movie screen, Gossett earned major accolades in his field, notably becoming the first... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Advanced Leadership Initiative; Advanced Leadership; Change; Transition; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Prejudice and Bias
Related
  • 02 Oct 2019
  • News

How Dishonesty Drains You

    Francesca Gino

    Francesca Gino is an award-winning researcher who focuses on why people make the decisions they do at work, and how leaders and employees have more productive, creative and fulfilling lives. She is the best-selling author, most recently, of “View Details

    Keywords: entertainment; entertainment; entertainment; entertainment; entertainment; entertainment
    • February 2015
    • Case

    Founder Field Day

    By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Ramana Nanda and Nathaniel Burbank
    Branded as the "Millennial firm for Millennials," Mike Rothenberg founded Rothenberg Ventures (RV) in 2012 while earning his MBA at the Harvard Business School (HBS). Over the following 24 months, Rothenberg raised $20 million and built a venture capital firm that made... View Details
    Keywords: Finance; Startups; Seed-investing; Micro-VC; Venture Capital; Business Startups; San Francisco; New York (city, NY)
    Related
    • 2019
    • Working Paper

    How Rupert Murdoch Outfoxed Larry Tisch: Ten Enduring Lessons from the Negotiations that Wrested the NFL from CBS

    By: James K. Sebenius
    A remarkable 1993 negotiation rocked the world of American football with aftershocks that have directly shaped today’s entertainment and media landscapes and even our polarized politics. In December of that year, Rupert Murdoch’s fledgling Fox Network unexpectedly... View Details
    Keywords: Bargaining; Football; Negotiation; Sports; Media; Negotiation Tactics
    Related
    • March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
    • Case

    Angel City Football Club: Scoring a New Model

    By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Jennifer Fonstad and Nicole Tempest Keller
    In January 2024, Kara Nortman, Julie Uhrman, and Natalie Portman, the founders of Angel City Football Club (ACFC) were developing the club’s first three-year strategic plan. Founded in 2020, ACFC had a star-studded investor group, including Portman and celebrities such... View Details
    Keywords: Sports; Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Brands and Branding; Venture Capital; Business Model; Corporate Strategy; Digital Marketing; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; California; Los Angeles
    Related
    • June 2020 (Revised July 2023)
    • Case

    Time Out: The Evolution from Media to Markets

    By: Kate Barasz and Eva Ascarza
    In February 2020, Time Out’s chief executive officer Julio Bruno is evaluating the strategic direction of the company. Over the span of five decades, Time Out — the global media and entertainment brand — had gone from a self-published counterculture publication in... View Details
    Keywords: Branding; Media Businesses; Hospitality; Hospitality Industry; Digital; Brands and Branding; Media; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategy; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United Kingdom; United States
    Related
    • 20 Aug 2024
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Angel City Football Club: A New Business Model for Women’s Sports

    Keywords: Re: Jeffrey F. Rayport; Entertainment & Recreation; Entertainment & Recreation
    • January 2005 (Revised August 2006)
    • Case

    Lean Forward Media

    By: Teresa M. Amabile and Victoria Winston
    Jeff Norton and Michelle Crames, the co-founders of Lean Forward Media, face several options for producing the world's first interactive DVD film for children. Their vision is to build a company whose products simultaneously entertain children, engage them actively in... View Details
    Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Early Childhood Education; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships; Opportunities; Creativity
    Related
    • June 2017 (Revised December 2017)
    • Case

    CJ E&M: KCON Goes Global

    By: Elie Ofek and Michael Norris
    In January of 2017, CJ Entertainment & Media (E&M) proudly announced that it will be holding its first ever KCON in Mexico City just two months later. CJ Group Chairman Jay Lee and Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee are pleased at the progress that KCON, a Korean-oriented music... View Details
    Keywords: Music Entertainment; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Food; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
    Related
    • November 2018
    • Case

    The Bundesliga in the U.S.

    By: Stephen A. Greyser, Sascha L. Schmidt and Florian Holzmayer
    The Bundesliga, Germany’s premier football (soccer) league, is assessing its global broadcast and marketing strategy, with special focus on the very lucrative but highly competitive U.S. market. Its CEO Christian Seifert believed that a strong international position... View Details
    Keywords: Media; Sports; Global Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
    Related
    • Web

    Employment Data

    Employment Data Employment Data Review HBS Hiring Trends Browse industry, function and location destinations and gain insights around compensation. Class of 2024 Career Data Internship Data What do students... View Details
    • 29 Feb 2024
    • HBS Case

    Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent

    Beckham, but there are stars in all sorts of domains, in all sectors of business. You see this with CEOs who become public figures and are stars in and of themselves.” Business increasingly orbits these... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports
    • January 2009 (Revised January 2010)
    • Case

    Responding to the Wii?

    By: Andrei Hagiu and Hanna Halaburda
    After years of gaming console industry leadership, how should Sony respond to the overwhelming success of competitor Nintendo's user-friendly Wii over Sony's high-tech PlayStation 3? It was August 2008 and Kazuo Hirai, chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment... View Details
    Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Two-Sided Platforms; Industry Structures; Competitive Strategy; Electronics Industry; Video Game Industry
    Related

      How Finance Works: The HBR Guide to Thinking Smart About the Numbers

      If you're not a numbers person, then balance sheets and financial jargon can be intimidating and easy to ignore. But if you want to advance in your career, it's crucial that you are able to make smart financial decisions and develop the confidence to... View Details