Publications

28 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War

Division.Silverthorne: Your work examines how the newspaper industry responded to the perceived threat of the Internet, and how that response matched—or failed to match—what might be expected from models of disruptive technology and other... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

21 Jan 2016
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

my time at the Metropolitan Museum as a teenager. At HBS, I am constantly learning from my classmates, who are eager to share their experiences across industries and from around the world. My first year gave me the confidence to approach... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports; Entertainment / Media / Sports

Web

Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent - Course Catalog

does the rise of China mean for Africa ? Are we seeing a new cold war emerging in the Sahelian region. What impact will demographics have on Africa's place in the world. We will deal old industries like energy , finance and... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Home from the Sea

Using Adventure to Excite Young Minds I have always associated adventure on the high seas with novels like Moby-Dick and Treasure Island, something from the distant past, gone with the golden age of sail. Then Rich Wilson (MBA ’82) opened my eyes to new possibilities.... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

19 Jan 2016
News

Electric Avenues

invests up front to develop and build the desalination facility, signing up local utilities to long-term contracts at firm prices. “It’s one of the first examples of a private company in the US water industry taking on development and... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

March 2024
Case

Expanding the Bicester Collection to New York

By: Boris Vallee, Kirby Brand, Kristina Brown, Julie McCrimlisk, Chloe Sztabnik and Arthur Segel

Secretariat, if anyone remembers, won the triple crown at the Belmont Race Track on Long Island, located at the nexus of La Guardia, JFK Airports, the Long Island Railroad and multiple major highways. Belmont Race Track is now being rebuilt along with an adjacent UBS... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Urban Development; Brands and Branding; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; New York (state, US)

24 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Managing Alignment as a Process

two new lines of business to complement the two current lines of men's shoes and men's outdoor clothing: A new LOB of men's casual clothing. A new LOB focused on sporting goods: clothing, athletic shoes, and equipment. Achieve... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Retail

September 2004 (Revised April 2005)
Teaching Note

International Management Group (IMG) TN

By: Bharat N. Anand

Teaching Note to (9-702-409). View Details

Keywords: Sports Industry; Sports Industry

February 2010 (Revised June 2010)
Case

Arup: Building the Water Cube

By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Dilyana Karadzhova

Arup, an engineering firm, collaborated with PTW Architects and China Construction Design Institute to develop a design for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Aquatics Center design competition. Their winning concept for the Water Cube combined elements of Chinese... View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Environmental Sustainability; Design; Construction; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Projects; Groups and Teams; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Beijing; Sydney

01 Mar 2007
News

The Life of Bailey

For most executives, looking good and being fit are personal and professional goals. But as Richard Bailey (MBA ’81) notes, the business lifestyle, especially travel, often gets in the way. “Combine jet lag with hectic meeting schedules and gyms with weird hours and... View Details

Keywords: fitness; physical exercise; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

01 Dec 2011
News

Knowing the Score

Miller Photo courtesy James Andrew Miller Having spent much of my time since graduating from HBS working in television or writing books or movies, I’m often asked why I went to business school in the first place, and whether I regretted it in the second. The truth is,... View Details

Keywords: James Andrew Miller; Organizational Behavior; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

01 Sep 2003
News

These Are the Good Old Days

Presented with thirteen job offers in 1978, Ann S. Moore accepted the one in the industry she knew she wanted to be in — magazine publishing. It also happened to be the one offering the lowest salary. “People were astounded with the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Web

A Rewarding Work Life - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

work. Business historian Harold Livesay writes that Land "advocated a belief in the harmony and symbiosis among work, virtue, profit, beauty, technology, and progress." 32 Addressing the future of industrial research in 1944, Land... View Details

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Ownership (OWN): Define Success, Create Advantage, Build to Last, Engage Effectively - Course Catalog

cooperative/mutual, employee, family, founder, and government. We will also consider “hybrid” companies that are publicly traded but controlled by a founder, foundation, or family Learn how to analyze companies and industries through the... View Details

February 2013
Case

18 Months in a Startup: Zaggora.com

By: Tom Nicholas

The founders of Zaggora reflected back on a tumultuous year-and-a-half in which they had generated, from just $40,000 in personal savings, a multi-million dollar sportswear enterprise selling Hotpants to women. These were hotpants not of the 1960s hipster variety, but... View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Growth Management; Problems and Challenges; Business Startups; Brands and Branding; Innovation and Invention; Corporate Finance; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry

September 2010 (Revised January 2014)
Supplement

Aspen Skiing Company (D)

By: Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice

Having begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying for greenhouse gas regulations. A world-renowned ski resort vulnerable to global climate change, Aspen's activities... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Supply Chain; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Sports Industry; Aspen

April 1994
Supplement

Planet Reebok (B)

By: John A. Quelch

Supplements Planet Reebok (A). View Details

Keywords: Globalization; Advertising Campaigns; Brands and Branding; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; France; Germany; United Kingdom

April 1994 (Revised March 1997)
Case

Planet Reebok (A)

By: John A. Quelch

Reebok International Ltd. is preparing to launch its first global advertising campaign for "Planet Reebok" in three European countries--France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Planet Reebok was recently launched in the United States during the 1993 Superbowl. The... View Details

Keywords: Globalization; Advertising Campaigns; Brands and Branding; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; France; Germany; United Kingdom