Publications

July 2015
Teaching Note

CJ E&M: Creating a K-Culture in the U.S.

By: Elie Ofek and Michael Norris

This teaching note is intented to help instructors with running a class discussion for the case "CJ E&M: Creating a K-Culture in the U.S.". It contains several areas of analysis and discussion that provide guidance to instructors on how to use the case in order to... View Details

Keywords: Global Marketing Strategy; Event Marketing; Marketing Plan; Marketing Culture; Marketing Strategy; Entertainment; Global Strategy; Culture

September 2006
Article

Learning in Noisy Games: Partial Reinforcement and the Sustainability of Cooperation

By: Yoella Bereby-Meyer and Alvin E. Roth

Keywords: Cooperation; Learning; Games, Gaming, and Gambling

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27 Feb 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Judgment Aggregation in Creative Production: Evidence from the Movie Industry

Keywords: by Hong Luo, Jeffrey T. Macher, and Michael Wahlen; Motion Pictures & Video

13 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Rescuing Products with Stealth Positioning

its market penetration—like that of rivals Microsoft (with the Xbox) and Nintendo (with the GameCube)—has been limited by a narrow customer base of mostly males in their late teens and twenties. Sony's goal is to make the PlayStation a broad platform for home View Details

Keywords: by Youngme Moon

29 Mar 2012
Working Paper Summaries

An Exploration of Luxury Hotels in Tanzania

Keywords: by Diego A. Comin; Entertainment & Recreation

03 Jun 2009
Working Paper Summaries

It Is Okay for Artists to Make Money…No, Really, It’s Okay

Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Lee Devin; Entertainment & Recreation

24 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

How Kayak Users Built a New Industry

The sport of rodeo kayaking—the use of specialized kayaks to perform acrobatic tricks and maneuvers in rough white water—began around 1968 when an avid sportsman by the name of Walt Blackader developed techniques for entering waves sideways and backwards. Other... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

June 1978
Article

Large Group Bargaining in a Characteristic Function Game

By: J. K. Murnighan and A. E. Roth

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Negotiation; Games, Gaming, and Gambling

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October 1990 (Revised March 1993)
Background Note

Note on Cable Television Regulation

By: Willis M. Emmons III

Examines the evolution of the U.S. cable television industry since its inception in the early 1950s. Particular emphasis is given to the roles played by technology, consumer demand, and regulation at both the local and federal level. Designed to facilitate a conceptual... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Demand and Consumers; Government Legislation; Business Growth and Maturation; Monopoly; Television Entertainment; Telecommunications Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry

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March 2010 (Revised November 2010)
Case

Pandora Radio: Fire Unprofitable Customers?

By: Willy C. Shih and Halle Alicia Tecco

Pandora Radio is at a crossroads. Founder Tim Westergren has just been told by a well known VC to get rid of his unprofitable customers in order to get his costs down, but Westergren is not sure that such actions are consistent with his company's business model.... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Customer Satisfaction; Music Entertainment; Venture Capital; Profit; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Internet; Media and Broadcasting Industry

November 2007 (Revised March 2010)
Case

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Tom Cruise

By: Anita Elberse and Peter Stone

In November 2006, Harry Sloan, chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM) offers movie star Tom Cruise and his business partner Paula Wagner a chance to run United Artists (UA), a dormant studio within MGM's portfolio. Just over two months earlier, Viacom... View Details

Keywords: Business Units; Talent and Talent Management; Film Entertainment; Brands and Branding; Partners and Partnerships; Value Creation; Motion Pictures and Video Industry

18 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

the industry and in China. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/909403 Harvard Business School Case 216-052 Bankruptcy at Caesars Entertainment Caesars Entertainment was a large... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Podcast: Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal

done extensive research in the media and entertainment fields. In this podcast, Anand examines not only the proposed Dow Jones deal but also the state of the newspaper industry in general. To listen to this interview with professor Bharat... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Journalism & News; Publishing

19 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 19, 2006

punch of earlier generations: video sales generally decrease over time across all quantiles of the sales distribution, but this effect is most pronounced among best-selling titles. Our findings have important implications for View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Building Communities as Well as Companies

media," said Keith Clinkscales (HBS MBA '90). As an undergraduate at Florida A&M, Clinkscales said he was exposed to the power of the urban entertainment culture and wanted to start a business that captured that energy. After... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

January 1994 (Revised July 2000)
Exercise

Walt Disney Company's Sleeping Beauty Bonds--Duration Analysis

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

Walt Disney Co. issues a 100-year bond. This case describes the terms of the bond and immediate capital market reaction. View Details

Keywords: Capital Markets; Bonds; Valuation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

July 2022 (Revised March 2023)
Case

The LEGO Group: Builders of a More Diverse and Inclusive Tomorrow

By: Elie Ofek and Sarah Mehta

This case explores how the LEGO Group’s diversity and inclusion efforts from 2008 to 2022. View Details

Keywords: Race; Inclusion; Equity; Demographics; Age; Diversity; Ethnicity; Gender; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe; Denmark; United States

May 2017
Supplement

Betfair (C)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, John Heilbron and Neil Campbell

Prompted by a takeover bid from CVC, Betfair reassesses the strengths and weaknesses of the exchange model. View Details

Keywords: Betfair; Exchange; Betting; Betting Markets; Diversification; Market Design; Business Model; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe

December 2015
Case

IDEO: Human-Centered Service Design

By: Ryan W. Buell and Andrew Otazo

The case describes IDEO, one of the world's leading design firms, and its human-centered innovation culture and processes. It is an example of what managers can do to make their own organizations more innovative. In reaction to a rapidly changing competitive landscape,... View Details

Keywords: Design Thinking; Innovation; Service Management; Service; Design; Service Delivery; Innovation and Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Peru