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10 May 2013
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Innovation in the arts

07 Mar 2008
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Art of retaining professionals

September 2004 (Revised February 2006)
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Fernwood Art Investments: Leading in an Imperfect Marketplace

By: Boris Groysberg, Joel Podolny and Timothy Keller

As Bruce Taub, founder of Fernwood, strolled past some of New York City's finest galleries, he pondered the unique challenges that Fernwood faced. Where others had seen the inefficiency of imperfect markets, Taub saw an opportunity to revolutionize the very nature of... View Details

Keywords: Arts; Investment; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; New York (city, NY)

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Games are where work, play, and art meet. Harvard experts are exploring how playing games can help people develop practical skills, make tough decisions, and connect with others. View Details

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22 Oct 2018
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Sharing a Passion for Art

exterior plantings chosen for their structure and color to glass walls and a rooftop engineered to direct northern light into the galleries, Voorlinden reflects van Caldenborgh’s vision of creating “a special experience that combines art, nature, and architecture.”... View Details

13 Jun 2014
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The Art of Effecting Change

Bridgitt Bertram Evans (MBA 1986) loves contemporary art for its aesthetic appeal, but also for its ability to challenge existing norms. And now she's transforming the industry in much the same spirit with VIA View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Arts, Entertainment

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A Portrait of the Visual Arts: Meeting the Challenges of a New Era

By: Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth A. Ondaatje, Arthur C. Brooks and András Szántó

Providing information about developments in the visual arts world, this book provides an analysis of the sector, describing the characteristics of visual arts consumers, artists, finances, and organization. View Details

Keywords: Visual Arts; Arts; Policy; United States

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24 Apr 2014
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The art of thinking creatively

art collection, a practice that enhances the inventive corporate culture. “People are responsive to them,” Schwartz says. His effort at HBS is a collaborative one, and plays out in annual buying trips to purchase works with an View Details

March 2010 (Revised August 2010)
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Creative Capital: Sustaining the Arts

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon

Creative Capital provides grants to individual artists using a venture capital model—the money comes with guidance and governance. Artists receive money as milestones are reached and also receive guidance on managing their lives and business to increase their... View Details

Keywords: Arts; Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Financial Services Industry

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26 Jul 2011
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An Entrepreneur of the Arts

Efimova: Inspiring a love of the arts in young children. Photo courtesy Aleksandra Ekimova Originally from St. Petersburg, Russia, Aleksandra Efimova (OPM 39, 2010) attended the renowned Art School at the... View Details

Keywords: ballet; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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Cultural Entrepreneurship and the Business of the Arts

By: Rohit Deshpande

A more recent research program focuses on creating and managing ventures connected with the arts and culture. This research extends the concept of Customer-Centricity into the context of Audience Engagement. This primarily case-based work explores how successful... View Details

30 Aug 2018
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Sharing a Passion for Art

advantage of opportunities to pursue a lifelong passion for collecting modern and contemporary art—and not just paintings, drawings, and photographs. Among the several thousand pieces of art van Caldenborgh has collected over the years... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Arts, Entertainment

07 May 2015
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The Art (And Science) Of The Not-So-Subtle 'Humblebrag'

01 Jun 2009
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HBS Art Collection Now Online

As a student at HBS, Gerald Schwartz (MBA ’70) says the only thing missing was an artistic presence. For the past decade, Schwartz, founder and CEO of Onex Corporation, a private-equity firm in Toronto, has been on a mission to bring contemporary View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment