Publications

January 1996
Teaching Note

Sunbeam Television (A) and (B) TN

By: V. Kasturi Rangan

Teaching Note for (9-596-056) and (9-596-057). View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Boston

May 1997
Supplement

Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions

By: Linda A. Hill and Mara Willard

Suzanne de Passe talks to an MBA class in October 1996 and discusses her perspective on leadership, her experience making "Lonesome Dove," and her company: de Passe Entertainment. Designed for use with Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions (A) (9-487-042), (A1)... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Perspective; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

June 1998 (Revised July 1998)
Teaching Note

Viacom, Inc.-- Carpe Diem (Condensed) TN

By: Joseph L. Bower

Teaching Note for (9-398-086) and (9-397-508). View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry

April 1996
Supplement

This Case Sucks: Beavis, Butt-head, and TV Content (B)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry

October 2009
Case

Digital Chocolate

By: Linda A. Hill and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld

Trip Hawkins founded Digital Chocolate in Silicon Valley in 2003 to develop outstanding games for mobile devices. By 2008, the company had expanded its operations into four countries, and Digital Chocolate was one of the top developers of soloplayer games for standard... View Details

Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Innovation and Management; Leading Change; Product Development; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry

20 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular 'Cold Call' Podcasts

entertainment player, but it changed the viewing habits of millions of watchers. In this Cold Call Podcast, Anita Elberse discusses her case study on the impact of this pioneering series and the small production company behind it. ... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

03 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Ominous Background Music Is Bad for Sharks

“While it may be tempting to include ominous soundtracks for entertainment value for instance, our research shows there is a potential cost to doing so.” And while this study focuses on sharks, the findings provide a general lesson about... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Media & Broadcasting

March 2024 (Revised September 2024)
Case

Supercell 2.0: Clash of Plans

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and George Gonzalez

Founded in 2010, Supercell was a Helsinki, Finland-based mobile gaming company that had developed and launched five global hit mobile games: Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Hay Day, Brawl Stars, and Boom Beach. The company’s early philosophy was that it could produce... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Restructuring; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Video Game Industry; Finland

04 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 4

the right way to proceed? Designed to help students understand the decisions that helped propel Lady Gaga into one of the entertainment world's biggest names. Written from the perspective of her manager, the case provides rich insights... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Enterprising Women—a History

genius who created the phenomena of the "Tupperware Party," or Oprah Winfrey, who has had tremendous success with Harpo Entertainment Group, one can see each woman "eked out a business space of her own and took advantage of... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

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

26 Oct 2010
Working Paper Summaries

When Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice?

Keywords: by Ramon Casadesus-Masanell & Hanna W. Halaburda; Entertainment & Recreation; Entertainment & Recreation

13 Dec 2022
Cold Call Podcast

Metaverse Seoul: How One City Used Citizen Input to Pilot a Government-Run Metaverse

Keywords: Re: Mitchell B. Weiss; Entertainment & Recreation; Entertainment & Recreation

April 1959
Case

Acoustic Research, Inc. (C)

By: Bruce R. Scott

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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March 1988 (Revised July 1990)
Case

Walt Disney Productions: Greenmail

Considers a firm whose investment strategies have essentially run out. Walt Disney's original visions and goals have all been fulfilled and after his death no new ones are forthcoming. Disney faces repeated takeover attacks and is forced to either set new corporate... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Crisis Management; Acquisition; Financial Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States

November 2015 (Revised February 2020)
Teaching Note

IDEO: Human-Centered Service Design

By: Ryan W. Buell

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