Entertainment and Recreation Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 18, 2009

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,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Marketing Wine to the World

program, I had the opportunity to write a new case about Robert Mondavi. As I conducted the research for the case, I became more fascinated with the changes taking place in the industry globally, as well as the marked differences between... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Entertainment & Recreation; Entertainment & Recreation

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India

India's economic growth is an exciting new playing field for the retail industry and for entrepreneurs looking to get in on the ground level, a panel of that country's businessmen agreed. Rising incomes,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products; Retail

May 2025
Case

The Future of the BBC: Public Ownership vs. Privatization

By: Henry McGee

With viewership of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) in decline, the country’s Culture Minister must recommend a new funding model for the venerated public institution which will allow the broadcaster to succeed in an increasingly competitive media environment. View Details

Keywords: Television Entertainment; Cooperative Ownership; State Ownership; Privatization; Public Ownership; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United Kingdom

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Educators

November 2004 (Revised November 2004)
Supplement

Martha Stewart (C)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry

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15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015

which industry entrants will succeed. Unfortunately, the theory has also been widely misunderstood, and the “disruptive” label has been applied too carelessly anytime a market newcomer shakes up... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

September 1990
Case

Outdoors, Inc.

By: David E. Bell

Keywords: Retail Industry; Retail Industry

Citation

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August 1990 (Revised May 1993)
Teaching Note

Hanson Ski Products, Teaching Note

By: William J. Bruns Jr.

Teaching Note for (9-187-038). View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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April 2008
Teaching Note

Oprah! (TN)

By: William W. George

Teaching Note for [405087]. View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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August 2003 (Revised November 2005)
Teaching Note

Electronic Arts Introduces The Sims Online (TN)

By: Youngme E. Moon

Teaching Note for (9-503-008). View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007

Cases & Course MaterialsDesign: More Than a Cool Chair Harvard Business School Note 607-026 This introduction to the Design industry includes definitions, and industry... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

E-Commerce Unplugged

behavior. Good examples of such companies are leaders in the consumer packaged-goods industry such as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and Kraft Foods—or retail organizations such as Wal-Mart View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma

August 2018
Teaching Note

Wilderness Safaris: Ecotourism Entrepreneurship

By: James E. Austin, Megan Epler Wood and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard

Teaching Note for HBS No. 318-040. View Details

Keywords: Sustainability; Conservation Planning; Corporate Social Responsibility; Ecotourism; Strategy; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Tourism Industry; Tourism Industry; Tourism Industry; Africa; Botswana

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13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015

James Heppelmann looked at how this shift is changing the structure of industries and forcing firms to rethink their strategies. In this companion article, the authors look at the effects inside firms,... View Details

29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29

qualitatively confirm the mechanism of industry migration proposed in models like Duranton. [Duranton, G., 2007. "Urban Evolutions: The Fast, the Slow, and the Still." American Economic Review 97,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Jun 2018
Cold Call Podcast

L.A. Philharmonic Shows the American Symphony Orchestra Isn’t Dead Yet

Keywords: Re: Rohit Deshpande; Entertainment & Recreation; Entertainment & Recreation

21 Mar 2012
Op-Ed

Finding the Right Jeremy Lin Storyline

New York Knicks basketball sensation Jeremy Lin has attracted worldwide attention because he crosses so many boundaries and defies so many stereotypes. Lin, an Asian-American (rare in the NBA) who played college hoops at Harvard (even... View Details

Keywords: by Lakshmi Ramarajan; Entertainment & Recreation

05 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments

proving to be inefficient and were drains on the public treasury. Business would do well to support improvements in the system that purports to protect their investments abroad. The Thatcher and Reagan... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities