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- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410040-PDF-ENG Ann Gildroy: Life Story of a Recent MBA Harvard Business School Case 410-037 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410037-PDF-ENG The Blackstone Group:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
motto, "citius, altius, fortius" (faster, higher, stronger). In addition, the Olympics are an event-filled entertainment package, launched by the spectacle of the Opening Ceremonies, which drew a record 40.7 million viewers in... View Details
- 29 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 29, 2008
and even remade as movies have come to dominate mainstream media content. At media giant Sony, Ken Munekata, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), and Atsushi Fukuda, President of Sony Digital View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Advertising and Expectations: The Effectiveness of Pre-Release Advertising for Motion Pictures
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
John Walson launched the first commercial cable television system in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, an Appalachian town eighty-six miles from Philadelphia. 1,2 Walson worked as a lineman for Pennsylvania Power & Light and also owned a local appliance store, which held... View Details
- 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
- September 2007 (Revised September 2007)
- Teaching Note
RealNetworks Rhapsody (TN)
- August 2007 (Revised February 2013)
- Teaching Note
Oprah Winfrey (TN)
By: Nancy F. Koehn, Marya Besharov, Katherine Miller and Nora Khan
- October 2005 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
The Turnaround of Chris-Craft
By: William A. Sahlman, Geremy Connor, Brian Doherty, Andrew Murphy and Taylor Smith
Describes a set of issues confronting the owners of Chris-Craft, a manufacturer of high-end boats. The company can invest in new monobrand stores, new boat designs, and brand extensions (e.g., apparel). The owners have also recently purchased Indian Head Motorcycle out... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Luxury; Brands and Branding; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
Sahlman, William A., Geremy Connor, Brian Doherty, Andrew Murphy, and Taylor Smith. "The Turnaround of Chris-Craft." Harvard Business School Case 806-071, October 2005. (Revised June 2006.)
- April 2018
- Case
Wilderness Safaris: Ecotourism Entrepreneurship
By: James E. Austin, Megan Epler Wood and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard
Wilderness Safaris sees itself as a conservation company that is built on a business model of providing high-end, premium-priced wildlife safaris in various locations in Africa. Dependent on functioning, healthy ecosystems for its long-term survivability as a business,... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Conservation Planning; Corporate Social Responsibility; Ecotourism; Strategy; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Africa; Botswana
Austin, James E., Megan Epler Wood, and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard. "Wilderness Safaris: Ecotourism Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Case 318-040, April 2018.
- 14 Apr 2020
- Cold Call Podcast
'Fortnite' Was a Blockbuster for Epic Games. What’s the Encore?
- 26 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Where will Pokémon Go with Your Personal Information?
Instead of taking big screens across the country by storm, this summer’s blockbuster has people glued to much smaller ones. Launched at the beginning of July by San Francisco-based software development company Niantic, Inc., Pokémon Go has quickly become one of the... View Details
- 30 Jan 2006
- HBS Case
The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand
As a longtime authority on marketing communications, HBS professor John Deighton has analyzed the consumer-product relationship from every angle. But when he heard the best-selling author James Patterson address a meeting of the Direct Marketing Association, Deighton... View Details
- 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
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
This is an abridgment of HBS No. 911-066. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/915016-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 515-039 NBCUniversal In September 2014, Stephen Burke, chief executive officer at media and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Improving Fairness in Flight Delays
People who fly the friendly skies with any regularity have no doubt experienced the not-so-friendly feelings that come with missed connections, canceled flights, and general delays. Angry, powerless, they join the rebooking queue or camp out in the boarding area to... View Details
- May 2022
- Case
From GOP to NFT: Anthony Scaramucci and the Launch of Flatter NFT
By: Lauren Cohen, Richard Ryffel and Grace Headinger
Anthony Scaramucci, Managing Director of SkyBridge Capital, considered whether he should officially greenlight the launch of SkyBridge’s own NFT platform — Flatter NFT. He had led the investment firm to push first into Bitcoin and then Ethereum to make SkyBridge a... View Details
Keywords: Business Startup; Fintech; Technology; Cryptocurrency; Web3; Business Startups; Volatility; Decision Making; Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Strategic Planning; Adoption; Competitive Advantage; Technology Adoption; Finance; Currency; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; New York (city, NY)
Cohen, Lauren, Richard Ryffel, and Grace Headinger. "From GOP to NFT: Anthony Scaramucci and the Launch of Flatter NFT." Harvard Business School Case 222-085, May 2022.
- 29 Oct 2007
- HBS Case
Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement
over a course of a career or in the flash of an eye—just ask Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who was a top endorsement target of clients such as Coca-Cola until he was disgraced earlier this year in a dogfighting scandal. Superstars throughout the View Details