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Article

Repositioning and Cost-Cutting: The Impact of Competition on Platform Strategies

By: Robert Seamans and Feng Zhu

Organizational structures are increasingly complex. In particular, more firms today operate as multi-sided platforms. In this paper, we study how platform firms use repositioning and cost-cutting in response to competition, elucidate external and internal factors that... View Details

Keywords: Platform Strategy; Repositioning; Cost-cutting; Intra-firm Learning; Multi-Sided Platforms; Cost Management; Product Positioning; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Knowledge Acquisition; Journalism and News Industry

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July 2001 (Revised September 2005)
Case

USA TODAY: Pursuing the Network Strategy (B)

By: Michael L. Tushman, Michael J. Roberts and David Kiron

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Business Units; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Integration; Internet and the Web; Organizational Design; Groups and Teams; Newspapers; Innovation and Invention; Journalism and News Industry

April 2001
Teaching Note

CBS Evening News TN

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman

Teaching Note for (9-898-086). For book only - not listed on case. View Details

Keywords: Journalism and News Industry

September 1991 (Revised December 1991)
Supplement

USA Today Decision: Making Headlines Across the Nation (B), The

Provides an update and supports additional discussion of the process by which Gannett pursued the USA Today project. View Details

Keywords: Business Processes; Journalism and News Industry; United States

Fast Answer

Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry

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31 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World

As the quantity of online content continues to proliferate—from cute cat videos to policy experts blogging on the Middle East—the consumer's expectation that online content should be free becomes more entrenched. To make money, websites increasingly rely on paid... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Journalism & News; Journalism & News; Journalism & News

Web

2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

in top-tier academic journals such as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Psychological Science, View Details

22 Nov 2022
News

Merlin Entertainments Taps Scott O’Neil as CEO

Photo credit: Philadelphia 76ers; Merlin Entertainments Scott O’Neil (MBA 1998), former CEO of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, was recently named CEO of the UK-based theme park company Merlin Entertainments, the Wall Street Journal... View Details

18 Sep 2019
News

Buffett Protégé Britt Cool to Start Own Firm

Photo via The Wall Street Journal Photo via The Wall Street Journal Tracy Britt Cool (MBA 2009) is leaving Berkshire Hathaway after a decade to start her own investment firm, reports the Wall Street Journal.... View Details

July 1972 (Revised September 1985)
Case

Saturday Evening Post (Revised)

Permits analysis of the need for adapting strategy to environmental change and for choosing among strategic alternatives in the light of new environmental opportunities. Management and board failures in these areas may be traced to some of the underlying causes,... View Details

Keywords: Journals and Magazines; Management Style; Values and Beliefs; Governing and Advisory Boards; Adaptation; Leadership Style; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States

Web

Web of Science | Baker Library

Web of Science Complete bibliographic data plus citations and abstracts to journal articles across a wide range of scientific, technological, social sciences, arts, and humanities disciplines. Read More Provides users with the ability to... View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

A Woman in the House

Journal Gazette (October 21, 2003). The swearing-in ceremony included an audience of eight hundred enthusiastic supporters, a high-school band, and a heartfelt rendition of the national anthem. “The bipartisan crowd was liberal with its... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

September 2013
Case

Vogue: Defining the Culture of Fashion

By: Anita Elberse, Joseph Ferrer, Elizabeth Gough and Victoria Katsarou

In March 2013, Susan Plagemann, vice president and publisher of Vogue—widely regarded as the world's most influential fashion magazine, and publishing conglomerate Condé Nast's marquee title—is seeking answers to two questions. First, how she can best approach the... View Details

Keywords: Creative Industries; Fashion; Publishing; Digital Technology; Entertainment; Product Portfolio Management; Magazines; Journals and Magazines; Internet and the Web; Change Management; Resource Allocation; Creativity; Media; Advertising; Fashion Industry; Publishing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry