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- 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
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
music and K-drama television shows in Asian countries, Chairman Jay Lee, of the South Korean conglomerate CJ Group, believed that the time was ripe for taking Korean cultural content to the West. One initiative, carried out by the Group's View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and George Gonzalez. "Supercell 2.0: Clash of Plans." Harvard Business School Case 824-180, March 2024. (Revised September 2024.)
- 19 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 19, 2006
punch of earlier generations: video sales generally decrease over time across all quantiles of the sales distribution, but this effect is most pronounced among best-selling titles. Our findings have important implications for View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2006
- Background Note
Technical Game Theory Note #6: Multiple-Round Games and Reputations
By: Dennis A. Yao
Provides a game theory-based interpretation of reputations and reputation building. View Details
- 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.)
- 05 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: iPads, Kindles, and the Close of a Chapter in Book Publishing
Two days ago, the first buyers of Apple's iPad began putting it through its paces, playing games, navigating the Internet, and downloading electronic books. That groan you heard was from dozens of book publishers across the United States, reeling from yet another... View Details
- 17 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Resisting the Seductions of Success
In his novel I Come as a Thief, Louis Auchincloss introduces us to Tony Lowder, a lawyer in his early forties. Tony and his wife have two children. He works for the New York office of the Securities and Exchange Commission, but his job is just a resting spot. Tony has... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
http://hbr.org/product/anglo-american-implementing-a-social-way-for-global-mining/an/414063-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-056 Fei Cheng Wu Rao As Fei Cheng Wu Rao, China's most popular entertainment program, enters its fourth... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
case:http://hbr.org/search/613006-PDF-ENG Harrah's Entertainment Gompers, Paul A., Kristin Mugford, and J. Daniel KimHarvard Business School Case 213-054 This case examines the issues of establishing a capital structure for the leveraged... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
she plans for the next year and tries to manage a difficult board of directors in the challenging entertainment industry. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/813043-PDF-ENG Lyric Dinner Theater (B) Richard G. Hamermesh and James M.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- February 2011 (Revised August 2012)
- Teaching Note
Emotiv Systems Inc.: It's the Thoughts that Count (TN)
By: Elie Ofek and Natalie Kindred
Teaching Note for 510050. View Details