Publications

01 Oct 2002
News

Michael F. Cronin

under management. Given Cronin's background, it's not surprising that the WP portfolio favors traditional industrial and service companies that are strong on business fundamentals. Examples include Herald... View Details

Book Review

Review of "Blue Skies: A History of Cable Television

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann

Keywords: History; Media; Media and Broadcasting Industry

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April 2007
Supplement

Dataset for "Clear Channel Communications, Inc." (CW)

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee

Keywords: Media; Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry

01 Feb 2002
News

It's academic. (Not!)

Wasserman. "They have a lot of senior people at the top and very few junior people below them. Several other industries that started out that way - such as investment banking View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

fall 2001
Article

News Is Strategic in the Newspaper Business

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Strategy; Media; Media and Broadcasting Industry

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1999
Chapter

Digital Media: Cutting Through the Hype

By: J. A. Deighton and Patrick Barwise

Keywords: Media; Technology; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry

August 1990 (Revised October 1991)
Teaching Note

Thumbs-Up Video, Inc., Teaching Note

By: William J. Bruns Jr.

Teaching Note for (9-189-193). View Details

Keywords: Media; Media and Broadcasting Industry

13 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet

Imagine a future in which a smart marketing machine can predict the needs and habits of individual consumers and the dynamics of competitors across industries View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

10 May 2020
Blog Post

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

insurance industry Proudest Accomplishment: Being the mother of Elisa and the wife of Andrés Summer Internship: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - Boston Office How do you do it? I have a great partner (Andy),... 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

17 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

The Reputation Risks of Sharing Fake News

not just to share anything that would benefit your political party if it were true.” The findings provide a key lesson for companies that advertise and share content on social media to gain a following:... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

January 1990 (Revised October 1999)
Teaching Note

RKO Warner Video, Inc.: Incentive Compensation Plan TN

By: George P. Baker III

Teaching Note for (9-190-067). View Details

Keywords: Media; Compensation and Benefits; Media and Broadcasting Industry

05 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software

that certain employees gain through contributing, says Nagle. His study suggests that contributing to crowdsourced digital or even physical “public goods” that benefit other firms or industries can enable companies to gain valuable... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Computer

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

process solutions has become clear. And it is driving new business creation, as well as traditional business adaptation, at far higher than previous rates. With the evolution of our great industrial View Details

December 2018 (Revised August 2019)
Case

Super Bowl Storytelling

By: Shelle Santana and Jill Avery

The one day a year when consumers not only tolerate but actually eagerly anticipate ads is during the NFL's Super Bowl. In sharp contrast to their behavior on the other 364 days of the year, consumers watch an average of 89 commercials per Super Bowl game for an... View Details

Keywords: Television Advertising; Entertainment; Brand Management; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Marketing Communications; Advertising; Television Entertainment; Brands and Branding; Media; Cost vs Benefits; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; United States; North America

summer 1981
Article

Blockbusters: The Economics of Mass Entertainment

By: David A. Garvin

Keywords: Economics; Media; Media and Broadcasting Industry

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September 2000 (Revised May 2003)
Case

Radio One, Inc.

By: Richard S. Ruback and Pauline M Fischer

Radio One (NYSE: ROIA and RIOAK), the largest radio group targeting African-Americans in the country, had the opportunity to acquire 12 urban stations in the top 50 markets from Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (NYSE: CCU) in the winter of 2000. The stations were... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; Valuation; Race; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Strategy; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Indiana; United States; North Carolina