gaming - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games

quality of games is that, thanks to tweaks in the design of postseason matchups, teams at the highest championship level more often find themselves facing their true competitive counterparts. It was not always so. Until 1992, as HBS... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports

December 2004
Case

Hasbro Games -- POX (B)

By: David B. Godes and Elie Ofek

Keywords: Video Game Industry

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04 Sep 2019
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Putting the Game Within Reach

you listen to the fans, you’ll wind up sitting with them. But what if a generation of fans has been brought up to game plan like coaches and build rosters like general managers, with skills honed by playing video View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Books: Winning the Influence Game

be applied at the local, state, national, or international level by managers from a wide spectrum of industries. In today's economy, where government laws and regulations can determine the long-term viability of businesses, Winning the Influence View Details

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

01 Dec 2023
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Research Brief: Staying in the Game

Illustration by Peter Hoey In Monopoly, declaring bankruptcy has a very permanent consequence. Game over; you lose. In the paper “Life After Death: A Field Experiment with Small Businesses on Information Frictions, Stigma, and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

February 2001 (Revised June 2001)
Case

Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (B): Nintendo Power

Tells the story of Nintendo's revival of the home video game industry in the mid-1980s and its dominance of the market in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Strategic issues addressed include the creation of value by sparking dormant demand and the capture of value... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Video Game Industry

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18 Jul 2013
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The Two-Minute Game that Reveals How People Perceive You

August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
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Real Property Negotiation Game (B): Seller, Raleigh Commons

By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. The seller case,... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; Property; Price; Sales; Market Transactions; Real Estate Industry; Raleigh

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October 2008
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Gender in Job Negotiations: A Two-Level Game

By: Hannah Riley Bowles and Kathleen McGinn

We propose taking a two-level-game perspective on gender in job negotiations. At Level One, candidates negotiate with employers. At Level Two, candidates negotiate with household members. In order to illuminate the interplay between these two levels, we review research... View Details

Keywords: Perspective; Negotiation; Research; Organizational Culture; Body of Literature; Jobs and Positions; Gender; Labor

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April 1978
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Two Person Games on Graphs

By: A. E. Roth

Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling

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June 2024
Teaching Note

Dirk Nowitzki: Changing the Game

By: Boris Groysberg, Katherine Connolly Baden and Robin Abrahams

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 420-031. NBA Superstar Dirk Nowitzki was unsure whether the 2018-19 season would be his last as an NBA player. He had not faced such uncertainty since 1998, when he had navigated a difficult decision regarding the timing of his move to... View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Practice; Retirement; Work-Life Balance; Success; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Growth and Development; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Performance; Sports Industry; United States

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December 2019 (Revised January 2022)
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Othellonia: Growing a Mobile Game

By: Eva Ascarza, Tomomichi Amano and Sunil Gupta

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How Apple Gamed App Pricing

By: Scott Duke Kominers

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July 2011 (Revised September 2011)
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Game Time Decision for AppDirect

By: Andrei Hagiu, Laura Arjona and Emily Zhang

AppDirect is a start-up that offers small businesses software-as-a-service solutions through a business app marketplace and portal. Daniel Saks, co-founder and co-CEO, is faced with the key question of deciding distribution strategy: should AppDirect find channel... View Details

Keywords: Digital Platforms; Distribution; Applications and Software; Innovation Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Business Growth and Maturation; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology Industry; United States

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May 15, 2004
Article

The Rules of the Game

By: C. M. Christensen and Scott D. Anthony

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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July 1974
Journal Article

Repeated Games with Absorbing States

By: Elon Kohlberg

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January 2025
Teaching Note

Big Media's Game of Thrones

By: Emily McComb, Marco Sammon and James Barnett

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 224-045. View Details

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August 2021
Supplement

Dirk Nowitzki: Changing the Game

By: Boris Groysberg

NBA Superstar Dirk Nowitzki was unsure whether the 2018–2019 season would be his last as an NBA player. He had not faced such uncertainty since 1998, when he had navigated a difficult decision regarding the timing of his move to the NBA. He also did not know what he... View Details