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  • 18 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 18

model from a social networking site to an online gaming business came with new challenges. They hired almost an entirely new staff, cultivated new partnerships, and most urgently sought new funding. However, with three years of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Feb 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?

"holy grail" as opposed to goals (often merely financial), missions or visions, or even a set of values. As Mourkogiannis puts it, "Let others play with 'strategy' and 'tactics' and 'management.' Purpose is the game of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 30 May 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Market Makers Bid for Success

of FairMarket, which provides online auction services for a variety of merchant and community sites. Meakem is the founder and CEO of FreeMarkets, which creates business-to-business online auctions for industrial parts and suppliers.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology
  • 28 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 28, 2008

important predictor of product performance, product variety, process flexibility and industry evolution. We explore this relationship in the software industry by use of a technique called Design Structure... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Jan 2019
  • What Do You Think?

Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?

Benioff completed a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, paying his way through college with royalties he earned as a teen-age game developer. Nadella studied engineering in India and was awarded an... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation; Financial Services
  • 17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

Project Complexity and Systems Integration: Constructing the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games By: Davies, Andrew, and Ian Mackenzie Abstract—Our study of the London Olympics 2012 construction programme showed that systems... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 16 Jan 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation

rules tend to be surprisingly nebulous, especially considering the precise technical specifications of the patents at hand. In part because of the potential profits at stake, SEPs have been at the center of several recent multibillion-dollar lawsuits that impede View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Legal Services
  • 02 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

5,000 board members from around the world to find out. We found that, overall, innovation does not rank as a top strategic challenge for the majority of boards. Although directors in certain industries are more cognizant of the threat of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

effectively within the newly merged entities. No PDF is available at this time. Reputation and Competition: Evidence from the Credit Rating Industry Authors:Bo Becker and Todd Milbourn Abstract Fair and accurate credit ratings arguably... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Sep 2012
  • Research & Ideas

US Competitiveness at Risk

an equally skilled person in another location at a lower wage. Other countries have been improving their game with good skills compared to us and have better infrastructure in some cases than we do. We believe the US retains its core... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
  • 01 Aug 2008
  • What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

stretch goal would be a turnover of 10 in five years, with improvements toward that goal recognized and rewarded on a year-to-year basis. One goal of this philosophy was to eliminate the time-wasting annual budgeting game in which middle... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019

open platforms and then provide a brief history of open digital platforms. I go on to argue that the success of open platforms in competition with vertically integrated firms gave rise to the “vertical-to-horizontal” transition in the computer View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Apr 2019
  • Cold Call Podcast

Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?

month. It’s video streamed all around the world. He sent his deputy general counsel. I thought these things were odd. Why would you respond that way? Why would you go into hiding just at the time when everyone wants to hear from you? And... View Details
Keywords: Re: Andi Wang
  • 29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29

qualitatively confirm the mechanism of industry migration proposed in models like Duranton. [Duranton, G., 2007. "Urban Evolutions: The Fast, the Slow, and the Still." American Economic Review 97, 197.221]. Download the paper... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 14, 2007

the market. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708451 Kohl Industries Harvard Business School Case 808-078 Describes a compensation dilemma with a father and his three children, who work in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Aug 2015
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First Look Tuesday

Publications Forthcoming Management Science How Much Is a Win Worth? An Application to Intercollegiate Athletics By: Chung, Doug J. Abstract—Intercollegiate athletics in the United States have become a multibillion-dollar industry over... View Details
  • July – August 2008
  • Article

Should You Invest in the Long Tail?

By: Anita Elberse
The blockbuster strategy is a time-honored approach, particularly in media and entertainment. When space is limited on store shelves and in traditional distribution channels, producers tend to focus on a few likely best sellers, hoping that one or two big hits will... View Details
Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Distribution Channels; Sales; Marketing Strategy; Online Technology; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
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Elberse, Anita. "Should You Invest in the Long Tail?" HBS Centennial Issue Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2008): 88–96. (HBS Centennial Issue.)
  • 23 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

synchronicity with market and industry returns. We find that firms voluntarily disclosing more sustainability information, identified as material by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), have lower stock price... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • April 2025
  • Case

Netflix in 2024

By: Jan Rivkin and David Allen
In 2024, Netflix appeared to emerge victorious from the “streaming wars” that it had waged in recent years with the likes of Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Apple, and Amazon. What had allowed Netflix not only to succeed in the streaming wars but also to thrive for... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Organizational Culture; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
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Rivkin, Jan, and David Allen. "Netflix in 2024." Harvard Business School Case 725-438, April 2025.
  • September 2017
  • Supplement

Actera Group: Investing in Mars Cinema Group (B)

By: Victoria Ivashina and Eren Kuzucu
In summer of 2010, Murat Çavuşoğlu (HBS MBA 1994) led private equity firm Actera Group’s investment in Mars Cinema Group (Mars), the leading movie exhibitor in Turkey. Immediately after acquiring Mars and merging it with the second larger player in the market, AFM,... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Value Creation; Transformation; Valuation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Turkey
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Ivashina, Victoria, and Eren Kuzucu. "Actera Group: Investing in Mars Cinema Group (B)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 218-706, September 2017.
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