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21 Mar 2012
Op-Ed

Finding the Right Jeremy Lin Storyline

New York Knicks basketball sensation Jeremy Lin has attracted worldwide attention because he crosses so many boundaries and defies so many stereotypes. Lin, an Asian-American (rare in the NBA) who played college hoops at Harvard (even rarer in the NBA), was cut from... View Details

Keywords: by Lakshmi Ramarajan; Entertainment & Recreation

09 Jan 2012
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When to Sell Your Idea: Theory and Evidence from the Movie Industry

Keywords: by Hong Luo; Entertainment & Recreation

17 Jan 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Expectations, Network Effects and Platform Pricing

Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & Hanna Hałaburda; Entertainment & Recreation

02 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best

At the gambling meccas that employ them, they are called "casino hosts"—essentially front-line employees with nevertheless big responsibilities. These staffers work to develop one-on-one relationships with high-rollers to make sure they are very happy customers. The... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Entertainment & Recreation

04 Jan 2011
Working Paper Summaries

The Learning Effects of Monitoring

Keywords: by Dennis Campbell, Marc Epstein & Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez; Entertainment & Recreation

Profile

Pam Wildeman

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? After a few years in Finance, I learned that career success and passion don’t always go hand in hand. I also felt that my experience base was very industry-specific. So more than just wanting to transition careers, I... View Details

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There Are No HBS People, Just People Who Happen to Go to HBS - MBA

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Harvard Business School Announces Its 2024-2025 Blavatnik Fellows - MBA

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5 Ways the Case Method Changes How You Learn - MBA

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Joan Colligan Oral History - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

McKinsey & Company, Inc., as Vice President Marketing/Planning and Research for CBS/Sony Music Entertainment and as Managing Consultant of the Training and Organizational practice within The Human Resource Partnership (TRP), LLC. Her work... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Leslie Gold

online-shopping type of operation, using broadcast to pitch the product, with people beaming in orders and making purchases without ever leaving the broadcast, something neither radio nor TV can do. As it is for my show, Shovio can be a vehicle for professional... View Details

Keywords: Talk Radio; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

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iOpenEye: Theater and #MeToo in Nigeria

By: Caroline Elkins, Tarun Khanna and Joyce J. Kim

In 2014, Ifeoma Fafunwa, an award-winning playwright and director, founded iOpenEye, a commercial production company dedicated to driving social change through performance art. iOpenEye’s flagship theatrical production was called “Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True,”... View Details

Keywords: Theatre; Social Change; Entrepreneurship; Social Enterprise; Arts; Entertainment; Social Issues; Health Pandemics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Nigeria

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Private and Public Decisions in Social Dilemmas: Evidence from Children's Behavior

Substantial research with adult populations has found that selfish impulses are less likely to be pursued when decisions are publicly observable. To the best of our knowledge, however, this behavioral regularity has not been systematically explored as potential... View Details

Keywords: Research; Age Characteristics; Behavior; Decisions; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Announcements; Situation or Environment

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The Asymptotic Theory of Stochastic Games

By: Truman F. Bewley and Elon Kohlberg

Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Theory

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What’s it Like to be an HBS Partner? - MBA

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3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow - MBA

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Leni Peterson R. (MS/MBA 2023): Solving Big Problems Through Entrepreneurship - MBA

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