Video Game Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2007
News

Security Chief

a kidnapped Texas couple whose captors went on a shopping spree with the victims’ credit cards. “The kidnappers were filmed on our video equipment in a store, and the police apprehended them,” says Parker. Halfway around the world, U.S.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; technology-based security business; Management; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

09 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Video: Thinking Secondhand First

CEO and co-founder of thredUP, James Reinhart (MBA/MPA-ID 2009) is disrupting the retail industry out of the mission to keep clothing out of landfills. Reinhart thought of his secondhand clothing business while at HBS and has since built... View Details

January 2022
Article

Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driven Learning, and the Decentralized Structure of Platform Ecosystems

By: David R. Clough and Andy Wu

Gregory, Henfridsson, Kaganer, and Kyriakou (2020) highlight the important role of data and AI as strategic resources that platforms may use to enhance user value. However, their article overlooks a significant conceptual distinction: the installed base of... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Data Strategy; Ecosystem; Value Capture; Digital Platforms; Analytics and Data Science; Strategy; Learning; Value Creation; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Tools for Humanity: Rage and Love as Acts of Resistance and Renewal Tools for Humanity: Rage and Love as Acts of Resistance and Renewal 4-5 May 2023 Home Speakers Videos Agenda May 04 Thursday, May 04, 2023 All sessions will take place in... View Details

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Recommendation Letters

Recommendation letters provide an in-depth, personalized evaluation of your academic abilities, research potential, and character. Whether you come from an academic or industry background, watch this video... View Details

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Robert Reiss | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

and soon recognized opportunities to explore in games like chess and magic. Eventually he sold that enterprise to a needlecraft company and founded R&R to focus on creating and selling games, including the TVGuide Trivia View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over

fans were forced by FIFA to remove their pants before entering the stadium. As a result, hundreds of fans watched the game in their underwear. Needless to say, the Dutch brewery reaped a marketing bonanza. For the big athletic equipment... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Celebrating our Student Fathers - MBA

Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction... View Details

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Ignacio Lartirigoyen (MBA 2020) Talks Family Business, Bringing Children to HBS, and Agribusiness - MBA

Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction... View Details

01 Jun 1996
News

New Releases

Engines of Innovation edited by Richard S. Rosenbloom and William J. Spencer (HBS Press) In past decades, industrial laboratories such as AT&T's Bell Labs and the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center were wellsprings of powerful new... View Details

22 May 2017
Blog Post

Changing How You Think at HBS

Video I wanted to go to business school as I hoped my roles would evolve from individual contributor, to team manager, to stakeholder with wider influence. I also wanted to explore different business areas besides investment banking and... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Feedback

Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL Re: Can the NFL win the long game? It is a game for only certain types of individuals, physically and mentally tough, coached up and properly conditioned in season and off season. There is no finer... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2011
News

Making Their Way

Chirchirillo, “It’s a game-changer. Now we can go from print-to-part faster than anyone in the world.” The coin of the realm: The intricate patterns of metal stampings form the innards of component parts for a variety of manufactured products in a range of View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Rail Transportation; Transportation

01 Dec 2022
News

The State of Play

industry had reached a steady simmer before the pandemic, hitting an estimated $61.8 billion in 2019, and is roaring back to life now that people are eager to emerge from their houses and indulge their senses in something new.... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

19 Aug 2011
News

i-lab Buzz

Approaching the i-lab on the walkway from Aldrich and Spangler. A kitchen lounge and video gaming area. There’s a small army of workers putting the finishing touches on the Harvard Innovation Lab, which will... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

20 Aug 2024
Book

Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

The following is an excerpt that was adapted and lightly edited from chapter nine of Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win, written by Feng Zhu and Bonnie Yining Cao and published August 20, 2024. In... View Details

Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Technology; Information Technology

15 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of New-Market Disruption

Kittyhawk team had to weigh its market options: Sell the disk drive to DMD's existing customers, who were manufacturing increasingly portable computing devices, or explore emerging opportunities elsewhere. A leading video View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert; Technology

21 Aug 2008
News

Stylin’ at Gallatin

the building’s full-time residents arrive in September. They ate BBQ, played Texas hold ’em, and generally hung out in a lounge area that includes a pool table, a Wii (that must-have video game system), and... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

19 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

LEED-ing by Example

Simcoe, an assistant professor at Boston University, adds that such policies might also resolve a type of coordination problem often seen in the diffusion of technology standards, such as the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface or a new View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works

Disney Company expects to lose up to $190 million on its summer fiasco The Lone Ranger, another star vehicle featuring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer. Welcome to the risky strategy of "blockbusters," practiced increasingly by movie, TV, and recording companies;... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

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