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- June 2008
- Case
Threadless: The Business of Community (Instructor's Version)
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Zahra Kanji
The instructor version of Threadless includes the Threadless student version multimedia case as well as four additional videos that can be used to enhance class discussion. The first video presents community reaction to the proposal from the large retailer. The next... View Details
Lakhani, Karim R., and Zahra Kanji. "Threadless: The Business of Community (Instructor's Version)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 608-719, June 2008.
- April 2008
- Teaching Note
Oprah! (TN)
By: William W. George
Teaching Note for [405087]. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- January 2008
- Teaching Note
TiVo 2007: DVRs and Beyond (TN)
By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
Teaching Note for [708401]. View Details
- June 2006
- Teaching Note
Process Control at Polaroid (A) (TN)
By: H. Kent Bowen and Steven C. Wheelwright
Teaching Note to 693047. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- November 2005
- Supplement
Playgrounds and Performance: Results Management at KaBOOM! (C)
By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Laura Winig
Leonard, Herman B., Marc J. Epstein, and Laura Winig. "Playgrounds and Performance: Results Management at KaBOOM! (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 306-056, November 2005.
- December 2004 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Hasbro Games -- POX (A)
By: David B. Godes and Elie Ofek
Hasbro's newest toy is so unique it requires a unique launch strategy. Comparing traditional media (TV, print) with a non-traditional viral campaign, Matt Collins must weigh the risks and benefits of doing things the way they've always been done or blazing a new path... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Cost vs Benefits; Marketing Strategy; Advertising Campaigns; Product Launch; Innovation and Invention; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Godes, David B., and Elie Ofek. "Hasbro Games -- POX (A)." Harvard Business School Case 505-046, December 2004. (Revised October 2005.)
- November 2004 (Revised October 2005)
- Supplement
Leading the Josie Esquivel Franchise (B)
By: Boris Groysberg and Laura Morgan Roberts
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Groysberg, Boris, and Laura Morgan Roberts. "Leading the Josie Esquivel Franchise (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 405-027, November 2004. (Revised October 2005.)
- October 2003 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2003 (B)
By: David B. Yoffie, Pai-Ling Yin and Christina L. Darwall
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Yoffie, David B., Pai-Ling Yin, and Christina L. Darwall. "Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2003 (B)." Harvard Business School Case 704-429, October 2003. (Revised December 2003.)
- August 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Teaching Note
Electronic Arts Introduces The Sims Online (TN)
By: Youngme E. Moon
Teaching Note for (9-503-008). View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- July 1997
- Case
Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower: Weaving Together the European Operations
By: Ashish Nanda
The case describes the actions taken by Dennis Hightower as president of Disney Consumer Products in Europe and the Middle East from 1988 to 1994. It focuses on how he has gone about establishing a regional office and knitting local operations closer together, the... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Middle East; Europe
Nanda, Ashish. "Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower: Weaving Together the European Operations." Harvard Business School Case 898-026, July 1997.
- October 1989
- Case
Dennis Hightower and the Walt Disney Co. in Europe
Describes the initial entry challenges faced by Dennis Hightower after being assigned the task to revitalize and reposition Walt Disney Co. of Europe in preparation for 1992. Allows students to consider the challenges of cultural heterogeneity, Disney traditions, and... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; Europe
Jick, Todd D. "Dennis Hightower and the Walt Disney Co. in Europe." Harvard Business School Case 490-010, October 1989.
- July 1994 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation
The largest ski resort in Colorado must determine how to select customer segments to focus its promotional and service-delivery efforts. Making segmentation work depends on reordering its pricing policy and "service packages." View Details
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Mary E. Callahan, Don Bramley, Katie King, and Hilary Nicholas. "Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 395-019, July 1994. (Revised January 1997.)
- May 1994 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
STAR TV (A)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and J. Peter Williamson
Concerns the decision whether or not to launch a satellite television service in Asia in the 1990-1991 period. STAR TV was a joint venture between Hutchison Whampoa and Li-Ka Shing and was established to launch such a service. Li-Ka Shing's son, Richard, was CEO.... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Decisions; Product Launch; Service Delivery; Adaptation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Asia; Europe; United States
Yoshino, Michael Y., and J. Peter Williamson. "STAR TV (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-212, May 1994. (Revised September 1994.)
Russell Simmons
Simmons was principally responsible for bringing rap and hip hop music into the cultural mainstream of America. His formation of Def Jam Records in the early eighties marked the beginning of rap as a dominant music form. By the end of the century, rap music had... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
Amos Hostetter, Jr.
With a few thousand dollars, Hostetter and a partner embarked on the development of a small cable company in the early sixties. Beginning with two small towns in Ohio, Continental Cablevision grew by providing better reception to rural communities. Over a three decade... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
Leonard H. Goldenson
As head of the merged American Broadcasting Company and Paramount Pictures, Goldenson became known as the man who “wed television to the movies.” Goldenson was able to convince Disney Studios and Warner Brothers to produce TV shows for ABC, such as series “Maverick,”... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 29 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
My HBS Student Loan Story: John Cortines (MBA 2015)
with prospective or current HBS students regarding loans or debt repayment? Some HBS students are able to spend more on travel and entertainment and if you are not from a wealthy background, it is possible to experience envy or jealousy.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
LA Reid’s Song
pervasive element of the entertainment business, a thread running through all of society. People in music today can sell any brand. I don’t care what it is. If you want social media to be successful, if it doesn’t include superstar music... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
while the second offered the opportunity to learn more about careers in entertainment and media, high tech, marketing, and nonprofits. Judy Lewent, SVP and CFO of Merck & Co., another of Fortune's top fifty, delivered the second keynote... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 25 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows
Chitalia (MBA 2026)Snehal comes to HBS after working at Disney and with other entertainment studios throughout Los Angeles. Passionate about increasing diversity and opportunities for women in the View Details