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March 2024
Case

Katharine Graham: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun

This case traces the life of Katharine Graham from housewife to publisher of the Washington Post. Born into a family of wealth, Graham described herself as a “doormat wife” after she married Phil Graham and stayed at home to raise their children. His unexpected death... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Values and Beliefs; Power and Influence; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Success; Work-Life Balance; News; Newspapers; Media; Gender; Publishing Industry

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09 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices

all sorts of elements of the digital marketplace that our existing legal frameworks are not particularly well-suited to deal with.” About the Author Kristen Senz is a writer and social media editor for Harvard Business School Working... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

16 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities

paper was written by Nikhil Naik, a Prize Fellow at Harvard University; Scott Duke Kominers, the Harvard Business School MBA Class of 1960 Associate Professor; Edward L. Glaeser, the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University; and MIT View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Real Estate

25 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 25

MaterialsHarvard Business School Executive Education: Balancing Online and Offline Marketing John Deighton and Leora KornfeldHarvard Business School Case 510-091 How does a small business set its online media budget? The HBS Executive... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

June 2017 (Revised August 2018)
Supplement

Making Target the Target: Boycotts and Corporate Political Activity (B)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Victor Wu

Supplements the (A) Case. View Details

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24 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?

art is kept hidden on a broad scale, it has a ripple effect about which firms and IP experts should be concerned, Gross says. “Everybody in the system benefits from being able to access information about the cutting edge.” About the author Kristen Senz is a writer and... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

30 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One

increase in liberal attitudes on racial issues and vote intentions for the Democrats” in the 2020 US presidential election, the paper says. While it’s unclear why the Black Lives Matter movement shifted more views than other social protests, Pons says the intense View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 30

gaps within the organization. Purchase this note:http://hbr.org/search/413037-PDF-ENG Ringier—Building a Digital-Age Media Company Felix Oberholzer-GeeHarvard Business School Case 713-423 Overview of the strategic re-orientation and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

from the Negotiations That Wrested the NFL from CBS By: Sebenius, James K. Abstract—A remarkable 1993 negotiation rocked the world of American football with aftershocks that have directly shaped today’s entertainment and media landscapes... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

31 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss

Kristen Senz is a social media editor and writer for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: iStock Photo] Related Reading Working Paper: Surfacing the Submerged State with Operational Transparency in Government Services What... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

20 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening

When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?

successors. The divide among partners has played out in the media in recent years. For example, Weston Presidio reportedly suspended its fund-raising in 2014 after a group of partners left the company to start a new investment firm.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Banking; Financial Services

08 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019

generating a brand book for Israel that suggested a guiding brand position of “creative energy”; inviting social media influencers to partake in trips focused on lifestyle interests; generating appealing, non-conflict related content... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’

communicate with them in a dynamic, two-way fashion. Fifth, there is technological change. As digital networks make instant connectivity the norm of business life, and as social media platforms grow more powerful and more ubiquitous, a... View Details

Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg

12 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 12, 2006

geography still matter enormously in global business. Strategy and Society: The Link between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility Authors:M. E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer Periodical:Harvard Business Review 84, no. 12 (December 2006) Abstract... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

Building a Powerful Prestige Brand

generally worked with the advertising managers. In its early years, the cosmetics company could not afford a large, mass media campaign. Instead, Estée and department store managers sent mailings to targeted local consumers. When Lauder... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn; Beauty & Cosmetics; Consumer Products; Retail

01 Nov 2024
In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

From tech to media to management consulting firms, layoffs are back. Downsizing during a healthy economy can help lay the foundation for efficient growth or make space for new roles that harness newer technology, such as artificial... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

transactional media marketplace and hoped that two new marketing analytics products would give it a more predictable revenue stream. But sales were behind forecast. DataXu’s large brand and advertising agency clients found the new... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 2014
Teaching Note

The Weather Company

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

New CEO David Kenny transformed The Weather Company in less than two years from a primary identity as a cable television channel to a multi-platform digital company innovating in the uses of weather data. He assesses progress and considers strategic choices and... View Details