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- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
them and, in many cases, ruled over them. Arsalan published his response in a series of articles written for the Cairo-based Islamic journal, Al-Manār. Subsequently, these articles were combined and published, in 1930, in a book entitled... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Podcast: Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal
worsen. The industry is now going through full-scale consolidation and reorganization in the face of competition from Internet properties. The trend begs the question: Is Murdoch overpaying for Dow Jones?... View Details
Ian K. Ballantine
In 1952, the year of Ballantine Books' founding, Ballantine introduced four titles, including Executive Suite by Cameron Hawley, which became a bestseller and a successful motion picture. Ballantine proved to the publishing View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
- 10 Nov 2008
- Research Event
Social Media Leads the Future of Technology
it should be a two-way device. "This is not a new idea," Kim clarified. "Many attempts have failed. It primes us for success." Prices of televisions are going down, and the industry as a whole is mature, leaving an... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Extra! Extra! Newspapers Miss the Story
yet less than 5 percent of the newspaper industry offers any targeted advertising products.” The irony, he notes, is that “the Internet will eventually eat into traditional print revenue, but the... View Details
- 11 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
E-Commerce Unplugged
channel, a mobile Internet or a substitute for PCs. Rather, it is a new aspect of consumerism and a much more powerful way to speak with consumers. Unleashing the value of m-commerce requires understanding the role that mobility plays in... View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma
Patrick J. McGovern
Beginning as a market researcher, McGovern created Computerworld in 1967 as a vehicle to bring together computer manufacturers and their prospective customers. With the rapid success of this publication, McGovern went on to publish more... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
- 30 Jan 2006
- HBS Case
The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand
"Something hits as a success and dominates the market," Deighton comments. "It's similar to what has happened in other industries such as movies, television, and sports." Deighton examines three classic ages of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Read This and Write
Internet development services firm, publishes an annual short-story review, sponsors a short-story competition, and organizes theatrical performances adapted from stories. “Our goal is to create a friendly,... View Details
Wilton D. Cole
Cole radically transformed the publishing company by selling the struggling magazine division in 1956, which, at the time, represented over 50% of the firm’s revenues. Through a series of targeted acquisitions and internal investment,... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
- February 2001
- Case
BarnesandNoble.com (B)
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Dickson Louie and William A. Sahlman
At the end of 1998, Jonathan Bulkeley, the newly-named CEO of barnesandnoble.com, is faced with a challenge. As the second leading online bookseller behind Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com must build its market share. With Forrester Research predicting that the online... View Details
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Dickson Louie, and William A. Sahlman. "BarnesandNoble.com (B)." Harvard Business School Case 901-023, February 2001.
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
world: dot-coms, dot-com enablers (technology and service providers), and "wannadots" (established companies seeking to incorporate the Internet into their activities). These organizations must find ways to thrive in a digital age that... View Details
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
publications and meeting minutes of pharmacist groups. “She was known as Mrs. Thomas Gleason until about 1934, when she begins to get introduced by her first name. In the story of California ‘fair trade’ I found this exceptional state... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
investment strategy. Stolen Memories: A Journey Through Alzheimer’s By Maria L. Ellis (OPM 32, 2003) Independently Published Stolen Memories: A Journey Through Alzheimer’s is a deeply moving and insightful exploration of one of the most... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Protecting against the Erosion of Brand Value
When Barnes & Noble rolled out a line of “store-brand” classic books last summer, the publishing industry gasped.The company aimed to provide consumers with high-quality books at prices significantly below... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’
500,000 listings and counting. (By way of comparison, hotel industry giant Marriott offers around 530,000 rooms worldwide.) Airbnb, which has been valued at roughly $2.5 billion, recently closed a $200 million round of financing,... View Details
Frank A. Munsey
Frank Munsey revolutionized the publishing industry by bringing financial rigor to the business. Munsey was a pioneer in connecting advertising prices to circulation volume making large-scale magazine... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
In 1994, the World Wide Web was not yet a household name. A new company called Yahoo! had just developed a way to look for sites on the Internet -- the search engine. HotWired debuted as the first online magazine to carry advertisements.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
research on virtual communication tools, Ping is the necessary playbook for mastering virtual communication to increase productivity, gain influence, and deepen connections A Layperson’s Guide to the Middle Ages in Western Europe By Brian R. Buxton (MBA 1977)... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
system. In France and Germany, the university systems create a lot of inventions but not necessarily innovations. The third difference is the varying tolerance for income disparity across cultures. While that tolerance is very high in the U.S., in many other countries,... View Details
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