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The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports Course Number 1914 Professor Anita Elberse Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Paper/Project Career Focus This course is primarily designed... View Details

01 Aug 2015
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Charge of the Zebra

Keywords: RFID technology; internet of things; mobile technology; acquisitions

May 2020
Teaching Note

Talismark

By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 211-097. Talismark negotiated waste hauling contracts for small and medium size companies. Its owners, Charles Muszynski and Marshall Staiman, were able to grow the business by more than 30% per year since it was founded, but believed... View Details

Keywords: Small Business; Small Business Administration; Infrastructure; Restructuring; Business Processes; Information Management; Sales; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Wastes and Waste Processing

27 Mar 2024
News

Inspirational Women in Business

August 2011 (Revised September 2011)
Case

Global Business School Network

By: Christopher Marquis and Rwitwika Bhattacharya

The mission of the Global Business School Network (GBSN) is to strengthen business education for the developing world. The organization was transitioning out of its startup phase and wants to shift its focus from capacity building activities driven by the organization... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategy; Business Education; Development Economics; Globalization; Global Strategy; Education Industry

23 Apr 2024
Cold Call Podcast

Amazon in Seattle: The Role of Business in Causing and Solving a Housing Crisis

Keywords: Re: Paul M. Healy; Technology

08 Feb 2018
Blog Post

WesTrek: A Recap of the Largest Professional Trek at Harvard Business School

Two days after fall finals, 150 HBS students descended on the Bay Area for WesTrek 2017, the largest professional trek at Harvard Business School. Organized by the Tech Club, WesTrek has been an ongoing tradition at the school for the... View Details

Keywords: Technology

16 Aug 2013
News

Women's Business Leader

Carla Harris Photo courtesy of Carla Harris On August 12, President Obama announced his intention to appoint Carla Harris (MBA 1987) to be the Chair of the National Women's View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

October 2024 (Revised January 2025)
Case

Citizens of the World: The International Legacy of Gloria von Thurn und Taxis

By: Lauren Cohen, Maximilian Form and Sophia Pan

When her husband passed away and inheritance taxes struck, Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis took decisive action to preserve her family’s fortune and legacy. The Thurn und Taxis family, one of Europe’s oldest aristocratic dynasties, had built their wealth through... View Details

Keywords: Family Office; Real Estate; Legacy; International Business; Family Business; Economy; Macroeconomics; Financial Crisis; Financial Liquidity; Investment; Global Strategy; Reputation; Diversification; Wealth; Taxation; Germany

30 Jul 2024

Top Business Schools Discuss: Women in Business

Join representatives from UCLA Anderson School of Management, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Columbia Business School,... View Details

31 Jul 2023

Top Business Schools Discuss: Women in Business

Join representatives from Harvard Business School, UCLA Anderson School of Management, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business,... View Details

Fall 2020
Article

Divine Decadence or Business Turnaround?: The Case of Venezuelan Chocolate

By: Rohit Deshpandé and Gustavo Herrero

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January 2017
Case

New Business Creation: The Art of Starting Companies at GE

By: Robert F. Higgins