Publications

March 2005
Teaching Note

Must Zee TV (TN)

By: Bharat N. Anand

Teaching Note to (9-700-122). View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

June 2000 (Revised February 2003)
Case

Explores issues related to (1) the vertical boundaries of the firm in an emerging-economy context, especially the effects of lack of intellectual property rights and lack of contract enforcement on both industry structure and boundaries of the firm; and (2) the extent... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Copyright; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

15 Jun 2021
News

Action Plan: Come as You Are

Courtesy Josh Basseches Well over a year into the pandemic, many of us are craving opportunities for direct interaction in a lived, physical space. “So many of us have been engaging with colleagues, family, and friends through Zoom and other virtual exchanges since the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; museums; art; cognition; diversity; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

18 Jul 2014
News

An "Insane Passion" Finds a Home

Keywords: collectors; painting; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

13 May 2014
News

Harvard Business School Announces 2014 Leadership Fellows

Keywords: Leadership Fellows; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

05 Feb 2014
News

Norway's Ringnes Blends Philanthropy and Art

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

12 Jan 2010
News

Career Profile: The Art Dealer

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

21 Jul 2010
News

Mad Men, the Early Era

Related research Dare to Be Different Should You Bring Advertising Expertise in House? Improving Brand Recognition in TV Ads Step into the lobby of the Baker Library | Bloomberg Center and you’ll find an exhibit that coordinates well with the cool elegance of the... View Details

Keywords: photography; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

11 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet

"Selling tickets isn't where the money is," says Higgins, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, a veteran venture capitalist, and an owner of the Portland Pirates hockey team. "Sports media content is such a big part of View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Financial Services

20 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 20, 2007

September 2007, that strategy was due for a major test. TiVo was a maker of digital video recorder (DVR) products and a distributor of DVR technology. Rogers believed that macro-trends in the home entertainment industry—the convergence of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Henry McGee: From HBO to HBS

Henry McGee is a veteran of HBS. After graduating back in 1979, he spent the next 34 years at HBO. He held many positions in a wide range of areas at the company, including family programming, film acquisition and international co-production—before being named... View Details

08 Mar 2018
News

HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact

the Super Bowl ad game is big business, and therefore very instructive for the 70 MBA students in his marketing classes, who review and grade the ads. “An ad need not be entertaining to be effective,” he explains, “but it does need these... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

June 2011
Teaching Note

Curt Schilling's Next Pitch (TN)

By: Noam Wasserman

Teaching Note for 810053. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Problems and Challenges; Selection and Staffing; Groups and Teams; Leadership Style; Business Startups; Internet and the Web; Financing and Loans; Games, Gaming, and Gambling

December 2024
Case

Tencent Games

By: Rebecca Karp, Billy Chan and Nancy Hua Dai

For years, Tencent Games, a division of China’s largest internet company, had taken the lion’s share of revenue in the global gaming market with blockbuster titles such as “League of Legends” and “PUBG: Battlegrounds.” These games defined the game genres that they... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Organizational Culture; Business Strategy; Video Game Industry; Europe; China

September 2024
Case

Faena: Magic in Mid-Miami Beach

By: Robin Greenwood, Denise Han, Dave Habeeb and Ruth Page

The link to this multimedia case should be provided to students in advance as preparation for classroom case discussion.

This multimedia case follows real estate developer Alan Faena as he expanded his luxury development business from Argentina to the... View Details

May 2017
Supplement

Betfair (B), (C), and (D) Case Slides

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and John Heilbron

Contains slides related to the Betfair B, C, and D cases.
Abstracts:
B) Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model.
C) Prompted by a takeover bid from... View Details

Keywords: Betfair; Exchange; Betting; Leisure Industry; Betting Markets; Market Design; Digital Platforms; Diversification; Business Model; Laws and Statutes; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe

February 2017
Teaching Note

The Tate's Digital Transformation

By: Jill Avery

John Stack was the visionary Head of Digital Transformation at the Tate, a collection of four major art galleries in the UK, including Tate Modern, the most visited gallery devoted to modern and contemporary art in the world. Stack was the architect of the Tate’s... View Details

May 2017
Supplement

Betfair (B)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, John Heilbron and Neil Campbell

Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model. View Details

Keywords: Betfair; Exchange; Business Model; Betting; Leisure Industry; Market Design; Digital Platforms; Diversification; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe

March 2005
Background Note

Home Video Games: Generation Seven

By: Elie Ofek

Discusses the issues facing firms in the seventh generation of home video game platforms. In particular, Sony and Microsoft plan to launch new game consoles in the 2005 to 2006 time frame. Each firm seems to be following a different strategy. Microsoft wants to launch... View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Technological Innovation; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry