Media Businesses - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

Caught in the Cogs: When Manufacturing and IT Meet

comprehensive and shareable information on their suppliers; Broadview, a global M&A adviser and private equity investor focusing exclusively on the IT, communications, and media industries; and SCB Enterprise Solutions, an off-site... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

01 Sep 2011
News

Whale Wars

taste) or to entangle and stall their propellers with chains. This kind of pursuit and harassment happened on and off for three months because as long as we kept it up, whales, especially endangered humpbacks, were not being killed. The Japanese View Details

Keywords: Marybeth I. Thoren; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Apr 1999
News

Time to Vote in University Elections

Harvard Business School alumni are invited to participate in Harvard University's elections for both the Board of Overseers and the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). Ballots will be mailed during the first week of April, and completed... View Details

30 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

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

important implications in an election year marked by widespread protests. Harvard Business School Professor Vincent Pons teamed up with Amory Gethin, a fellow economist at the World Bank Development Research Group, to study 14 major... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Fierce Competitors Apple and Amazon Became ’Frenemies’ Over eReaders

terms, both companies would like nothing better than to have customers to themselves, wrapped up in their own seamless media universes: iTunes, iPad, and Apple TV on the one hand; and Kindle, Amazon Prime, and Fire TV on the other. “Even... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information; Publishing; Technology

01 Sep 2024
News

The Road Less Traveled

transport (less than 1,000 pounds). That same year, he launched Micromobility Industries, a media company that hosts webinars and global conferences, from Amsterdam to Southern California, and publishes news and reviews about the latest... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; illustrations by WACSO; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

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Black History Month | Baker Library

Black History Month Explore Baker Library resources with a connection to Black culture and identity. Want to stay up-to-date on DEI topics? Consider subscribing to our monthly Diversity Equity and Inclusion Newsletter . Quick Research Resources View our Help Center... View Details

01 Sep 2016
News

The Untold Story of the US Auto Bailout

The US automotive industry collapse was one of the most important business stories to come out of the 2008 financial crisis—and like so many events of that time, it was big on headlines but short on nuance. To address that shortfall,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

16 May 2018
News

ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

Enterprise, and Student Business tracks — took the stage at Shad Hall to describe their business concepts in just 90 seconds. The Alumni winner, DynamiCare Health (New England region), rose to the top of a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Aug 1998
News

Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories

technology and entertainment. Since graduation, his career path has wound its way through pay-per-view television programming and new media business development to his current job as president of E! Online.... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

14 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

Desktop Search and Revenue Streams

The name of the game in Internet search has always been helping users find what they're looking for as quickly as possible, as precisely as possible. The panelists at the 2005 Cyberposium's "Search Visionary" session at Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

06 Dec 2021
News

Ink: Talking Shop

some tales, and then ask for tips,” Bines says. The experience taught him that the better you understand your customer, the richer the tips. He has worked in customer-facing businesses ever since, including his current role as managing... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

13 Jun 2014
News

The Art of Effecting Change

so years, when much of the world faced financial uncertainty and many negative voices were directed at the business sector, I am grateful to HBS for stepping forward and providing innovation in the business... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Arts, Entertainment

Fast Answer

Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry

taverns,buffets & cafeterias -social media marketing and restaurant apps -brand management Mintel - consumer market studies and primary and secondary data analysis (primarily for European and US countries) for... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

Winter Break Just Got Educational

have transformed China over the past 25 years. The itinerary included academic and media panel presentations on a variety of topics affecting China and networking events with HBS alumni. Students also met with corporate executives and... View Details

Keywords: immersion; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

Career Coach

Vincent Dessain

of the Harvard Business School Europe Research Center based in Paris. Through his work, Vincent has built an extensive and deep network with the European corporate world in many industrial sectors. He is also in close contact with the... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

A Vibrant Brand

rock scene, and last summer's launch of Blaze, a monthly that covers hip hop and caters to 12-to 24-year-olds, Vibe/Spin Ventures now reaches 1.5 million readers. Martha as Mentor As important as circulation figures are, Clinkscales realizes that expanding the Vibe... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

Profile

Georges F. Doriot

If there is a historical link to the roots of entrepreneurship within the Harvard Business School, it would lead directly to General Georges F. Doriot, the legendary HBS professor who taught at the school from 1926 to 1966. “The... View Details

13 May 2014
News

Inside Africa

reason Americans view Africa as a land of misfortune is that all they hear about in the media is African misfortune. To counter this simplistic picture, Africa.com offers curated articles showing the everyday things that make up much of... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

04 Apr 2008
What Do You Think?

Who Owns Intellectual Property?

"Investors should put more emphasis on how brand IP is managed in the environment rather than on the IP asset itself." Paul Jackson adds that "... it's got to be businesses (that defend IP) ... as laws get in the way of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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