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- 22 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 22
Deighton and Leora KornfeldHarvard Business School Case 510-055 How is music marketed in the digital era? Nettwerk Music Group built on its foundation as a social, grassroots marketer of music and artists and emerged as a leader in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53003 Harvard Business School Case 717-445 AKB48: Going Global? (A) After a remarkable success in Japan, the producer of the Japanese female singing group AKB48 evaluates market opportunities overseas for his View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
satisfaction of "just enough." It's a classic dilemma. The ancient Greeks pondered the same question at the height of Athens' artistic and political strength in the Periclean Age of the fifth century B.C.E. The tragedian... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
and make a recommendation to the chairman on whether to hold a similar event in 2013. As part of their deliberations, the executives were expected to consider where a potential 2013 convention should be held, which artists to invite,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.—Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Inauguration Day, 1933 Creativity, a quality more traditionally associated with artistic... View Details
- 10 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 10
S. Grossman, and Ryan JohnsonHarvard Business School Case 512-026 When Diane Paulus, artistic director and CEO of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) first started in 2008, she attracted media coverage around an aesthetic that aimed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, has used music and singing to help staffers think in unconventional ways. Poet David Whyte brings poetry to corporations such as Merck and Procter & Gamble to stir creativity by helping employees bridge their... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
recruited star with a track record of box office successes or with a strong artistic reputation. Finally, in an extension to the study, I do not find that the involvement of stars in movies increases the valuation of film companies that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
of big data. Rather than relying on artistic vision, Peck wanted the company to use the mining of big data obtained from Google Analytics and the company’s own sales and customer databases to select the next season’s assortment. Peck was... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
Magicians will stand in front of the mirror to test, revise, retest and further revise illusions until they get them just right. Thomke says that celebrated escape artist and magician Harry Houdini owned a very large collection of locks... View Details
- 17 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos
about self-image. Two months ago, Unilever's Dove brand uploaded "Dove Real Beauty Sketches," a web-exclusive mini-documentary in which a forensic artist sketches each of several women twice, first based solely on their descriptions of... View Details
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
corporate leadership are working collectively to strengthen the core of the city through physical redevelopment. Medical and educational institutions are doubling down on their commitment to the city. Dynamic entrepreneurs and artists are... View Details
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
at hand. The Dark Side of Creativity: Original Thinkers Can Be More Dishonest (2,036) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6613.html http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-064.pdf Published: February 10, 2011 Paper Released: January 2011 Anyone who has spent significant time with... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
organization’s Artistic Director. Silkroad had come of age, gaining international recognition for its uniquely global music, which blended musical traditions from across the world—especially Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and America. The... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
of the market, it needs to successfully fight them. First, some developers see software as scientific knowledge to be shared "like the sharing of recipes among cooks." In fact, some describe software developers more like artists... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
visitors each year." For the past six years, UCCA had worked with more than 100 artists and designers to present 87 art exhibitions and 1,826 public programs to over 1.8 million visitors, including many important leaders from all... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
instance about MRC's ability to secure international rights fees, to obtain sufficient marketing support, to gain the necessary credibility in the marketplace, and to satisfy artists and other key constituents. Was Netflix the right... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
products and services. It's not always the flashiest idea that wins. Mayo gestures to a striking lamp on his desk with a lampshade depicting the HBS campus. Hand-painted by an artist in New Hampshire, the lampshade is beautiful; however,... View Details
- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
incentives necessary to maximize shareholder value? The era of private equity is far from over—the top funds have become very large and are likely to play an influential role in future market cycles. Boards that ask these questions, and act on them, won't just beat the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
creatives." Stefan Sonnenfeld, for instance, is a digital colorist, a kind of artist who didn't exist 10 years ago and is now in great demand. He works for Ascent Media Group. All the directors want to work for him; he's incredibly... View Details