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- 01 Jun 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation
he made the decision to continue investing in longer-term research rather than short-term profit after Merck took its blockbuster drug Vioxx off the market in September 2004. "He believed that the only way for Merck to recover was to... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
market share. Its Mach3 shaving system was a blockbuster product, but the company was suffering the effects of its own reliance on trade loading—the practice of offering discounts to retail customers at the end of a quarter in order to... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 12 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Minal Mehta (MBA 2011)
constantly have to do." Which HBS case do you remember most, and why? "I find myself constantly thinking back to Professor Anita Elberse's SMICI class on Warner Bros. The main lesson I learned from that case was to not shy away from making View Details
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
entertainment: building a business around blockbuster products-the movies, television shows, songs, and books that are hugely expensive to produce and market-is the surest path to long-term success. Along the way, I reveal why... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Full Stream Ahead
play out, the current wave of technologies will be subsumed by the next—just as Blockbuster was eaten by at-home DVDs, which were in turn devoured by on-demand video, Soares says. Platforms that license music like TikTok and Roblox will... View Details
- 26 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Where will Pokémon Go with Your Personal Information?
Instead of taking big screens across the country by storm, this summer’s blockbuster has people glued to much smaller ones. Launched at the beginning of July by San Francisco-based software development company Niantic, Inc., Pokémon Go... View Details
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Minal Mehta
away from making blockbuster bets. From a personal-experience standpoint, I really had to internalize that lesson to leave a steady job at Amazon and put all my weight behind launching a new and risky venture. To this day, my team and I... View Details
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
With No Time to Lose
companies, who were looking for blockbusters for large markets,” recalls Nate Boaz (MBA 2006), Prize4Life cofounder and board member, who is now managing director of talent strategy at Accenture in Atlanta. The meeting yielded more... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 27 Apr 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leadership Lessons From Outer Space
watching Hollywood movies on the subject. In the blockbuster hit drama Gravity, for instance, an American space shuttle is clobbered by space debris. Sharing an inquiry from a current GMP student, Gupta asked Virts whether space debris is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
knowledge to other medical areas as well. As for public policy and business, the desire to reduce medical and health-care costs and the rewards to be reaped from the development of blockbuster therapies will further drive markets forward.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
films. Blockbuster, the nation's largest retail video rental firm, was initially slow to respond, but ultimately rolled out a hybrid retail/online response in the form of Blockbuster Online. Aggressive pricing pulled in subscribers, but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Mara Aspinall
pharmaceutical companies focused their R&D on treatments for common illnesses — such as diabetes and high cholesterol — an approach that resulted in the development of blockbuster drugs. We now recognize that diseases are far more complex... View Details
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
frustrated by their track record in making acquisitions. Many companies find that large acquisitions provide stable but lackluster returns, whereas small acquisitions typically have highly variable outcomes, occasionally producing View Details
- 20 Jun 2019
- News
Reframing Modern Art
artists, go to the art fairs with a curator who points out the rising stars, the blockbuster hits, etc, guided tours of exhibitions in museums with the curators. And that was, to some extent, just social, but many of us did become very... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
licenses properties from blockbuster films such as Star Wars and Harry Potter. “It's really easy for them to be nimble and meet demand” LEGO's ambition has at times exceeded its reach. By 2004, the company's overdiversification into theme... View Details
- 17 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Protecting against the Pirates of Bollywood
succeeded in producing and distributing My Name is Khan in the country. The first thing Fox did right? "They set up shop in India." The company's previous release of the Hollywood blockbuster Avatar to the Indian market created... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
be quite so literal, museums across the country are working hard to shed their stodgy images and appeal to a broader spectrum of visitors with blockbuster exhibitions, well-stocked gift shops, remodeled cafés, and, in some cases, even... View Details
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
produced multiple blockbuster hits. ESPN, ABC, and other cable and broadcast properties were producing record profits. Attendance was up at Disney parks and cruise ships, while the Shanghai Disney Resort, the company’s third and largest... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
there and never knowing what’s around the corner.” Speaking of gold, the financial reward an independent producer can expect to see from a project varies greatly, with up-front freelance fees ranging from $150,000 to as high as $5 million for a View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
considering selling its royalty interest in Enbrel, Amgen's blockbuster drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. In assessing whether to sell, and at what price, the hospital must determine its value to a potential buyer as well as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne