Gaming - Publications - Faculty & Research

November 1976 (Revised June 1979)
Background Note

Simplified, Highly Structured, Union-Management Strike Game

By: Howard Raiffa

Keywords: Labor and Management Relations

Research Summary

An Impossibility Theorem on Beliefs in Games (with H. Jerome Keisler)

A 'paradox' of self-reference in beliefs in games is identified, which yields a game-theoretic impossibility theorem akin to (a weak form of) Tarski's Theorem of mathematical logic. A rough interpretation of the theorem is that if a model of a game is available to the... View Details

February 2001 (Revised June 2001)
Case

Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (A): The Age of Atari

Tells the story of the rise and fall of Atari Corp., the dominant player in arcade and home video games in the 1970s and early 1980s. During this period, Atari grew from a $500 initial investment into a $2 billion in revenues per year enterprise, becoming the fastest... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Video Game Industry

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March 2022
Teaching Note

Skillz: Esports and Skill-Based Mobile Gaming

By: Andy Wu

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 721-358. View Details

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April 2018 (Revised February 2022)
Teaching Note

The Whistleblower at International Game Technology

By: Aiyesha Dey and Jonas Heese

Teaching Note for HBS No. 118-061. View Details

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July 2011
Teaching Note

Game Time Decision for AppDirect (TN)

By: Andrei Hagiu, Laura Arjona and Emily Zhang

Teaching Note for 712-410. View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry

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29 Oct 2010
News

The Mental Game of Breast Cancer

23 May 2024
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When Business is Just a Game

23 Jul 2020
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The Long Game of Coronavirus Research

01 Jun 2024
News

Research Brief: Ahead of the Game

As a lifelong runner who spent countless hours training and competing his way up to the national level, Professor Paul Gompers has always believed that his athletic experiences were critical to shaping who he is, both as a competitor and in the professional sphere. Now... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Antonio Pinna

12 May 2014
News

How Activist Investors Change the Game

Game Changers: Amy Cuddy, Power Poser

Using a few simple tweaks to body language, Harvard researcher Amy Cuddy discovers ways to help people become more... View Details

18 Jun 2014
News

Winning An Insiders' Game In Stocks

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

June 2001
Case

Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (F): The Fall of 3DO

Outlines the events leading up to 3DO's exit from the home video game licensing business. 3DO's business model is considered flawed because of its incompatibility with industry structure and economics. View Details

Keywords: Competition; Market Entry and Exit; Video Game Industry

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June 2001
Case

Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (J): The Next Generation Nintendo

Nintendo must make some important decisions related to the launch and design of the successor to its 16-bit Super NES console. A rewritten version of an earlier case. This is part of a case series examining the competitive dynamics in the home video game industry from... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Product Design; Product Launch; Video Game Industry

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