Hollywood - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jan 2019
Blog Post

Not Waiting for Progress: Diversity and Inclusion in the Film Industry

to the Hollywood establishment, to help them understand the power and viability of the stories this community has to tell.” Secret or not, the formula is working. Since 2007, the number of black films showcased at Sundance has increased... View Details

16 Aug 2016
First Look

August 16, 2016

objectives. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50797 Harvard Business School Case 516-117 Legendary Entertainment: Moneyball for Motion Pictures Legendary, the Hollywood studio responsible for such hits... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Nov 2014
News

Fundación México en Harvard Celebrates 25 Years

financial reasons,” says Ortiz-Monasterio. “To put it in Hollywood terms, one could say this is a happy ending. But it is not an ending. We’re just through our first 25 years!” View Details

Keywords: April White

16 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Is MySpace.com Your Space?

number of Hollywood studios struck advertising deals with News Corp, MySpace's owner, including several who crafted profile pages featuring movie characters. I don't think News Corp really minds MySpace's racy image. We asked John... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising; Information; Publishing

23 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation

to improve their products along with safety for their customers. About the Author Michael Blanding is a writer based in Boston. [Image: JohnnyGreig] Related Reading The Hard Work of Failure Analysis At Booking.com, Innovation Means Constant Failure Crowdsourcing Is... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

29 Jan 2019
News

Gloria Steinem and Diane Paulus Take Center Stage

Lagos, in December to celebrate outstanding leadership across the Nigerian business community. The HBSA of Nigeria’s Annual BlackTie Gala featured all the glamour of a Hollywood awards night, including a “Walk of Fame” with 30 giant stars... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Feb 1999
News

Newman's Own Brand of Charity

With the understated charm that has won him legions of fans on the big screen, Hollywood legend Paul Newman came to HBS in mid-October to talk about his successful second career as a social entrepreneur. During his daylong visit, Newman... View Details

23 May 2019
News

Michael G. Mullen, AMP 109, 1991

as in the reinstatement of Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) on college campuses that had banned it, including Harvard. Mike Mullen grew up in California, one of five children. His parents, who met in Hollywood working in public... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2005
News

A Matter of Opinion

added to a distinguished writing career that includes decades of articles and several books: Naming Names, a 1982 National Book Award–winner about the McCarthy era and the Hollywood blacklist; Kennedy Justice, on Robert Kennedy’s years as... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

03 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Ominous Background Music Is Bad for Sharks

Unlike Hollywood films, documentaries tend to portray sharks in their natural habitats, as in Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week,” an annual weeklong programming block of shark videos. But new research indicates that documentaries may also... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Media & Broadcasting

Profile

Jason A. Kilar

companies do it the other way around. What was the catalyst for Hulu? When a little company named YouTube, which was created in 2005, got acquired by Google for $1.6 billion 18 months later, that was a cataclysmic event. It was particularly resonant in View Details

02 Jan 2019
News

Not Waiting for Progress

linked to the annual, star-studded Sundance event. “There was no secret formula,” he says. “We just created a supportive space where black artists can mingle, shine, and learn about financing, production, marketing, and distribution. We also reached out to the View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

22 Oct 2018
News

Capital Murder

where you stand on the political aisle, the acrimony inherent in a two-party system was disheartening at times. So if politics was my first love, entertainment and media is my second—specifically film and television. I was drawn to that world, and began to realize that... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

03 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising

functionality and status. Cultural exchanges. While advertising has always been part of popular culture, technology has increased the rate of exchange and competition for buzz. In addition to Dove's campaign, Deighton cites BMW's initiative to hire View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Publishing; Advertising

24 May 2023
Blog Post

Get to Know Class Day Speaker Adán Acevedo

sectors, and work towards a career in content acquisition. With technology and AI changing how media is consumed and created, he wants to ensure that it is being done ethically and without bias, so that the stories of those traditionally underrepresented in View Details

02 May 2018
Blog Post

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

situation came to light when the negotiation leaked. (The dispute was apparently resolved when Wahlberg agreed to donate his $1.5 million to Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund.) This Hollywood soap opera raises an interesting question. If the... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

29 Jun 2016
News

Women of Wall Street Tell Their Story

women of Wall Street can be just as cold-heartedly corrupt as the boys.” The Hollywood Reporter agreed, saying it “is a smart thriller set in the corporate world that disguises its modest budget with an intelligent script and good set of... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; photography by Chris Taggart; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

10 Mar 2017
News

The Business of Lego Batman

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Lin (MBA 1999) is the Hollywood producer behind the hit films Sherlock Holmes, Gangster Squad, and the Lego Movie. Lin’s most recent film, Lego Batman, opened last... View Details

Keywords: LEGO; Lego

29 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 29

Michael Wheeler illuminates the improvisational nature of negotiation, drawing on his own research and his work with Program on Negotiation colleagues. He explains how the best practices of diplomats such as George J. Mitchell, dealmaker Bruce Wasserstein, and View Details