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- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Against All Odds
How’s this for a long shot? Representing a landlocked country in the world’s most prestigious ocean–racing competition, a first–time challenger goes halfway around the globe to the reigning champion’s home port, and without losing a single race, brings the America’s... View Details
- 19 Dec 2012
- News
Rethinking the Walls
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
Morgado, former CEO of Warner Music, to build a music and entertainment business in China." Feeley also serves as that venture began a phase-out last year, leaving Feeley extra time to invest in the startup of his new firm. "I realized in... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
Harvard Business School Case 319-013 Jackie Taylor: The Black Ensemble Theater Jackie Taylor, an African American social entrepreneur, founded the Black Ensemble Theater in 1976. Since the ensemble’s inception, she has rented spaces where her group performed original... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
http://hbr.org/product/anglo-american-implementing-a-social-way-for-global-mining/an/414063-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-056 Fei Cheng Wu Rao As Fei Cheng Wu Rao, China's most popular entertainment program, enters its fourth... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
case:http://hbr.org/search/613006-PDF-ENG Harrah's Entertainment Gompers, Paul A., Kristin Mugford, and J. Daniel KimHarvard Business School Case 213-054 This case examines the issues of establishing a capital structure for the leveraged... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
she plans for the next year and tries to manage a difficult board of directors in the challenging entertainment industry. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/813043-PDF-ENG Lyric Dinner Theater (B) Richard G. Hamermesh and James M.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 2017
- Teaching Note
Centerbridge Partners and Great Wolf Resorts: Buying from a Highly Regarded Competitor
By: Josh Lerner, John D. Dionne and Amram Migdal
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 818-023 and 818-024. View Details
- November 1994 (Revised November 1995)
- Case
SweetWater
By: H. Kent Bowen and Thomas D. Everett
Focuses on developing a promising idea into a viable product design by considering customer needs early in the design process. Following an Alaskan fishing trip, Sandy Platter, a computer peripherals engineer, has a new idea for a portable water-filter device for use... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Independent Innovation and Invention; Product Design; Customers; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Colorado
Bowen, H. Kent, and Thomas D. Everett. "SweetWater." Harvard Business School Case 695-026, November 1994. (Revised November 1995.)
- 28 May 2019
- News
What I Do: Gordon Medenica (MBA 1979)
photo by Ryan Donnell Last October, Gordon Medenica was in New York for an industry conference when the calls started coming in. As lead director of Mega Millions, the multi-state consortium he’s been overseeing since 2017, Medenica was the man to ask about a jackpot... View Details
- 10 Jun 2014
- News
Kickstarting a Floating Island in Lake Michigan
- 03 Jun 2014
- News
Disrupting the Gaming Industry with the Same Old Playbook
- 26 Jul 2011
- News
An Entrepreneur of the Arts
Efimova: Inspiring a love of the arts in young children. Photo courtesy Aleksandra Ekimova Originally from St. Petersburg, Russia, Aleksandra Efimova (OPM 39, 2010) attended the renowned Art School at the Hermitage State Art Museum and received training in classical... View Details
- 2005
- Chapter
Beyond 'Fun and Games': Outdoor Activities for Meaningful Leadership Development
Many managers and academics today view outdoor exercises as simply "fun and games." However, framed correctly, outdoor leadership activities provide a uniquely effective method for leadership development. They allow participants to access and explore the deeper... View Details
Keywords: Learning; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Leadership Development; Personal Development and Career; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Emotions; Personal Characteristics; Alignment
Petriglieri, Gianpiero, and Jack D. Wood. "Beyond 'Fun and Games': Outdoor Activities for Meaningful Leadership Development." In Mastering Executive Education: How to Combine Content with Context and Emotion, edited by Paul J. Strebel and Tracy Keys, 252–266. London: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2005.
- 26 May 2016
- News
2016 Alumni Achievement Awards
doing. I had no interest, association, or connection to the entertainment industry, nothing—until I met a mentor who took a chance on me.” “When Norman Lear asked me to take over the creative direction of his television shows, it was a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
start and grow their own business. The president of the worldwide MIT Alumni Association, he brings an insider’s view based on three decades of successful, serial entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley. His book combines practical principles, View Details
- July 2017
- Supplement
Centerbridge Partners and Great Wolf Resorts (B)
By: Josh Lerner, John D. Dionne and Amram Migdal
The case examines the aftermath of the March 2015 Centerbridge Partners acquisition of Great Wolf Resorts, a North American family-oriented indoor water parks and hotel operator, from a private equity (PE) competitor, Apollo Global Management. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity Financing; Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities; CMBS; Secondary Buyouts; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Leveraged Buyouts; Business Exit or Shutdown; Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Cost; Cost of Capital; Equity; Private Equity; Financial Instruments; Debt Securities; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; North and Central America; United States
Lerner, Josh, John D. Dionne, and Amram Migdal. "Centerbridge Partners and Great Wolf Resorts (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 818-024, July 2017.
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Natural Fit
Patty in the foothills of Park City, Utah, home base for US Ski & Snowboard At the age of 18, Anouk Patty (MBA 1997) was in an enviable position, or so it seemed. In addition to gaining acceptance at Dartmouth College, Patty’s speed and grit had earned her a place on... View Details