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15 Jun 2021
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My Pandemic Year

use this navigation to explore the anecdotes Video Embed The pandemic became real right before spring break, when we were told that it would be our last week of in-person classes and that we would go virtual for the rest of the semester.... View Details

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Robert Reiss | Baker Library

Robert Reiss MBA 1956, R&R Play Video duration: 1:22:56 Robert “Bob” Reiss, HBS 1956. Interview conducted in February 2001 Robert “Bob” Reiss, HBS 1956, started out as a waiter at resorts in upstate New York. He moved on after graduating... View Details

27 Feb 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Judgment Aggregation in Creative Production: Evidence from the Movie Industry

Keywords: by Hong Luo, Jeffrey T. Macher, and Michael Wahlen; Motion Pictures & Video

22 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

Every firm has two strategies, we learn early on in the pages of One Strategy: Organization, Planning, and Decision Making. "Explicit" strategy is the one you read about in your company's planning memos and PowerPoint slides. The second, "implicit"... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Video Game

22 Oct 2008
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Variation in Experience and Team Familiarity: Addressing the Knowledge Acquisition-Application Problem

Keywords: by Robert S. Huckman & Bradley R. Staats; Video Game; Video Game

24 Jan 2008
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The Impact of Component Modularity on Design Evolution: Evidence from the Software Industry

Keywords: by Alan MacCormack, John Rusnak & Carliss Y. Baldwin; Video Game; Video Game

22 Jun 2007
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Proprietary vs. Open Two-Sided Platforms and Social Efficiency

Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu; Video Game; Video Game

15 Dec 2006
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The Business of Free Software: Enterprise Incentives, Investment, and Motivation in the Open Source Community

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Gregory L. Richards; Video Game; Video Game

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Steven B. Belkin | Baker Library

Steven B. Belkin MBA 1971, Trans National Group (TNG) Play Video duration: 1:00:57 Steve Belkin, HBS 1971. Interview conducted in June 2001 Steve Belkin, HBS 1971, is the founder of the privately held Trans National Group (TNG), a direct... View Details

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Dean LeBaron | Baker Library

Dean LeBaron MBA 1960, Batterymarch Play Video duration: 1:35:29 Dean LeBaron, HBS 1960. Interview conducted in February 2001 Dean LeBaron, HBS 1960, was working for an investment services firm when he became interested in cutting-edge... View Details

30 Jun 2016
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Sal Khan Takes Innovation Offline

(photo by Sami Yenigun/NPR) (photo by Sami Yenigun/NPR) Much has happened in the ten years since Sal Khan (MBA 2003) started making short videos to tutor his niece in math, an offhand effort that snowballed into Khan Academy, an online... View Details

10 Sep 2008
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Thanks for the Memories

Community Narratives section offers video recollections of retired and current faculty, and alumni leaders. In addition, it presents a collection of over 140 poignant and humorous stories by HBS alumni, staff, faculty, community members... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2008
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Centennial Goes YouTube

cool Institutional Memory project that brings a whole new dimension to the HBS Centennial celebration. For NPR listeners, think StoryCorps comes to Soldiers Field, but with a twist. In addition to audio recordings, the project will capture View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

09 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Career Advancement Without Experience

A worker seeks fulfillment in a new job involving expanded skills and responsibilities. The dilemma: Without prior experience in the field, how can she prove her capability to a potential employer? The challenge is even more daunting for contract workers making their... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Motion Pictures & Video; Motion Pictures & Video

January 2025
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Netflix: Takedown Troubles

By: Clayton S. Rose, Tom Quinn and Maxim Pike Harrell

In October 2021, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos sent an all-staff email addressing backlash to comedian Dave Chappelle’s new stand-up special, The Closer. Released on October 5, the comedian’s depiction of the transgender community and other LGBTQ+ groups prompted... View Details

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September 2017 (Revised July 2019)
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Actera Group: Investing in Mars Cinema Group (B)

By: Victoria Ivashina and Eren Kuzucu

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Value Creation; Transformation; Valuation; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Turkey

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October 2013 (Revised July 2025)
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Rhythm & Blues

By: Willy Shih

The bankruptcy filing of Rhythm & Hues, who received an Oscar for the arresting visual effects in Life of Pi, raised questions about the challenges faced by the firms like it as well as the broader post-production industry. The rapid pace of technology certainly... View Details

Keywords: Post-production; Visual Effects; Digital; Entertainment; Animation Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Theater Entertainment; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Los Angeles

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2012
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Risky Business: The Impact of Property Rights on Investment and Revenue in the Film Industry

By: Venkat Kuppuswamy and Carliss Y. Baldwin

Our paper tests a key prediction of property rights theory, specifically, that agents will respond to marginal incentives embedded in property rights when making non-contractible, revenue-enhancing investments (Grossman and Hart, 1986; Hart and Moore, 1990). Using rich... View Details