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28 Oct 2010
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Root, Root, Root for the Home Team

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

27 Jan 2011
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Welcome to NBC

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

05 Jul 2011
News

Last month, more than one million people lined the streets of Boston for a parade in honor of their National Hockey League champion Boston Bruins. Talk about consumer excitement over a product! On that score (or should I say “SCO-ORE!”), could the Bruins’ remarkable... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2012
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Noted & Quoted

"People like to see other people do outlandish things." —Barry Frank (MBA 1957), legendary sports-media dealmaker and producer of Battle of the Network Stars and American Gladiators. (Variety, September 24, 2012) View Details

Keywords: Atlasphere; Human Cannonball; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

13 Oct 2015
First Look

October 13, 2015

protecting its local focus and traditions? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516031-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 615-031 Caesars Entertainment This case describes the introduction of a regression... View Details

29 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 29

ambitions. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/novartis-leading-a-global-enterprise/an/413096-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-028 Man Jit Singh at Sony Entertainment Television (A) Explores the role of CEO Man Jit Singh... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

Under Garcia’s guidance, Johnson has made a successful transition from being a top wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment to climbing the ranks in Hollywood, becoming one of its most bankable and highest-paid actors. The two stand... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 2019 (Revised September 2024)
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Parrot: Navigating the Nascent Drone Industry

By: Rory M. McDonald, Emilie Billaud and Vincent Dessain

In 2018, Henri Seydoux, CEO and Founder of Parrot, believed that his company was at an inflection point in its history. Parrot had been a European leader in consumer electronics since the 1990s, first developing Bluetooth kits for cars before moving on to electronic... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Competitive Advantage; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe; France; Paris

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01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

powerful, secretive corporation founded in 1975 that revolutionized the entertainment industry and, over the next several decades, spread its influence aggressively throughout the worlds of movies, television, music, advertising, and... View Details

01 Mar 2015
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The Next Big Swing

MLB Advanced Media’s new Statcast system provides measures for every play, arming analysts like Tippett with a wealth of new data. (Courtesy of MLB.com) Tom Tippett’s love of sports data began at age seven, when his mom bought him a stat-tracking book so that he could... View Details

Keywords: Andrew Clark; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

20 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

When CEOs Become Activists

research firm Civic Science, which conducts surveys placed on news and entertainment websites. The research survey began on April 2, 2015, the day Indiana’s governor signed the revised version of the RFRA. Some 3,400 respondents were... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Publishing

Career Coach

Lauren Murphy

Lauren is the Founder and Principal Coach of Pivotal Executive Coaching, partnering with senior business leaders to accomplish their professional and organization goals. She works with executives in technology, healthcare, real estate, consumer products, and financial... View Details

01 Jun 2009
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The Maestro and the Market

Business and Creativity at elBulli WIZARD: Chef Ferran Adrià at the World Summit of Gastronomy in Tokyo. He’s been called “the Salvador Dalí of the kitchen” for creations ranging from beetroot and yogurt ice-cream lollipops to a deconstructed Spanish omelet served in a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

Career Coach

Matt Spielman

Matt (Columbia ’94, HBS ’99) is the Founder and Managing Partner of Inflection Point Partners, an executive coaching and leadership development firm dedicated to igniting careers and energizing lives. Matt and his team at Inflection Point form meaningful partnerships... View Details

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15 Apr 2010
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A (Literal) Game Changer

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

07 Sep 2011
News

Lessons Learned from Skydeck

Keywords: cartoons; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

management of the Foundation, which is a leading advocate for diversity in the media and entertainment industries. He also manages the allocation of Foundation funds in support of organizations and programs, which champion industry-wide... View Details

Career Coach

Hillary Mann

Hillary Mann (MBA, Babson ’15; University of Michigan ’04) is a Corporate Relations Director who manages relationships with organizations in Consumer Products, Retail & Luxury Goods, Hospitality, Agribusiness, and Sustainability. Hillary brings over 10 years of... View Details

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24 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

Sharapova," consisting of Sharapova and her advisors at IMG, a leading sports, media, and entertainment agency. Contains rich data on the way in which IMG structures its sales process, and can serve to illustrate best practices and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure

Germany in 1790 to count in the business cycle."2 Even as he wrote the book, he pursued many other activities. As the undisputed star of the Economics Department, he entertained a stream of visiting scholars, led several faculty... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw

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