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  • December 2016 (Revised January 2018)
  • Case

The Rise and Fall of the Circus

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes the origins of the traditional circus, including its rise to popularity in the United States in the 1800s, and examines the factors that led to its decline in the 20th and 21st centuries. View Details
Keywords: Blue Ocean Strategy; Circus; Strategy; Entertainment; History; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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  • May 1994
  • Background Note

Managing Market Complexity: A Three-Ring Circus

By: V. Kasturi Rangan
Proposes models of organization that address the various product-market environments posed by the product life cycle. Frames these changes along the two dimensions of uncertainty and diversity. Offers three sets of organizational characteristics to reflect the three... View Details
Keywords: Business Processes; Growth and Development Strategy; Complexity; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Product Marketing; Markets; Product
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  • 23 Jun 2020
  • Cold Call Podcast

Is it Time for Big Apple Circus to Fold the Tent?

Keywords: Re: David G. Fubini; Entertainment & Recreation
  • January 2018 (Revised July 2019)
  • Case

Big Apple Circus: Time to Fold the Tent?

By: David G. Fubini and Matthew Wiger
By 2016, the Big Apple Circus has weathered many storms in its 38 seasons as one of the most well-known New York City nonprofits. Will Weiss, the executive director, has witnessed his share of chaos during four years at Big Apple. After a slight resurgence following... View Details
Keywords: Turnarounds; Bankruptcy; ＂Live Entertainment; Art; Crisis Management; Financial Crisis; Organizational Culture; Entertainment; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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  • 21 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 21

learning theory. Harvard Business School Case 517-048 Pete & Gerry's No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517048-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 717-444 The Rise and Fall of the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • March 2014
  • Case

Milk Baths and Charm Necklaces: Had Randy Weiner (Finally) Gone Too Far?

By: Mukti Khaire and Hannah Catzen
The case on Randy Weiner explores the tensions between artistic and financial imperatives in a for-profit immersive theater venture. In order to revive the dormant Manhattan nightclub "The Diamond Horseshoe," theater-impresario Randy Weiner created "The Queen of the... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Theater Entertainment; New York (city, NY)
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  • 07 Jul 2021
  • Book

Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust

plays out in companies and industries from the 2019 Michelin Movin’ On transportation conference. It was held in Montreal, and business and government leaders and researchers and scientists who work on transportation came together to discuss ideas. Amid a colorful... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • 28 Oct 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback

make something happen in physical stores that can’t happen online. If you think about the history of the department store in America, they were the circus when the circus wasn’t in town. There was always... View Details
Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Retail
  • 01 Jul 2014
  • First Look

First Look: July 1

Diamond Horseshoe," theater-impresario Randy Weiner created "The Queen of the Night," a hybrid performance that combines food, opera, circus arts, and dance. While "The Queen of the Night" is the latest in a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

School Case 218-090 The Fidelity Growth Company Fund No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218090-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 418-050 Big Apple Circus: Time to Fold the Tent? By 2016, the Big Apple View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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