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Skydeck - Alumni
Sports Innovation Lab CEO Angela Ruggiero (MBA 2014) on why the pandemic will help leagues better prepare for the future fan Keeping the Beat Artist and activist Madame Gandhi (MBA 2015) on writing music in quarantine and migrating View Details
Thomas R. Eisenmann
Thomas R. Eisenmann is the Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School; Peter O. Crisp Faculty Chair, Harvard Innovation Labs; and Unit Head of the HBS Entrepreneurial... View Details
- 13 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis
Ask jazz fans the world over to name their favorite compilation, and chances are their response is Kind of Blue. With music that is sophisticated and sublime, spare yet complex, trumpeter and composer Miles Davis (1926-1991) reached...
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- August 2015 (Revised June 2021)
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Amazon.com, 2021
By: John R. Wells, Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth and Galen Danskin
In February 2021, Amazon announced 2020 operating profits of $22,899 million, up from $2,233 million in 2015, on sales of $386 billion, up from $107 billion five years earlier (see Exhibit 1). The shareholders expressed their satisfaction (see Exhibit 2), but not all...
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Wells, John R., Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth, and Galen Danskin. "Amazon.com, 2021." Harvard Business School Case 716-402, August 2015. (Revised June 2021.)
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Samrath Oberoi
emotion of a composition. My life has revolved around this silence – the negative space in music that to me represents those who lack a voice in society. I am also that white space. In the mirror every morning, as I adorn my head with a...
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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Career Change
bath. “It’s very Japanese,” she says. “It helps me to relax.” Her soundtrack: Cateen, “this Japanese pianist I love who’s trying to connect classical music like Chopin and Beethoven to the next generation by bringing in different aspects...
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- 21 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?
the number of players globally tops 3 billion, the paper says. “People don’t realize how pervasive games are,” Amano says. “They are larger than music and movies combined.” Amano and Simonov analyzed the decisions made by 2.5 million...
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- 18 Jul 2023
- News
The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)
Book). Then, since I’d worked for film executive producers and directors before school, I was asked to produce the HBS Show (the full-length musical theater production that spoofs the business school experience.) It was a jam-packed year...
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Robert Bochnak
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Center” multimedia case will be shown during the session, featuring video interviews with Marsalis, executives at Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC), and audience members. The case covers the history of jazz music, the evolution of the music...
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- 26 Sep 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Lady Gaga
Celebrated for both her outré style and musical prowess, the recording artist known as Lady Gaga is not only one of the world's biggest pop stars, but also one of the most recognized brands. She's garnered five Grammys, holds two spots in...
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- 21 Dec 2023
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Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023
Spotify as a Senior Product Manager leading a team that introduces younger audiences to our products through fun and interactive experiences. My friends and MBA classmates know how passionate I am about music and this role is nothing...
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- 23 Jan 2024
- Book
More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World
get free entry to “ApeFest,” the music festival we referenced earlier. Even the Vatican has issued NFTs that give holders exclusive access to historical artifacts and documents.* *And of course, these sorts of benefits are typically...
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- 12 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
What Actually Draws Sports Fans to Games? It's Not Star Athletes.
the Author Rachel Layne is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: iStockphoto/FG Trade] Are you back to attending events, whether it's sports or musical performances? Why or why not? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
Kim at Seoul’s government-built Hoehyeon “Citizens’ Apartments.” Opened in 1970, it stands as a reminder of a Korea from a very different era. Like so many South Koreans of a certain age, Michael ByungJu Kim (MBA 1990) lives in a country where the past lingers,...
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Harshini Chengareddty
and in the summer, there’d be a different music or art festival happening every weekend, so I remember very fondly the time I spent laying on picnic blankets in the sunshine. What has changed about your understanding of leadership? There...
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- 30 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Commuting Hurts Productivity and Your Best Talent Suffers Most
Many of us have been there: mired in rush-hour traffic, listening to music or news to take our minds off the grind, wishing we didn’t feel so stressed before we’ve even reached the office. A late-night conversation with a fellow...
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Mission and Purpose (17) Mobile Technology (8) Money (4) Monopoly (6) Moral Sensibility (23) Motivation and Incentives (146) Multi-Sided Platforms (5) Multinational Firms and Management (10) Music Entertainment (2) National Security (8)...
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- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
documentary that (fingers crossed) appears destined for release in January. She’s just started her own record label, The 9th Floor, and is readying to launch the recording career of its first artist. It’s an ambitious lot, for sure. But to appreciate the fullness of...
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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online
Highlights Basis of Competition The Music Industry MediaTek's New Business Model ShowHide Details Concepts Determining the Scope of the Organization Refining Your Strategy MediaTek Applying Maintaining a Disruptive Scope to You Featured...
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Faculty & Advisors - MBA
Brave. Kevin loves music and has played the drums in all kinds of bands from punk rock to jazz bands, including the Harvard Jazz Band during his four years as an undergraduate. Guy Miasnik MBA ’99, Harvard University; BSc, Electrical...
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