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- Faculty Publications (154)
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
The Good Writer
Studios’ film distribution division in Burbank. “A friend told me that people in Hollywood would think I was Einstein because I could work with spreadsheets,” he half jokes. “I’m one of the few writers who gets excited about reading the...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation
Breakthroughs faculty draw on a broad range of cases to address decisions faced by senior leaders of science-based organizations. Consider Kodak and the digital revolution. "Kodak saw that film was going to be outmoded, but it wasn't...
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- Web
Expanding Summer Fellowships to Support Students - HBS Fund Investors Society 2020 Report
establish transparent benchmarks, and learn from other high-growth brands,” says Cartwright. Kevin Chenault MBA 2021 Kevin Chenault planned to focus on a film production company that brings underrepresented voices to life, but changed...
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- 24 Nov 2014
- News
New York Alumni Connect Around a 'Vision' for the New HBS
York Regional Chair James Dinan (MBA 1985) and Regional Chair Thai Lee (MBA 1985). Two inspiring new films – My HBS and A Vision for the Future – highlighted the impact of the School and its faculty and alumni on the major challenges...
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- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
Lincoln Center is mind-boggling in its scope and prestige. Eleven resident organizations in arts and education share the campus: the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the...
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- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
helping to make it happen. After exhibtions at the Ogden and Nasher museums, the collection will visit five other museums, many affiliated with universities, including the Snite Museum of Art at Notre Dame, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Berkeley Art Museum and...
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Jill Radsken
- Web
Harvard Business School
Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research Links Essay on HBS Thought Leadership Early AASU documents Newspaper Articles AASU Conference...
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- February 2015 (Revised April 2018)
- Supplement
Dalian Wanda Group: The AMC Entertainment Acquisition (B)
By: Willy Shih
When Dalian Wanda Group of China announced its plan to acquire the AMC Entertainment theatrical exhibition chain in the United States, many people in the U.S were mystified. Unlike China where theatrical exhibition was experiencing rapid growth, the U.S. market was...
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AMC Entertainment;
Wanda Group;
Wang Jianlin;
Theater Entertainment;
Film Entertainment;
Acquisition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Expansion;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
China;
United States
Shih, Willy. "Dalian Wanda Group: The AMC Entertainment Acquisition (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 615-034, February 2015. (Revised April 2018.)
- November 2007 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Tom Cruise
By: Anita Elberse and Peter Stone
In November 2006, Harry Sloan, chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM) offers movie star Tom Cruise and his business partner Paula Wagner a chance to run United Artists (UA), a dormant studio within MGM's portfolio. Just over two months earlier, Viacom...
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Business Units;
Talent and Talent Management;
Film Entertainment;
Brands and Branding;
Partners and Partnerships;
Value Creation;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Peter Stone. "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Tom Cruise." Harvard Business School Case 508-057, November 2007. (Revised March 2010.)
- 29 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
HBS, A Dream and Trey: How HBS Helped Me Launch My Social Enterprise
film review, scouting reports, travel, community events...it adds up quickly, and it’s not just during season. We trained year-round. Add college courses to the mix, and you are looking at 70-80 hour workweeks, with at least 25% of the...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Full Stream Ahead
Illustrations by Franziska Barczyk Illustrations by Franziska Barczyk Back in 1985, when Michael Jackson paid what at the time was an eye-popping $47.5 million for ATV Music—and with it the Beatles’s back catalog—he justified the sum by reportedly saying that, just as...
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- 07 Nov 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Tiffany Pham (MBA 2012)
commenting, we are propagating the democratization of media.” What is Harry Potter really like? [Pham met actor Daniel Radcliffe when he presented her with the Cadillac 2014 Innovator Award for her trailblazing contributions to the film...
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- 29 Apr 2015
- Blog Post
2+2: Challenging Conceptions of Business
Health, Documentary Film, and Social Activism. I studied the potential of documentary film to improve public health and inspire social activism. Gallatin recognized the importance of learning outside the classroom, so I was able to...
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Slum for Sale
A NEW VIEW: Slums occupy valuable real estate in India. Photo courtesy HBS India Research Center Located in Mumbai, India, Dharavi is home to an estimated 700,000 people living on just 551 acres. Featured in the 2008 Oscar-winning film...
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- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Is That Really Your Best Offer?
hints of emotion leak out in facial movements—a momentary blush or twitch that might be caught in a couple frames of film but would escape the notice of most untrained observers. Evidence suggests that micro-expressions are there to be...
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by Michael Wheeler
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
unconscious thought (UT), more so than after conscious thought (CT). We aimed to test the hypothesis that UT decreases intrusions and increases conceptual organization in memory. Methods. Participants were shown a stressful film and were...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-027.pdf Highbrow Films Gather Dust: Time-inconsistent Preferences and Online DVD Rentals (revised) Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract We report on a field study...
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- October 2013
- Case
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...
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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
- 06 Oct 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Will the ‘Moneyball Generation’ Influence Management?
through the lens of "sabermetrics" to compete with much better-funded organizations, achieving success with a relatively small investment. Writing recently in The New York Times, Cade Massey and Bob Tedeschi speculate on whether the View Details
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by James Heskett
- 13 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
There's No Quick Shortcut to Success: Zorpads Takes Off
recommended a spot on the show to take their one-time class project to the national stage. The same way HBS served as a setting for their venture's launch, they filmed their video application for Shark Tank while on campus for their...
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