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My HBS Student Loan Story: John Cortines (MBA 2015) - MBA
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- 29 Aug 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
As Social Networks Get More Competitive, Which Ones Will Survive?
- Web
Employment Data
Employment Data Employment Data Review HBS Hiring Trends Browse industry, function and location destinations and gain insights around compensation. Class of 2023 Career Data Internship Data What do students...
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Tiffany Pham
learning, for change. After graduating from Yale and Harvard Business School, I knew that I had to get into the industry that had impacted me as a young woman, so I could ultimately use media to impact other...
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- December 2007
- Background Note
The Music Recording Industry: Digital Rocks
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Nancy Bartlett
Digital and mobile technologies profoundly and forever changed the long-held value proposition for the recorded music industry--the 12-song physical CD selling at $15. By 2007, it was apparent that the music recording business had become a digital business, and...
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Arts;
Disruption;
Music Entertainment;
Distribution;
Practice;
Technology Adoption;
Value;
Music Industry
- November 2017
- Teaching Note
Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Teaching Note for HBS No. 717-473.
In January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and...
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Facebook;
Fake News;
Mark Zuckerberg;
Donald Trump;
Algorithms;
Social Networking;
Social Networks;
Partisanship;
Social Media;
App Development;
Instagram;
WhatsApp;
Smartphone;
Silicon Valley;
Office Space;
Digital Strategy;
Democracy;
Entry Barriers;
Online Platforms;
Controversy;
Tencent;
Agility;
Gaming;
Gaming Industry;
Computer Games;
Mobile Gaming;
Messaging;
Monetization Strategy;
Advertising;
Digital Marketing;
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Acquisition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
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For-Profit Firms;
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United States;
California;
Sunnyvale;
Russia
- 22 Oct 2014
- HBS Seminar
Koleman Strumpf, University of Kansas School of Business
- November 2018
- Case
The Bundesliga in the U.S.
By: Stephen A. Greyser, Sascha L. Schmidt and Florian Holzmayer
The Bundesliga, Germany’s premier football (soccer) league, is assessing its global broadcast and marketing strategy, with special focus on the very lucrative but highly competitive U.S. market. Its CEO Christian Seifert believed that a strong international position...
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Media;
Sports;
Global Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
United States
Greyser, Stephen A., Sascha L. Schmidt, and Florian Holzmayer. "The Bundesliga in the U.S." Harvard Business School Case 919-406, November 2018.
- November 2017 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
Project Moab at Hulu
By: C. Fritz Foley and James Weber
In 2015, Elaine Paul, CFO of Hulu, and the rest of the senior leadership team, must decide if they should offer a new, advertisement-free subscription service. At the time Hulu distributed a wide variety of content including in season current programing and earned...
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Video On Demand;
Subscriber Models;
Media;
Business Model;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
United States
Foley, C. Fritz, and James Weber. "Project Moab at Hulu." Harvard Business School Case 218-050, November 2017. (Revised July 2019.)
- May 1992
- Case
Sunday River Ski Resort
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Martha Epstein
Sunday River is a ski area in Bethel, ME which has been run by entrepreneur Les Otten since 1980. The year before Otten purchased the area, it posted a loss of $235,000 on revenues of $541,000. Under Otten's leadership, however, Sunday River posted year after year of...
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Service Delivery;
Competitive Advantage;
Entrepreneurship;
Success;
Transformation;
Tourism Industry;
Tourism Industry;
Maine
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Martha Epstein. "Sunday River Ski Resort." Harvard Business School Case 692-025, May 1992.
- 26 Jun 2023
- Research & Ideas
Want to Leave a Lasting Impression on Customers? Don't Forget the (Proverbial) Fireworks
for example, by arranging speakers at a conference to increase in popularity over time, or scheduling entertainment acts on a cruise to become better and more anticipated night after night. “It doesn’t even...
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- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
expand internationally with a regional focus on East Asia or, alternatively, a focus on the U.S. and other Western markets. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708479 HNA...
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Martha Lagace
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
was spurred by high profits. Typical cable systems outside the top 100 markets earned rates of return on net investment (before taxes and interest expense) over 40 percent. 9 Wired Cities: 1970-1975 (10) With View Details
- August 2014 (Revised May 2015)
- Case
Teaming at Disney Animation
By: Amy C. Edmondson, David L. Ager, Emily Harburg and Natalie Bartlett
Jonathan Geibel, Director of Systems at Walt Disney Animation Studios (hereafter referred to as Disney Animation), walked through the workspace occupied by the group he had been tasked to lead. Geibel knew he was part of a creative and magical environment. The Disney...
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Leading Change;
Creativity;
Organizational Structure;
Animation Entertainment;
Organizational Culture;
Groups and Teams;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
United States
Edmondson, Amy C., David L. Ager, Emily Harburg, and Natalie Bartlett. "Teaming at Disney Animation." Harvard Business School Case 615-023, August 2014. (Revised May 2015.)
- May 2008 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
Radiohead: Music at Your Own Price (A)
By: Anita Elberse and Jason Bergsman
In October 2007, the British band Radiohead caused a stir when it announced it would allow customers to decide how much to pay for its new album, released exclusively as a digital download and available only from the band's own website. The pricing plan represented a...
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Keywords:
Music Entertainment;
Price;
Marketing Strategy;
Distribution;
Problems and Challenges;
Online Technology;
Music Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Jason Bergsman. "Radiohead: Music at Your Own Price (A)." Harvard Business School Case 508-110, May 2008. (Revised September 2009.)
- June 2007 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
The CW: Launching a Television Network
By: Anita Elberse and S. Mark Young
In May 2006, Dawn Ostroff, president of entertainment of the newly formed CW Television Network, was faced with the task of choosing the final set of programs for the 2006 fall schedule, which she would present to advertisers at the annual "upfront" market in New York...
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Advertising;
Customer Relationship Management;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Television Entertainment;
Brands and Branding;
Product Launch;
Strategic Planning;
Networks;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Elberse, Anita, and S. Mark Young. "The CW: Launching a Television Network." Harvard Business School Case 507-050, June 2007. (Revised March 2011.)
- 23 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?
retailer of these products) to do? It's not clear whether any single producer or distributor can do much to take advantage of the long-tail phenomenon. "This is obviously the key question, and one that many in the View Details
- August 2015 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
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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Keywords:
Strategic Analysis;
Retail;
E-commerce;
Amazon;
Internet;
Amazon.com;
AmazonFresh;
Jeff Bezos;
Cloud Computing;
Marketplaces;
Streaming;
E-reader Market;
Digital Media;
Mobile App;
Online Retail;
Shipping;
Database;
Tablet;
Kindle;
Kindle Fire;
Smartphone;
Delivery;
Digital Platforms;
Competition;
Internet and the Web;
Corporate Strategy;
Digital Marketing;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Film Entertainment;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Music Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Profit;
Revenue;
Global Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Taxation;
Business History;
Human Resources;
Resignation and Termination;
Books;
Human Capital;
Working Conditions;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Industry Growth;
Industry Structures;
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Logistics;
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Supply Chain Management;
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Public Ownership;
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Problems and Challenges;
Labor and Management Relations;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Integration;
Horizontal Integration;
Vertical Integration;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Technology;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Price;
Applications and Software;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Working Capital;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
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Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States;
Washington (state, US);
Seattle
Wells, John R., Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth, and Galen Danskin. "Amazon.com, 2021." Harvard Business School Case 716-402, August 2015. (Revised June 2021.)
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
activity. Moreover, CDVC is likely to be in earlier-stage investments and in industries outside the venture capital mainstream that have lower probabilities of successful exit. Even after we control for this...
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Carmen Nobel
- August 2007 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Grand Central Publishing
By: Anita Elberse
In April 2007, Grand Central's publisher Jamie Raab and editor Karen Kosztolnyik were involved in a frantic bidding war for a proposed book on the life of cat Dewey, billed as the feline answer to the best-selling "Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst...
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Elberse, Anita. "Grand Central Publishing." Harvard Business School Case 508-036, August 2007. (Revised November 2010.)