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- April 1996
- Case
Sunshine Villas
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Ms. Courtney Lowe is president and sole owner of CL Development. She is looking to sell Sunshine Villas to pay off her bank and make a profit. This case is part of a negotiation game simulation that includes Jason Bosworth, Silver Lane Apartments, and Major Insurance...
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Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Sunshine Villas." Harvard Business School Case 396-329, April 1996.
- 2013
- Working Paper
NBC and the 2012 London Olympics: Unexpected Success
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Vadim Kogan
"The 2010 Vancouver Winter Games lost $223 million, astonishing for a 17-day event. Next year's London Summer Games, which cost a record Olympic rights fee of $1.18 billion, are expected to lose at least as much..." wrote Richard Sandomir in The New York Times. "NBC...
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Keywords:
Success;
Profit;
Sports;
Failure;
Television Entertainment;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Sports Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Vancouver;
Beijing;
London;
Brazil;
Russia
Greyser, Stephen A., and Vadim Kogan. "NBC and the 2012 London Olympics: Unexpected Success." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-028, September 2013.
- January 1993 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Adventurous Computer Games, Inc.
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A new company producing computer games must begin to capitalize computer software development cost. To do so requires a cost accounting system, decisions about which costs to capitalize, and how to match costs to future revenues. Teaches accounting standards for...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Applications and Software;
Cost Accounting;
Business Startups;
Information Technology Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Adventurous Computer Games, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 193-088, January 1993. (Revised May 2004.)
- April 1996 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
Jason Bosworth
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Jason Bosworth is a real estate investor who wants to purchase apartments for a $300 million limited partnership in which he is the general partner. This case is part of a negotiation game simulation that includes Sunshine Villas, Silver Lane Apartments, and Major...
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Keywords:
Financing and Loans;
Property;
Negotiation Tactics;
Partners and Partnerships;
Management;
Real Estate Industry
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Jason Bosworth." Harvard Business School Case 396-328, April 1996. (Revised March 1997.)
- 27 Nov 2013
- News
Three Strategy Lessons From the Latest Round of Xbox vs. PlayStation
- February 2004 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Golden Age of Home Video Games, The: From the Reign of Atari to the Rise of Nintendo
Details events in the home video-game industry from the late 1970s until the early 1990s. Tells the story of the rise and fall of Atari Corp., the dominant player in arcade and home video games in the 1970s and early 1980s. During this period, Atari became the fastest...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Value Creation;
Change Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Video Game Industry
Coughlan, Peter J. "Golden Age of Home Video Games, The: From the Reign of Atari to the Rise of Nintendo." Harvard Business School Case 704-487, February 2004. (Revised November 2004.)
- 04 Jan 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
The Twofold Effect of Customer Retention in Freemium Settings
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
The Social Side of an Internship
there was this: I recently had the privilege of attending a baseball game with other interns at the media company I am interning for this summer. The specific team I work with is small, so it isn’t always easy to get to know others in...
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Keywords:
Entertainment / Media / Sports
- August 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Wii Encore?
By: Andrei Hagiu
Nintendo faced huge difficulties in July 2011. Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox had caught up with the innovative motion-sensing controllers of the original Wii. And the new Nintendo 3DS handheld console had experienced a very disappointing start. Moreover,...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Innovation Strategy;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Brands and Branding;
Video Game Industry;
Video Game Industry
Hagiu, Andrei. "Wii Encore?" Harvard Business School Case 712-416, August 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
- 03 Mar 2014
- News
Farewell Sochi
- Teaching Interest
Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making
High-stakes business negotiations challenge your wits, your confidence, and your capacity for clear reasoning under intense pressure. Changing the Game leverages the latest research to your advantage, helping you prepare for complex...
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- 13 Apr 2016
- News
Consumer Reports in the Age of the Amazon Review
- 03 Apr 2011
- News
The Matchmaker
- Article
Changes in Negative Reciprocity as a Function of Age
By: Yoella Bereby-Meyer and Shelly Fiks
Standard economic models assume people exclusively pursue material self-interests in social interactions. However, people exhibit social preferences; that is, they base their choices partly on the outcomes others obtained in a social interaction. People care about...
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Bereby-Meyer, Yoella, and Shelly Fiks. "Changes in Negative Reciprocity as a Function of Age." Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 26, no. 4 (October 2013): 397–403.
- Clubs
B-School Blades
- October 2020 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
Pete Carroll: Building a Winning Organization through Purpose, Caring, and Inclusion
By: Ranjay Gulati, Matthew Breitfelder and Monte Burke
Competing at the highest levels of the National Football League (NFL) requires tremendous skill, dedication and persistence. The most successful coaches in the NFL know how to draw out a higher level of performance and consistency from their players. This is typically...
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Keywords:
National Football League;
Leadership Style;
Organizational Culture;
Mission and Purpose;
Relationships;
Performance;
Success;
Sports;
Sports Industry
Gulati, Ranjay, Matthew Breitfelder, and Monte Burke. "Pete Carroll: Building a Winning Organization through Purpose, Caring, and Inclusion." Harvard Business School Case 421-020, October 2020. (Revised March 2021.)
- 18 Sep 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
After the Carnival: Key Factors to Enhance Olympic Legacy and Prevent Olympic Sites from Becoming White Elephants
- 30 Jan 2015
- News