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- 1992
- Article
Public Policy and the Evolution of Cable Television, 1950-90
By: Willis Emmons
Emmons, Willis. "Public Policy and the Evolution of Cable Television, 1950-90." Business and Economic History 21 (1992): 182–191.
- 1998
- Article
Governance and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry
By: T. R. Eisenmann
Keywords:
Governance;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Television Entertainment;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Eisenmann, T. R. "Governance and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (1998).
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Of Myth and Merlin: T.A. (Tom) Barron's Literary Odyssey
focus. Before long his first novel, Heartlight, the story of an astrophysicist and his granddaughter who try to save the solar system, was published to glowing notices, including this encomium from author...
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Thomas Frick
- October 2001
- Case
Blethen Family and the Seattle Times Company (B), The
By: John A. Davis and Cathy Quinn
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Entrepreneurship;
Family Business;
Journalism and News Industry;
Journalism and News Industry
Davis, John A., and Cathy Quinn. "Blethen Family and the Seattle Times Company (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 802-097, October 2001.
- July 2010
- Supplement
AdMob (B)
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and David Chen
CEO is deciding between international expansion and increasing the number of publishers to strengthen the company's advantage in the mobile advertising industry. AdMob displayed advertising on global devices, and powered 6,000 websites and 1,000 applications, and...
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Keywords:
Advertising;
Capital;
Global Strategy;
Resource Allocation;
Product Positioning;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Mobile Technology;
Advertising Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, and David Chen. "AdMob (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 711-407, July 2010.
- 14 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It
remained remarkably stable over the five years. There was an overall shift in the types of sites visited, however, from chat rooms and news to social media and video. “We were...
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- Article
Designing Social Networks: Joint Tasks and the Formation of Network Ties
By: Sharique Hasan and Rembrand Koning
Can managers influence the formation of organizational networks? In this article, we evaluate the effect of joint tasks on the creation of network ties with data from a novel field experiment with 112 aspiring entrepreneurs. During the study, we randomized individuals...
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Keywords:
Accelerators;
Entrepreneur;
Social Networks;
Field Experiment;
Entrepreneurship;
Organizational Design;
Networks;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Social Media;
Information Technology Industry;
India
Hasan, Sharique, and Rembrand Koning. "Designing Social Networks: Joint Tasks and the Formation of Network Ties." Art. 4. Journal of Organization Design 9 (2020).
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World
Long defined almost exclusively in terms of print and broadcast outlets, mass media as an industry has been undergoing a major transformation - and that means big changes for...
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Peter K. Jacobs
- October 2021
- Article
Shareholder Activism and Firms' Voluntary Disclosure of Climate Change Risks
By: Caroline Flammer, Michael W. Toffel and Kala Viswanathan
This paper examines whether—in the absence of mandated disclosure requirements—shareholder activism can elicit greater disclosure of firms’ exposure to climate change risks. We find that environmental shareholder activism increases the voluntary disclosure of climate...
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Keywords:
Transparency;
Reporting;
Shareholder Engagement;
Shareholder Activism;
Climate Change;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Environmental Management;
Investment Activism;
Corporate Disclosure;
Communication Strategy;
Information Publishing;
Measurement and Metrics;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Problems and Challenges;
United States
Flammer, Caroline, Michael W. Toffel, and Kala Viswanathan. "Shareholder Activism and Firms' Voluntary Disclosure of Climate Change Risks." Strategic Management Journal 42, no. 10 (October 2021): 1850–1879. (Featured in Harvard Business Review.)
- September 1997 (Revised June 1999)
- Teaching Note
Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group, Teaching Note
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Teaching Note for (9-298-059).
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Publishing Industry
- 29 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?
Prior to the acquisition, Twitter as a company was much weaker than most people realize. They’ve struggled with profitability for many years, and they’ve been quite slow at innovating on new features and...
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- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
2017 Emerald Group Publishing Extreme Teaming: Lessons in Complex, Cross-Sector Leadership By: Edmondson, Amy C., and Jean-François Harvey Abstract—Today's global enterprises increasingly involve...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922
John H. Patterson created an intricate system of management to monitor and train company salesman. He gave them scripts to memorize and assigned them territory to cover. He held conventions View Details
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by Walter A. Friedman
- 20 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital
with valuable experience and by opening new doors of opportunity. Attracting and Hiring Diverse Applicants To attract applicants, Harlem Capital leverages prep programs focused on diverse talent like MLT,...
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- January 2017 (Revised December 2017)
- Case
Carmichael Roberts: To Create a Private Equity Firm?
By: Steven Rogers and Kenneth J. Cooper
Carmichael Roberts, a rare African-American venture capitalist, considered leaving his general partnership in a private equity firm near Boston and setting up his own in 2015. He weighed whether the timing was right, with the economy still not fully recovered from the...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Equity;
Innovation And Invention;
Investment;
Ownership;
Science;
Science Bassed Business;
Markets;
Relationships;
Capital;
Private Equity;
Technological Innovation;
Investment Return;
Going Public;
Ownership Stake;
Science-Based Business;
Market Timing;
Marketplace Matching;
Partners and Partnerships;
Financial Services Industry;
Technology Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States;
Massachusetts;
Boston;
California;
San Francisco;
New York (city, NY)
Rogers, Steven, and Kenneth J. Cooper. "Carmichael Roberts: To Create a Private Equity Firm?" Harvard Business School Case 317-079, January 2017. (Revised December 2017.)
- Web
A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st...
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- 02 Jan 2020
- Op-Ed
Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?
The United States has serious health care problems: More than 27 million uninsured people, costs that are growing faster than income, and a staggering $37 trillion of unfunded liabilities in the Medicare program. Perhaps most alarming:...
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- November 1993 (Revised February 1996)
- Supplement
Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (B)
By: Linda A. Hill
Describes the final decision by CEO Rudi Gassner and the subsequent actions taken by the members of the executive committee.
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Decisions;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Germany
Hill, Linda A. "Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-056, November 1993. (Revised February 1996.)
- 18 Jun 2015
- News
Should companies eliminate audits?
Elizabeth A. Keenan
Elizabeth is visting Boston University Questrom School of Business for the 2023-24 academic year.
Elizabeth Keenan is an assistant professor of business administration in the Marketing Unit. She teaches the Purpose-Driven Marketing...
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