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Blue Ocean Strategy
Competitive strategy Magazine ArticleCompeting in overcrowded industries is no way to sustain high performance. The real opportunity is to create blue oceans of uncontested market space. -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Tina Turner
Managing yourself Magazine ArticleThe iconic recording artist on courage, compassion, and resilience -
Why the News Is Not the Truth
Business and society Magazine ArticleBoth the media and the government thrive on crises. When none exist, they create them. -
Ferguson's Formula
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen Alex Ferguson took over as manager of the English football team Manchester United, the club was in dire straits: It hadn't won a league title in... -
CEOs with Headsets
Executive compensation Magazine ArticleAnalysis of college coach compensation shows how hard it is to align pay with performance. -
Marketing in an Unpredictable World
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Life’s Work: An Interview with Ruth Reichl
Career transitions Magazine ArticlePhotography: Spencer Heyfron Ruth Reichl says that the best career moves are the ones that scare you. First a cook, then a critic and a memoirist, and then the editor of Gourmet until its abrupt closure, in 2009, she’s learned to embrace transition. When her latest venture, the luxury food site Gilt Taste, was also […] -
Turning an Industry Inside Out: A Conversation with Robert Redford
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleHow can you change an industry? According to the Oscar-winning director who upended the movie business, be prepared to start small and accept setbacks. -
How Netflix's Content Strategy Is Reshaping Movie Culture
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleAre people not getting your references? Blame streaming platforms. -
Do You Know What Your Employees Are Watching?
Management Digital ArticleThe fall launch for TV is now over. Fifty-eight shows. Seventeen of them new. My DVR is filled to bursting and now threatens memory loss of epic proportions. Millions of employees hustled home to catch these shows, but, officially, the corporation betrays not the smallest hint of interest. The official position: what our employees do […] -
Life's Work: An Interview with Chris Paul
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe 12-time NBA All-Star shares the insights he gained from his mentors and reflects on what it takes to lead both a team and the players' union. -
Tronc's Data Delusion
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleAI won't magically save journalism - or any business. -
Why Isn’t Hulu Better?
Business models Digital ArticleIt’s chasing Netflix, but its structure has held it back. -
Why NBC's Quarterlife Failed to Disrupt
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleIf you blinked, you missed NBC Universal's hotly hyped new show "Quarterlife." After airing a single episode on NBC, the media titan decided to move the... -
Life's Work: An Interview with Viola Davis
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe Oscar-nominated actress and outspoken human-rights advocate talks about acting as therapy, inspiration from her older sister, and more. -
Bela Karolyi
Career coaching Magazine ArticlePhotography: Eric Kayne Bela Karolyi has used tough talk and bear hugs to coach nine gymnasts to Olympic gold medals. After victories with the Romanian team in the 1976 and 1980 games, he defected to the United States. But because he spoke no English and had limited funds, he had to clean restaurants before working […] -
Blockchain Could Help Artists Profit More from Their Creative Works
Intellectual property Digital ArticleMovie studios and record companies should take note. -
You Can Manage Construction Risks
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleAlthough construction is one of the riskiest things any company will do, upper management often ignores the risk or treats it as if it's uncontrollable.... -
Marvel’s Blockbuster Machine
Creativity Magazine ArticleHow the studio balances continuity and renewal -
Inventing HBR
Business history Magazine ArticleHow a modest guide for new managers morphed into an agenda-setting institution
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Dunlap Corporation
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Dunlap Corporation has just adopted FAS No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for Pensions." Students are asked to perform a variety of calculations in order... -
Kalahut: Where is Art and Culture Needed Most?
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Kalahut: The House of Arts (Kalahut) was an Indian e-commerce site that connected instructors specialized in traditional Indian arts and cultural forms... -
Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (Abridged), Spanish Version
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Describes the growth of a construction management company and the operating problems it now encounters. Designed to introduce students to the value of... -
Billy Beane: Changing the Game, Spanish Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes how Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland A's baseball team, employs statistical methodologies to select who is undervalued in the marketplace.... -
African Entrepreneurship: Weighing Adventure Travel Business Opportunities
Management Case Study8.95View Details It was June 2021 and the international tourism industry was beginning to show signs of revival after the COVID-19 global pandemic. Small business owner... -
Crisis Management: North American Sporting League Visits Mexico City (F)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details A major sports league has decided to run its season opening game in Mexico City. When the teams arrive in the country four days before the event, two... -
Huayi Brothers: Strategic Transformation
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In March 2015, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation is China's most influential entertainment company, accounting for one-fifth of the country's total yearly... -
Thistle Links: An Equity Financing Exercise
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details On October 31, 2021, Thistle Links Inc. (Thistle), a sports management company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, had just finished its fiscal year 2021.... -
Olympian Competition: Bidding for Olympic Television Rights
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Competition is present, explicitly or implicitly, in many business negotiations. Rarely in buyer-seller negotiations are the bargainers stuck with each... -
John Branca: Negotiating Michael Jackson's Thriller (B)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details John Branca, attorney to pop musician Michael Jackson, must negotiate a series of deals on behalf of his client in order to safeguard his financial interests... -
Infineon Raceway (Sears Point Raceway): Marketing in the Motorsports World
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the history, operations, and economics of Infineon Raceway (Sears Point Raceway) in Sonoma, California, and the challenges facing... -
Valuing the AOL Time Warner Merger
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details On January 11, 2000, AOL and Time Warner announced their intention to merge, creating what AOL CEO Stephen Case and Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin called... -
Dating Ring
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In 2015, the co-founders of Dating Ring, an online dating startup that relied on human matchmakers to arrange dates between its members, were deciding... -
NewStar Marine & Scooter: Growing a Family Business
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details NewStar Marine & Scooter Inc. was a small family-owned retail operation in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia. It offered a diverse range of products, from... -
NASCAR: Leading a Marketing Transformation in a Time of Crisis
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details It is February 2011 and Brian France, CEO of NASCAR (the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), is facing a crisis. In the last five years,... -
Analytics in American Football: A New Frontier
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Constrained by both the complexities inherent in the sport and league regulations, the National Football League (NFL) in America has been slow to use... -
Sunitha Nath Boutiques: Intellectual Property Rights (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This is Case C in a three-case series. In December 2015, the managing director and chief executive officer of Sunitha Nath Boutiques in Bengaluru, discovered... -
Performance Indicator
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study6.95View Details Performance Indicator is a start-up that holds patents on the use of color-change technology to indicate when golf balls have been damaged by exposure... -
The Indian Express: Reinvention through Digital Business
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details At the turn of mid-2000, the news industry saw a tectonic shift in the reading habits of people, driven by developments in digital technology. News industry's... -
Komatsu Ltd. (B): Profit Planning and Product Costing
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Describes Komatsu's profit planning and product costing systems. Komatsu can boast a high degree of employee dedication to achieving its profit plan....
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Blue Ocean Strategy
Competitive strategy Magazine ArticleCompeting in overcrowded industries is no way to sustain high performance. The real opportunity is to create blue oceans of uncontested market space. -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Tina Turner
Managing yourself Magazine ArticleThe iconic recording artist on courage, compassion, and resilience -
Why the News Is Not the Truth
Business and society Magazine ArticleBoth the media and the government thrive on crises. When none exist, they create them. -
Ferguson's Formula
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen Alex Ferguson took over as manager of the English football team Manchester United, the club was in dire straits: It hadn't won a league title in... -
Event Sponsorship and Ambush Marketing: Lessons from the Beijing Olympics
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleSponsorship of large sporting and cultural events has become a major marketing communication tool, particularly when firms obtain exclusive rights and... -
Dunlap Corporation
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Dunlap Corporation has just adopted FAS No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for Pensions." Students are asked to perform a variety of calculations in order... -
Kalahut: Where is Art and Culture Needed Most?
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Kalahut: The House of Arts (Kalahut) was an Indian e-commerce site that connected instructors specialized in traditional Indian arts and cultural forms... -
Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (Abridged), Spanish Version
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Describes the growth of a construction management company and the operating problems it now encounters. Designed to introduce students to the value of... -
Billy Beane: Changing the Game, Spanish Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes how Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland A's baseball team, employs statistical methodologies to select who is undervalued in the marketplace.... -
African Entrepreneurship: Weighing Adventure Travel Business Opportunities
Management Case Study8.95View Details It was June 2021 and the international tourism industry was beginning to show signs of revival after the COVID-19 global pandemic. Small business owner...
