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Life’s Work: An Interview with Tina Turner
Managing yourself Magazine ArticleThe iconic recording artist on courage, compassion, and resilience -
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. -
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... -
DHL EuroCup: Shots on Goal
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDeutsche Post World Net, the German postal monopoly, faced significant challenges as it began the process of integrating three businesses: Deutsche Post... -
Ken Burns on “The Roosevelts” and American Leadership
Leadership Digital ArticleAnd making documentaries for the era of binge watching. -
And Now, a Word from Our Sponsor (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleBryant Pharmaceutical's flagship product, a popular arthritis medicine called Seflex, is selling well--but not well enough. With generic versions due... -
Tronc vs. the Right Way for Publishers to Compete in the Digital Age
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Avatar-Based Marketing
Organizational culture Magazine ArticleCompanies spend large sums trying to segment, reach, and influence potential customers. They should think about targeting those customers’ online alter egos, as well. -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Patti Smith
Personal growth and transformation Magazine ArticleThe ’70s icon looks back on her career in rock-and-roll and writing. -
How Your Brand Can Flirt on Vine
Marketing Digital ArticleTips for making sense of this hot new platform. -
The Great Netflix Doom-Avoidance Machine
Web-based technologies Digital ArticleHow a bunch of software engineers keep surprising the skeptics. -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Greg Louganis
Career coaching Magazine ArticleThe Olympic gold medalist talks about his early training and finally winning a place on the Wheaties box. -
No One's Talking About the Key to Greece's Recovery
Global Business Digital ArticleIt boils down to how the state works with entrepreneurs. -
How Yahoo Built a Culture of Cybersecurity
Persuasion Digital ArticleThree steps to meaningfully change employees’ behavior. -
Succession and Failure (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleNorman Windom, the chairman of Tiverton Media, may not know much about the world of popular music, but he does fancy himself a careful planner and a superb... -
Case Study: When Key Employees Clash
Customer experience Digital ArticleEditor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and email address. The caller ID on Matthew Spark’s phone […] -
A Film Director’s Approach to Managing Creativity
Managing people Magazine ArticleWhen someone mentions a film unit, most people think of location shooting—depending on their generation it’s either Robert Shaw duelling the shark off Martha’s Vineyard or John Wayne and the U.S. cavalry charging through Death Valley! But, in fact, most major films are made in a series of predictable phases, of which shooting is only […] -
Sports and Social Justice
Race Magazine ArticleFrom Kaepernick’s kneel to the NBA Bubble -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Billie Jean King
Diversity and inclusion Magazine ArticleThe renowned tennis player reflects on founding the Women’s Tennis Association Tour, her work to make tennis diverse, and more.
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Metta Rest Spa: Should the Stricklands Lend?
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details A Canadian couple whose daughter owned Metta Rest Spa, a flotation spa that opened in September 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia, had invested almost... -
COVID and Crisis Management: How the Tour de France Averted Ultimate Super-spreader Status
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details By all reasonable counts, the 2020 Tour de France 2 (Tour) probably should have been cancelled. The phenomenon could have become an extreme transmitter... -
Bauing Construction Holding Group Co. Ltd: Going Global
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In 2014, Shenzhen Bauing Construction Holding Group Co. Ltd. (Bauing Group) decided to expand internationally, and successfully established subsidiary... -
Zee Entertainment and Essel Group: A Quest for Legacy and Beyond (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The case traces the entrepreneurial journey of Indian media baron Subhash Chandra. It starts with his entry into a struggling family business in 1967... -
Treks `n Rapids: Adventure Sports Tourism in India
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In September 2014, the co-founder and director of Treks `n Rapids, a leading adventure sports tourism company in New Delhi, India, needs to re-evaluate... -
Wilderness Safaris: Ecotourism Entrepreneurship
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Wilderness Safaris sees itself as a conservation company that is built on a business model of providing high-end, premium-priced wildlife safaris in various... -
AmorePacific Hong Kong: Marketing Korean Beauty Products
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details As the end of 2016 approached, the managing director of AmorePacific Hong Kong (APHK) was setting the media mix and budget for APHK's four makeup and... -
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.: Rewarding Our People, Portuguese Version
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Marilyn Winn, head of human resources at Harrah's Entertainment, must make a recommendation to the company's president and CEO about whether the existing... -
AOL Time Warner (A): Accounting for Goodwill
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Reviews the impact of SFAS 142--Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets--in the context of the AOL Time Warner merger. Under SFAS 142, companies were required... -
The Walt Disney Company's Stock: Buy, Hold, or Sell?
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details A portfolio manager at Century 23 Investment Company was considering whether to maintain holdings in The Walt Disney Company (Disney). She was reviewing... -
Brand Activism: Nike and Colin Kaepernick
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Nike's selection of politically polarizing Colin Kaepernick as the spokesperson for the 30th anniversary of its iconic "Just Do It" campaign catapulted... -
Kmart, Inc. and Builders Square
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In 1997, Kmart received an offer from retail buyout specialists Leonard Green & Partners for the purchase of its ailing 162-store home improvement chain,... -
SÄBU Holzbau GmbH: From a Leadership Crisis to Qualitative Growth (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case W19170 Case B describes how management at SÄBU Holzbau GmbH was able to overcome the crisis with the help of a team of consultants... -
Performance Indicator
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View 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... -
Negotiating a New Agreement (D): Mike Donaldson-Safety, Blue Mountain Goats
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for product W21390. -
Lance Johnstone: Developing 3000 North Broad
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The case focuses on Lance Johnstone, a former NFL player, who has dabbled in real estate development during his playing career, and now, as a retired... -
Disney in a Digital World (D): A Digital Decade? Disney in 2003 and Beyond
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Examines the challenges and opportunities that entertainment conglomerate Disney faces as it tries to commit itself to embarking on a "Digital Decade"... -
Geffen Records
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Geffen Records faces new challenges due to emerging technologies, namely, streaming audio and CD-recordable drives. These technologies have the ability... -
Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard: Beating Sony in Gaming and the Metaverse
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In January 2022, Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) announced the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Activision) for US$68.7 billion. With a growing... -
CEMEX (B): Cementing Relationships (2004-2007)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details An abstract is not available for this product.
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Life’s Work: An Interview with Tina Turner
Managing yourself Magazine ArticleThe iconic recording artist on courage, compassion, and resilience -
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. -
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... -
DHL EuroCup: Shots on Goal
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDeutsche Post World Net, the German postal monopoly, faced significant challenges as it began the process of integrating three businesses: Deutsche Post... -
Metta Rest Spa: Should the Stricklands Lend?
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details A Canadian couple whose daughter owned Metta Rest Spa, a flotation spa that opened in September 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia, had invested almost... -
Ken Burns on “The Roosevelts” and American Leadership
Leadership Digital ArticleAnd making documentaries for the era of binge watching. -
And Now, a Word from Our Sponsor (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleBryant Pharmaceutical's flagship product, a popular arthritis medicine called Seflex, is selling well--but not well enough. With generic versions due... -
COVID and Crisis Management: How the Tour de France Averted Ultimate Super-spreader Status
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details By all reasonable counts, the 2020 Tour de France 2 (Tour) probably should have been cancelled. The phenomenon could have become an extreme transmitter... -
Tronc vs. the Right Way for Publishers to Compete in the Digital Age
Change management Digital ArticleIt’s not about getting more eyeballs.