Remove Film Remove Operations Remove Sales Remove Video
article thumbnail

4 Autopsies of Big Change Management Failures

LSA Global

Borders began as a standard bricks-and-mortar bookstore in Michigan in 1971 and grew to employ almost 20,000 workers before it ceased operations in 2011. Yes, the “old fashioned” bookstores all struggle to compete with online book sales but Borders had additional challenges they failed to meet. The company failed on multiple fronts.

article thumbnail

How Netflix’s Content Strategy Is Reshaping Movie Culture

Harvard Business

” If you’ve seen Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, that one line probably conjures up memories of Oh yeah, chicka chicka, Ferraris, playing hooky, and dating in high school — all of which feature heavily in the hit coming-of-age film. This is how Blockbuster used to operate, at least when it came to mainstream domestic films.

Film 45
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why Western Digital Firms Have Failed in China

Harvard Business

And these factors have not stopped Western multinationals from succeeding in China in car manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods, and even sectors where culture plays a key role, such as beer, coffee shops, fast food, and the film industry. failure to fully embed operations in China. Related Video.

article thumbnail

Business Acumen in Case Interviews

CaseInterview.com

Some people have this natural talent and are able to operate at this level without much practice -- so let's call Level 3 insights as being driven by talent and or experience. Amazon Kindle sales are strong. But first, let me suggest some things you can realistically accomplish in the next week or two. and hoping you notice them.).

article thumbnail

What Design Thinking Is Doing for the San Francisco Opera

Harvard Business

But they hoped that the benefits would extend far beyond this objective — that the project would introduce the Opera staff to new ways of thinking that offered the potential to fundamentally change how it operated. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford, and previously a senior video producer at The New York Times.

Groups 28