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The Bancroft Family and the Battle for Dow Jones: "Never Sell Grandpa's Paper"

By  Morten Bennedsen,  Brian Henry,  Yupana Wiwattanakantang
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Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, had been a source of wealth, pride and prestige for the Bancroft family for much of the 20th century. From 1928 to 2007, the family lived off company dividends and left the day-to-day management of the publishing business to senior journalists who had worked their way up through the ranks of the WSJ.

    Published 27 May 2016

    Reference 6157

    Topic Economics & Finance

    Region North America

    Industry Online Media,  Media Production

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    The Bancroft Family and the Battle for Dow Jones: "Never Sell Grandpa's Paper"

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    Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, had been a source of wealth, pride and prestige for the Bancroft family for much of the 20th century. From 1928 to 2007, the family lived off company dividends and left the day-to-day management of the publishing business to senior journalists who had worked their way up through the ranks of the WSJ.
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      SoundCloud: A Case Study of How SoundCloud Derived “Place Surplus” in Berlin

      By  Sami Mahroum,  Elizabeth Scott,  Mohamad Saifed Fakhreddin
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      SoundCloud is one of the world's largest audio-share websites and a recent example of successful entrepreneurship to have come out of an unexpected place: Berlin. The case discusses how SoundCloud has flourished by identifying the type of ‘place surplus’ important for it to derive competitive advantage and succeed.

        Published 24 Mar 2014

        Reference 6043

        Topic Entrepreneurship

        Region Europe

        Industry Internet,  Online Media,  Music

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        SoundCloud: A Case Study of How SoundCloud Derived “Place Surplus” in Berlin

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        SoundCloud is one of the world's largest audio-share websites and a recent example of successful entrepreneurship to have come out of an unexpected place: Berlin. The case discusses how SoundCloud has flourished by identifying the type of ‘place surplus’ important for it to derive competitive advantage and succeed.
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          How Apple’s Corporate Strategy Drove High Growth

          By  W. Chan Kim,  Renee Mauborgne,  Oh Young Koo
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          This case accompanies 1) a collection of business press articles; 2) two video clips; 3) a teaching note; 4) lecture slides. While the case and articles will be assigned as pre-reading, the video clips and lecture slides will be shown in the classroom by the instructor.

            Published 31 Jul 2012

            Reference 5860

            Topic Strategy

            Region North America

            Industry Consumer Services,  Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing,  Online Media

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            How Apple’s Corporate Strategy Drove High Growth

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            This case accompanies 1) a collection of business press articles; 2) two video clips; 3) a teaching note; 4) lecture slides. While the case and articles will be assigned as pre-reading, the video clips and lecture slides will be shown in the classroom by the instructor.
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              Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC): Media Innovation in the Middle East

              By  Annet Aris,  Johanne Staugaard Johansen,  Danielle Geara
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              The objective of the case is to illustrate a market shaper's strategic challenges of staying innovative in a rapidly changing industry in a developing market environment with strong boundary conditions. Also the case illustrates the internal challenges of professionalising a company with significant creative forces and an entrepreneurial culture.

                Published 25 May 2010

                Reference 5702

                Topic Strategy

                Region Middle-East

                Industry Online Media,  Media Production

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                Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC): Media Innovation in the Middle East

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                The objective of the case is to illustrate a market shaper's strategic challenges of staying innovative in a rapidly changing industry in a developing market environment with strong boundary conditions. Also the case illustrates the internal challenges of professionalising a company with significant creative forces and an entrepreneurial culture.
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                  Putting the Price Tag on Facebook: Quantifying the Value of Online Social Networks

                  By  Annet Aris,  Eric Bradlow,  Robert Metry,  Christophe Firth,  Hanno Stegmann
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                  The case puts the reader in the position of a fictional venture capitalist considering an investment in Facebook. As part of the investment decision process, the protagonist analyzes the evolution of online social networks (OSN), the market profile and the various existing business models and valuation approaches.

                    Published 26 Apr 2010

                    Reference 5696

                    Topic Economics & Finance

                    Region North America

                    Industry Internet,  Online Media

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                    Putting the Price Tag on Facebook: Quantifying the Value of Online Social Networks

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                    The case puts the reader in the position of a fictional venture capitalist considering an investment in Facebook. As part of the investment decision process, the protagonist analyzes the evolution of online social networks (OSN), the market profile and the various existing business models and valuation approaches.
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                      Wikipedia: Making a Blue Ocean Strategic Move That Discourages Imitation

                      By  W. Chan Kim,  Renee Mauborgne,  Katrina Ling
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                      This case is excellent for teaching both MBAs and executives how to create a blue ocean strategy that is hard to imitate and sustainable. It focuses on Wikipedia versus Britannica.com in the online encyclopedia industry.

                        Published 28 Sep 2011

                        Reference 5694

                        Topic Strategy

                        Region Global

                        Industry Online Media

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                        Wikipedia: Making a Blue Ocean Strategic Move That Discourages Imitation

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                        This case is excellent for teaching both MBAs and executives how to create a blue ocean strategy that is hard to imitate and sustainable. It focuses on Wikipedia versus Britannica.com in the online encyclopedia industry.
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                          Al Jazeera: A Middle Eastern Enfant Terrible Goes Global

                          By  Annet Aris,  Danielle Geara,  Johanne Staugaard Johansen
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                          The case describes the success story of Al Jazeera how it developed from a controversial Arab news channel to a globally respected brand. But how sustainable is Al Jazeera's success? Can it truly transform from an Arabic news channel into an international media network? Can it both leverage and demystify the original Al Jazeera brand when catering to global media consumers?

                            Published 26 Jul 2010

                            Reference 5691

                            Topic Strategy

                            Region Middle-East

                            Industry Newspapers,  Online Media

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                            Al Jazeera: A Middle Eastern Enfant Terrible Goes Global

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                            The case describes the success story of Al Jazeera how it developed from a controversial Arab news channel to a globally respected brand. But how sustainable is Al Jazeera's success? Can it truly transform from an Arabic news channel into an international media network? Can it both leverage and demystify the original Al Jazeera brand when catering to global media consumers?
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                              AtomShockwave - A Venture Rollercoaster in the Online Entertainment Industry

                              By  Philip Anderson,  Filipe Santos
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                              This cases describes the founding, rapid expansion, and fall of an online entertainment venture through the Internet boom and bust. After a merger and painful restructuring, the entrepreneur was able to survive the downturn and reach cash flow break-even in 2002.

                                Published 01 Jun 2006

                                Reference 5356

                                Topic Entrepreneurship

                                Region North America

                                Industry Online Media

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                                AtomShockwave - A Venture Rollercoaster in the Online Entertainment Industry

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                                This cases describes the founding, rapid expansion, and fall of an online entertainment venture through the Internet boom and bust. After a merger and painful restructuring, the entrepreneur was able to survive the downturn and reach cash flow break-even in 2002.
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