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Using Analytics to Predict Hollywood Blockbusters

Harvard Business Review

Disney admitted its studio would have an operating loss of $80-$120 million, making the film arguably the biggest flop of all time. The resulting spike in both supply and demand for movies has created fierce competition for financing. Individually, they could all impact the revenue outcome — and influence each other.

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Using Analytics to Predict Hollywood Blockbusters

Harvard Business Review

Disney admitted its studio would have an operating loss of $80-$120 million, making the film arguably the biggest flop of all time. The resulting spike in both supply and demand for movies has created fierce competition for financing. Individually, they could all impact the revenue outcome — and influence each other.

Film 15
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How Women of Color Get to Senior Management

Harvard Business Review

Sixteen women were interviewed and seven others participated in a focus group. They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions. These women started small, but started somewhere, and then increased the complexity over time.