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Giant Cinema

By: Malcolm P. Baker, Richard S. Ruback, Erik Stafford and Kathleen Luchs
  • Format:Print
  • | Pages:8 
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Abstract

The owner of Giant Cinema must decide whether to invest in a digital projector, a new technology for screening films, or purchase a traditional projector. The impact of the new technology is uncertain, and the case describes probabilities for different outcomes that students can incorporate in the financial analysis of the proposed project.

Keywords

Entrepreneurship; Film Entertainment; Technology Adoption; Financial Strategy; Investment; Outcome Or Result; Risk And Uncertainty; Technology; Entertainment And Recreation Industry

Citation

Baker, Malcolm P., Richard S. Ruback, Erik Stafford, and Kathleen Luchs. "Giant Cinema." Harvard Business School Case 204-052, September 2003. (Revised January 2004.)

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