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Visionaries and Transformative Product Launches in Computing and Information Business History
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Visionaries and Transformative Product Launches in Computing and Information Business History." In Writing Computer and Information History: Approaches, Connections, and Reflections, by William Aspray. Rowman and Littlefield, forthcoming.
- April 1993 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (C)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Outlines the full architecture of an outsourcing agreement and allows the class to discuss what should and should not be in such agreements. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (C)." Harvard Business School Case 193-146, April 1993. (Revised December 2001.)
- April 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Designed to generate discussion on the issues of outsourcing from the perspective of a firm thinking about turning over its IS activities to a third-party vendor. View Details
Keywords: Management Systems; Management Style; Information Technology; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Business Strategy; Economic Systems; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Processes; Employment; Emerging Markets; Activity Based Costing and Management; Information Technology Industry; Consulting Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-144, April 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
- January 2012
- Article
Creating a Sustainable Society through Integrated Reporting Delivered via Cloud Computing
By: Kyle Armbrester and Robert G. Eccles
Armbrester, Kyle, and Robert G. Eccles. "Creating a Sustainable Society through Integrated Reporting Delivered via Cloud Computing." European Business Review (January 2012).
- August 1982 (Revised July 1984)
- Case
Corning Glass Works (B): Personal Computing - The Implementation of Change
Porter, Leslie R. "Corning Glass Works (B): Personal Computing - The Implementation of Change." Harvard Business School Case 183-015, August 1982. (Revised July 1984.)
- 28 May 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Lost in the Clouds: The Impact of Changing Property Rights on Investment in Cloud Computing Ventures
- July–August 2002
- Article
Paths of Learning: Life and Death in the Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries
By: Walter Friedman
Friedman, Walter. "Paths of Learning: Life and Death in the Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries." Harvard Magazine (July–August 2002).
- November 1992 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
Deere & Co. (A): The Computer Aided Manufacturing Services Division - A Window to the World (Abridged)
By: Robert H. Hayes
The Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Services Division of John Deere has just received approval to sell their software and computer systems to external customers. These tools, initially developed for internal use, have been widely used throughout Deere. Still,... View Details
Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Machinery and Machining; Technological Innovation; Markets; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Outcome or Result; Computer Industry; Computer Industry
Hayes, Robert H. "Deere & Co. (A): The Computer Aided Manufacturing Services Division - A Window to the World (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 693-051, November 1992. (Revised December 1992.)
- December 1996
- Article
How "Real" Are Computer Personalities? Psychological Responses to Personality Types in Human-Computer Interaction
By: Y. Moon and C. I. Nass
Moon, Y., and C. I. Nass. How "Real" Are Computer Personalities? Psychological Responses to Personality Types in Human-Computer Interaction. Communication Research 23, no. 6 (December 1996): 651–674.
- 1994
- Article
Integration and Dynamic Capability: Evidence from Development in Automobiles and Mainframe Computers
By: M. Iansiti and K. B. Clark
Iansiti, M., and K. B. Clark. "Integration and Dynamic Capability: Evidence from Development in Automobiles and Mainframe Computers." Industrial and Corporate Change 3, no. 3 (1994): 557–605.
- March 2007
- Supplement
Lenovo: Building a Global Brand--6 Advertisements for Lenovo's Line of ThinkPad Computers
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Lenovo: Building a Global Brand--6 Advertisements for Lenovo's Line of ThinkPad Computers." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 507-715, March 2007.
- 2019
- Working Paper
Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 15 The IBM PC
The IBM PC was the first digital computer platform that was open by as a matter of strategy, not necessity. The purpose of this chapter is to understand the IBM PC as a technical system and set of organization choices in light of the theory of how technology shapes... View Details
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 15 The IBM PC." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-074, January 2019.
- Spring 1993
- Article
Did Installed Base Give Incumbent Any (Measurable) Advantages in Federal Computer Procurement?
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Did Installed Base Give Incumbent Any (Measurable) Advantages in Federal Computer Procurement?" RAND Journal of Economics 24, no. 1 (Spring 1993): 19–39.
- December 1996
- Article
Can Computers Be Teammates? Affiliation and Social Identity Effects in Human-computer Interaction
By: C. I. Nass, B. J. Fogg and Y. Moon
Nass, C. I., B. J. Fogg, and Y. Moon. "Can Computers Be Teammates? Affiliation and Social Identity Effects in Human-computer Interaction." International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 45, no. 6 (December 1996): 669–678.
- 1 Nov 1989
- Conference Presentation
Computer Supported Cooperative Work: A Field Study on Organization Assimilation of Innovation
By: L. M. Applegate
- January 1996 (Revised September 2001)
- Teaching Note
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function Series TN
Teaching Note for (9-193-144), (9-193-145), and (9-193-178). View Details
- March 1998
- Article
Computer Software Accounting Review: Closing the Loop but not Eliminating the Problem
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Computer Software Accounting Review: Closing the Loop but not Eliminating the Problem." Accounting Bulletin, no. 64 (March 1998).
- August 2016 (Revised November 2019)
- Case
eSig: Growth Analysis
By: Mark Roberge and Tom Eisenmann
eSig, an early-stage startup, offers an electronic signature application as a "freemium" product, i.e., users can upgrade from a free basic version to a premium version by paying a subscription fee. Using 9 months of data from 50,000 user activations (available as a... View Details
Keywords: Esignature; Computer Software; Business or Company Management; Marketing Channels; Applications and Software; Business Startups; Computer Industry
Roberge, Mark, and Tom Eisenmann. "eSig: Growth Analysis." Harvard Business School Case 817-009, August 2016. (Revised November 2019.)
- April 1997
- Article
Firm Asymmetries and Sequential R&D: Theory and Evidence from the Mainframe Computer Industry
By: T. Khanna and M. Iansiti
Keywords: Research and Development; Theory; Information; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Computer Industry
Khanna, T., and M. Iansiti. "Firm Asymmetries and Sequential R&D: Theory and Evidence from the Mainframe Computer Industry." Management Science 43, no. 4 (April 1997): 405–421.
- 1993
- Book
Globalization, Technology, and Competition: The Fusion of Computers and Telecommunications in the 1990s
By: S. P. Bradley, J. A. Hausman and R. L. Nolan
Bradley, S. P., J. A. Hausman, and R. L. Nolan, eds. Globalization, Technology, and Competition: The Fusion of Computers and Telecommunications in the 1990s. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1993, Korean ed.