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- February 1996
- Case
Powersoft Corporation (A)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Todd Lowell Pittinsky
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Todd Lowell Pittinsky. "Powersoft Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 396-302, February 1996.
- June 1995
- Teaching Note
Intel Corporation - Leveraging Capabilities for Strategic Renewal TN
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Teaching Note for (9-394-141). View Details
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
- January 1991 (Revised May 1992)
- Teaching Note
IBM-Fujitsu Dispute and IBM-Fujitsu Settlement, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-390-168) and (391-149). View Details
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
- January 1991 (Revised June 1991)
- Case
Olivetti Group (B): The Transition Concerto, 1st and 2nd Movements
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Roy V. Eales
Salter, Malcolm S., and Roy V. Eales. "Olivetti Group (B): The Transition Concerto, 1st and 2nd Movements." Harvard Business School Case 391-137, January 1991. (Revised June 1991.)
- August 1988 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
IBM 360: Giant as Entrepreneur
By: Joseph L. Bower
Presents the ingredients that went into a major entrepreneurial shift by IBM--investing $5 billion into a new product line that would obsolete any existing computer product line offered by the competition, or by IBM itself. The economic and technical challenges of this... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Investment; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology Industry
Bower, Joseph L. "IBM 360: Giant as Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 389-003, August 1988. (Revised April 1998.)
- October 1985 (Revised November 1986)
- Supplement
CompuServe (D)
By: James L. Heskett
Describes events and raises issues subsequent to Charlie McCall's acceptance of the job as CEO at CompuServe. View Details
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 386-097, October 1985. (Revised November 1986.)
- October 1985 (Revised February 1986)
- Supplement
CompuServe (A1)
By: James L. Heskett
This addendum to CompuServe (A) describes how resources were allocated. View Details
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe (A1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 386-094, October 1985. (Revised February 1986.)
- May 1985 (Revised November 1990)
- Case
Spinnaker Software Corp.
Describes the problems faced by a company that has experienced remarkable growth, but growth which is below projections. The management must evaluate the company's position in the turbulent software industry. The two partners must then decide whether to cut back to... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Profit; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Software; Information Technology Industry
Stevenson, Howard H. "Spinnaker Software Corp." Harvard Business School Case 385-252, May 1985. (Revised November 1990.)
- July 2021
- Teaching Note
Digital Transformation 2.0: CEO Elie Girard at Atos
By: Tsedal Neeley
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 421-024. Elie Girard has taken the helm as CEO of multinational IT giant Atos to lead the company into the next era of digital transformation. Noticing that customers’ digital needs were evolving to become even more specialized and global... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
K.O. Chia: The Voice of Experience
A seasoned mentor who can stand behind a novice entrepreneur is a valuable asset for anyone attempting a start-up, but especially for those who are now launching ventures in Asia’s complicated business environment. K.O. Chia believes that in a new enterprise, the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
As a junior Episcopal minister, Bob Massie (DBA 1989) infuriated church leaders by revealing to his congregation that its $9 million endowment was secretly invested in a number of unchurchly entities, including military contractors, casinos, and countries led by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; social activism; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information
- June 2001 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Alibris (A)
By: Andrew P. McAfee and Kerry Herman
Alibris is an Internet-era company providing search and fulfillment services for hard-to-find (rare, used, and out-of-print) books. At the time of the case, the company had made decisions to change its revenue model, to become involved in the fulfillment process for... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Service Delivery; Applications and Software; Problems and Challenges; Books; Service Industry
McAfee, Andrew P., and Kerry Herman. "Alibris (A)." Harvard Business School Case 601-111, June 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
- March 1998
- Case
Launch
Launch has developed an entertainment publication on CD-ROM with 240,000 subscribers and has recently introduced an on-line entertainment product (www.mylaunch.com) to complement the CD-ROM. Deals with multiple-channel delivery and platform selection and branding on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Cases: Overcoming the Stress of ‘Englishnization’ CEOs of global companies increasingly mandate that their employees learn English. The problem: these workers can experience a loss of status and believe they aren’t as effective in their learned language, says... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Chances Are
Years ago, while Amram Shapiro (MBA 1978) and a team of researchers were busy creating the probability database at the heart of his new compendium, The Book of Odds, the daughter of a friend sat in on one of their weekly data reviews. A stat caught her attention: There... View Details
- November 2013
- Teaching Note
Barnes & Noble: Managing the E-Book Revolution
By: Alan MacCormack, Brian Kimball Dunn and Chris F. Kemerer
In 2012, Barnes & Noble found itself in a difficult position. While the company had weathered the advent of online retailing relatively well, the arrival of electronic books (e-books) threatened the company's viability. Primary competitor Borders had already fallen by... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
HBX: Reimagining HBS for the Digital Age
When considering how to enter the digital learning arena, HBS did what any startup would do. It began in 2012 by identifying a challenge: How to merge the unique elements of the HBS learning experience with the latest technology to create a powerful educational... View Details
- 18 Jan 2017
- News
HBS Gains New Insight Into Africa
Senior Lecturer John Macomber, far left, and students in the Africa: Building Cities course toured the Rappie Waste-to-Energy Power Project in Addis Ababa with developer Samuel Alemayehu of Cambridge Group Companies. With a growing population of 1.2 billion people... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
@Soldiers Field
A COYOTE SPOTTED resting on Ohiri Field in November was later found wandering on Harvard Way near Morris Hall at 3 a.m. A Mass. Environmental Police investigation found that the animal "posed no danger." THE FALL I-LAB SCRAMBLE student start-up crash course: 40 hours... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
A Case For Fellowships
LEOPOLD At HBS we often say that fellowships are the lifeblood of the School. During my 20-plus years serving on the MBA Admissions Board—and the last 7 as its director—I have witnessed firsthand the truth of that statement. Fellowships, which are funded by gifts from... View Details