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June 2011
Case

Trouble in Islandia; Computer Associates 2001 - 2004

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton

The Board of Directors of Computer Associates deals with pressure from the U.S. Department of Justice as its members try to gain better insight into the accounting practices of the company's top management team. View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Ethics; Practice; Florida; United States

March 1995 (Revised July 1995)
Case

Apple Computer (B)(Abridged) : Building a Worldwide Strategy

By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers

Describes the building of Apple's new strategy. Explores how the human resource function at Apple Computer can best support that strategy. View Details

Keywords: Human Resources; Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Computer Industry

07 Apr 2017
Working Paper Summaries

Explaining the Vertical-to-Horizontal Transition in the Computer Industry

Keywords: by Carliss Baldwin; Computer

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Rclone - Research Computing Services

Software Tools Rclone 4ms About rclone Many people use a web browser to transfer files between local and cloud storage. In comparison, Rclone is a robust command-line utility for synchronizing and transferring files to and from cloud storage. The command-line... View Details

March 2015
Case

Aarti Grover and CMS Computers

March 1987 (Revised May 1992)
Teaching Note

Computers in Medicine, Teaching Note

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Hardware; Health

December 1981 (Revised October 1985)
Case

Computer Retailing at Macy's California

By: Hirotaka Takeuchi

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Marketing; Retail Industry; California

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January/February 1974
Article

Assessing Computer Costs and Benefits

By: R. L. Nolan and Eric Knudsen

Keywords: Cost; Technology

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01 Jun 2000
News

Networked Computers behind IT Payoff

Investments in information technology (IT) are finally beginning to pay off, thanks to the era of the networked computer. So says HBS assistant professor Andrew P. McAfee in an article published in last October's issue of Exec: The Executive's Guide to Electronic... View Details

June 2001
Teaching Note

CompUSA: The Computer Superstore TN

By: Ananth Raman

Teaching Note for (9-699-026). View Details

Keywords: Computer Industry

April 1982 (Revised March 1984)
Case

Brookfield Corp.'s Personal Computers (B)

By: Walter J. Salmon

Keywords: Hardware; Computer Industry

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Training Calendar - Research Computing Services

Training Training Calendar No results found in Events Suggestions: Were any results found in one of the other content buckets on the left? Try removing some search filters. Use different search filters. Load More View Details

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Online Requests - Research Computing Services

Help Online Requests 3ms RCS Research Computing Environment Help Request Form Please use this form for questions, to request assistance, or to report a problem with the HBS Research Computing Environment.... View Details

August 2008 (Revised April 2009)
Teaching Note

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Eee PC (TN)

By: Willy C. Shih

Teaching Note for [609011]. View Details

Keywords: Computer Industry

2017
Working Paper

Explaining the Vertical-to-Horizontal Transition in the Computer Industry

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

This paper seeks to explain the technological forces that led to the rise of vertically integrated corporations in the late 19th century and the opposing forces that led to a vertical-to-horizontal transition in the computer industry 100 years later. I first model the... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Design; Business History; Vertical Integration; Horizontal Integration; Digital Platforms; Computer Industry

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March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
Case

The University of Utah and the Computer Graphics Revolution

By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington

Computer science departments were new to universities in the 1960s, and the one created at the University of Utah by David Evans and Ivan Sutherland had a research mission to invent the field of computer graphics. Details the research process that led to many of the... View Details

Keywords: Engineering; Entrepreneurship; Management Practices and Processes; Mission and Purpose; Research and Development; Technology Adoption; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; Utah