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- December 2006 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
China Merchants Bank: Here Just For You
By: F. Warren McFarlan, GuoQing Chen, HengYuan Zhu, Bin Yang, Michael Shih-ta Chen, G.A. Donovan, Waishun Lo and Yan Yang
Founded in 1987, China Merchants Bank (CMB) is a pioneer in the use of technical innovation and IT as a competitive tool in the rapidly evolving Chinese banking sector. With a relatively small branch network when compared to its larger competitors, CMB uses an... View Details
- November 2006 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Kendall Square Research Corporation
Kendall Square Research was a small competitor in the supercomputer industry. Sales grew rapidly in 1992 and early 1993 and the company sold stock to the public for the first time. Analysts forecast higher earnings for 1993, then the company's revenue recognition... View Details
- September 2006 (Revised August 2007)
- Background Note
The History of Credit Agencies in the United States
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Tracy Manty
Provides a brief background on the history of credit agencies in the United States. Focuses on the mature process of data collection on an American consumer and how credit agencies share the information to determine proper credit risk and worthiness of a consumer. The... View Details
- March 2006
- Teaching Note
Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools Inc. (TN) (A), (B),(C) and (D)
By: Michael D. Kimbrough and F. Warren McFarlan
- Article
Organization Design and Effectiveness over the Innovation Life Cycle
By: George Westerman, F. Warren McFarlan and Marco Iansiti
- February 2006 (Revised December 2006)
- Teaching Note
Otis Elevator: Accelerating Business Transformation with IT (TN)
Keywords: Construction Industry
- 2006
- Casebook
Corporate Information Strategy and Management: Text and Cases
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Robert D. Austin and F. Warren McFarlan
- October 2005
- Article
Information Technology and the Board of Directors
By: Richard Nolan and F. Warren McFarlan
- September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (A)
By: Michael D. Kimbrough and F. Warren McFarlan
Relates the events leading up to the announcement in February 2005 that INVESTools, a Utah-based provider of investor education services, would be restating prior-year financial statements due to inappropriate revenue recognition. View Details
- September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Supplement
Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (B)
By: Michael D. Kimbrough and F. Warren McFarlan
- September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Supplement
Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (C)
By: Michael D. Kimbrough and F. Warren McFarlan
- September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Supplement
Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (D)
By: Michael D. Kimbrough and F. Warren McFarlan
- July 2005
- Teaching Note
Cathay Pacific: Doing More with Less (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-303-106). View Details
- July 2005
- Teaching Note
Enabling Business Strategy with IT at the World Bank (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-304-055). View Details
- July 2005
- Teaching Note
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Teaching Note to (9-304-019). View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation Industry
- July 2005
- Teaching Note
UCB: Managing Information for Globalization and Innovation (A)(TN)
Teaching Note to (9-303-091). View Details
- May 2005
- Supplement
Otis Elevator: An Interview with Ari Bousbib (video)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Brian DeLacey
CEO Ari Bousbib talks about how IT is transforming Otis and the practical challenges they are overcoming. Visibly demonstrates what appropriate CEO involvement is in an IT-enabled business transformation. View Details