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- 18 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Financial Development and Technology Diffusion
Keywords:
by Diego Comin & Ramana Nanda
- Article
Technology Diffusion and Postwar Growth
By: Diego A. Comin and Bart Hobijn
In the aftermath of World War II, the world's economies exhibited very different rates of economic recovery. We provide evidence that those countries that caught up the most with the U.S. in the postwar period are those that saw an acceleration in the speed of adopting...
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Keywords:
Hardware;
Country;
Business Cycles;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Economic Growth;
Welfare or Wellbeing;
War;
Technology Industry;
United States;
Japan;
Europe
Comin, Diego A., and Bart Hobijn. "Technology Diffusion and Postwar Growth." NBER Macroeconomics Annual 25 (2010): 209–259.
- May 2017
- Supplement
ATH Technologies (E)
By: Robert Simons and Jennifer Packard
Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout.
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Keywords:
Strategy And Execution;
Management Control Systems;
Balancing Innovation And Control;
Health Industry
Simons, Robert, and Jennifer Packard. "ATH Technologies (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 117-017, May 2017.
- May 2017
- Supplement
ATH Technologies (B)
By: Robert Simons and Jennifer Packard
Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout.
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Keywords:
Strategy And Execution;
Management Control Systems;
Performance Management;
Balancing Innovation And Control;
Management Systems;
Performance;
Health Industry
Simons, Robert, and Jennifer Packard. "ATH Technologies (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 117-014, May 2017.
- June 2000
- Supplement
SCORE! Educational Centers
Contains three segments. In the first segment, Alan Tripp, founder of SCORE!, discusses his experience creating and growing SCORE!. Designed to be used with the (A), (B), and (C) cases. In the second segment, Tripp and Rob Waldron, current president of SCORE! (now a...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Entrepreneurship;
Education Industry;
Education Industry
Burton, M. Diane. "SCORE! Educational Centers." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 400-504, June 2000.
- May 2017
- Supplement
ATH Technologies (C)
By: Robert Simons and Jennifer Packard
Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout.
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Keywords:
Strategy And Execution;
Management Control Systems;
Performance Management;
Balancing Innovation And Control;
Management Systems;
Performance;
Health Industry
Simons, Robert, and Jennifer Packard. "ATH Technologies (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 117-015, May 2017.
- 05 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges Between Education and Business
interest to teachers and faculties," commented one group leader. If educators and executives are to work together to stimulate case writing in Latin America, it will take the...
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Keywords:
by Martha Lagace
- Teaching Interest
Technology and Operations Management
This course enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as... View Details
- September 1993 (Revised January 1996)
- Case
Kumon Educational Institute USA
The vice president of operations at Kuman Educational Institute USA is faced with the pressures of transferring a successful Japanese educational service concept to the United States. Kumon, a for-profit after-school supplementary educative center, specializes in...
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Loveman, Gary W. "Kumon Educational Institute USA." Harvard Business School Case 694-032, September 1993. (Revised January 1996.)
- February 1991 (Revised February 1992)
- Background Note
Information Technology and Organizations
Applegate, Lynda M. "Information Technology and Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-136, February 1991. (Revised February 1992.)
- Teaching Interest
Technology and Operations Management
This course enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. Topics include digital marketplaces, technology, and data science.
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- Working Paper Summaries
Information Technology Ecosystem Health and Performance
- 1 Jan 1991
- Conference Presentation
Information Technology and Globalization
By: L. M. Applegate and R. O. Mason
- February 2002 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Casuarinas Educational Corporation
By: Michael J. Roberts, Howard H. Stevenson and Matthew C. Leib
Casuarinas has developed a very successful elementary, now secondary, school based on excellence in teaching, service, and multilingual education. Peru lacks similar high-quality post-secondary institutions. This case focuses on the potential entry of Casuarinas into...
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Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction;
Higher Education;
Entrepreneurship;
Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Planning;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Education Industry;
Peru
Roberts, Michael J., Howard H. Stevenson, and Matthew C. Leib. "Casuarinas Educational Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 802-083, February 2002. (Revised March 2003.)
- February 2022
- Case
NFX Capital and Moov Technologies
By: Scott Duke Kominers and Nicole Tempest Keller
In July 2019, James Currier, a general partner at San Francisco-based NFX Ventures, was considering a seed stage investment of $1.5 million in Moov Technologies, a B2B marketplace for used industrial equipment. NFX was a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Network Effects;
Marketplace Matching;
Digital Platforms;
Market Design;
Applications and Software;
Semiconductor Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
San Francisco
Kominers, Scott Duke, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "NFX Capital and Moov Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 822-045, February 2022.
- March 1993
- Background Note
Note on Information Technology and Strategy
By: Richard L. Nolan and Katherine Seger
Provides a context for the evolution of information technology in business organizations, explains the emergence of information as an important resource to be managed, and provides a framework for assessing the strategic potential of information in the firm.
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Keywords:
Information;
Information Management;
Information Technology;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Cooperation;
Adoption;
Body of Literature;
Archives;
Annual Reports;
Information Technology Industry
Nolan, Richard L., and Katherine Seger. "Note on Information Technology and Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-137, March 1993.
- winter 1985
- Article
Technology and Competitive Advantage
By: M. E. Porter
Porter, M. E. "Technology and Competitive Advantage." Journal of Business Strategy 5, no. 3 (winter 1985).
- January 1971 (Revised December 1983)
- Background Note
Technology and the Manager
By: Wickham Skinner
Skinner, Wickham. "Technology and the Manager." Harvard Business School Background Note 671-060, January 1971. (Revised December 1983.)
- July 2017 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Sampark Foundation: Transforming Primary Education in India
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Shweta Bagai
Founders Vineet and Anupama Nayar had rapidly scaled their foundation to reach 3 million primary school children (grades 1 to 3) in two states with math and English programs. Their goal was to reach 10 million children by 2025 and completely spend down the $100 million...
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Keywords:
Nonprofit Management;
K-12 Education;
Frugal Innovation;
Government Partnership;
Impact;
Developing Countries;
Education;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business and Government Relations;
Outcome or Result;
India
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Shweta Bagai. "Sampark Foundation: Transforming Primary Education in India." Harvard Business School Case 518-006, July 2017. (Revised September 2017.)