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Steve Jobs's Legacy
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Keywords: Computer Industry
Koehn, Nancy F. "Steve Jobs's Legacy." Fortune 160, no. 10 (November 23, 2009).
- December 2008 (Revised January 2009)
- Teaching Note
IBM's Decade of Transformation Series (TN)
Teaching Note for [805130] and [807030]. View Details
- Article
Platform Owner Entry and Innovation in Complementary Markets: Evidence from Intel
By: Annabelle Gawer and Rebecca M. Henderson
Gawer, Annabelle, and Rebecca M. Henderson. "Platform Owner Entry and Innovation in Complementary Markets: Evidence from Intel." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 16, no. 1 (Spring 2007).
- June 1990 (Revised August 1990)
- Case
IBM Canada Ltd.: Reorganizing for the 1990s
Applegate, Lynda M. "IBM Canada Ltd.: Reorganizing for the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 190-141, June 1990. (Revised August 1990.)
- March 1990 (Revised April 1990)
- Supplement
IBM Corp.: ""Make It Your Business"" (B)
By: Robert L. Simons
Reveals the system changes that IBM adopted. Designed as an in-class handout after discussion of the (A) case. View Details
Simons, Robert L. IBM Corp.: ""Make It Your Business"" (B). Harvard Business School Supplement 190-138, March 1990. (Revised April 1990.)
- January 2008 (Revised September 2008)
- Supplement
Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (C)
By: John A. Quelch and David Chen
In October 2007, the OLPC reported production delays and missed its shipment date. In early November, the $100 PC finally went into production, with initial shipments planned for Uruguay and Mongolia, and mid-month launched the "Give One, Get One" program. It enabled... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Firms; Partners and Partnerships; Information Infrastructure; Problems and Challenges; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Computer Industry; Canada; Mongolia; Uruguay; United States
Quelch, John A., and David Chen. Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (C). Harvard Business School Supplement 508-065, January 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
- 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
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Kendall Square Research Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 307-010, November 2006. (Revised March 2008.)
- Article
The Rigid Disk Drive Industry, 1956-90: A History of Commercial and Technological Turbulence
By: C. M. Christensen
Christensen, C. M. "The Rigid Disk Drive Industry, 1956-90: A History of Commercial and Technological Turbulence." Business History Review 67, no. 4 (Winter 1993): 531–588.
- February 2005 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard (A)
By: Rohit Deshpande and Seth Schulman
Since its controversial merger with Compaq, Hewlett-Packard had been under pressure by analysts and some stockholders to divest itself of its low-margin PC business. For CEO Carly Fiorina and others on HP's management team, however, PCs seemed integral to the company's... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Customer Focus and Relationships; Mergers and Acquisitions; Information Infrastructure; Business Strategy; Price; Computer Industry
Deshpande, Rohit, and Seth Schulman. "Hewlett-Packard (A)." Harvard Business School Case 505-065, February 2005. (Revised November 2006.)
- November 2004 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
RightNow Technologies
By: William A. Sahlman and Dan Heath
The founder and CEO of a CRM software start-up must decide between an attractive acquisition offer and the opportunity to go public. Discusses the growth of the company--including a lengthy discussion of entrepreneurial bootstrapping--as well as an aborted IPO attempt... View Details
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Applications and Software; Going Public; Management Teams; Finance; Strategy; Value Creation; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Acquisition; Computer Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Dan Heath. "RightNow Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 805-032, November 2004. (Revised May 2010.)
- April 2002
- Teaching Note
Accounting for the Intel Pentium Chip Flaw TN
By: Gregory S. Miller and V.G. Narayanan
Teaching Note for (9-101-072). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- May 2000
- Teaching Note
Hewlett Packard's Merced Decision TN
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Teaching Note for (9-699-011). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- September 1995 (Revised May 1997)
- Teaching Note
Microsoft, 1995 TN
By: Tarun Khanna
Teaching Note for (9-795-147) and (9-799-003). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- June 1992 (Revised November 1995)
- Supplement
Transformation of IBM, The, Supplement
By: David B. Yoffie
Provides an update to the case. View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
Yoffie, David B. "Transformation of IBM, The, Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 792-105, June 1992. (Revised November 1995.)
- August 1995
- Teaching Note
IBM After-Sales Service TN
Teaching Note for (9-693-001). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- July 1993
- Teaching Note
Acer Incorporated TN
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for (9-691-104). View Details
- June 1991 (Revised April 1993)
- Case
Acer, Inc.
By: Robert H. Hayes
Acer is undergoing two major transitions at the time of this case: from a small, entrepreneurially-run company to a large professionally-run one; and from a largely domestic company to a multinational one. After a decade of phenomenal growth, it is now facing a major... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Motivation and Incentives; Multinational Firms and Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Employees; Resignation and Termination; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Diversity; Computer Industry; Taiwan
Hayes, Robert H. "Acer, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 691-104, June 1991. (Revised April 1993.)
- January 1992 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
IBM: Assistant General Manager of Marketing (A)
Cespedes, Frank V. "IBM: Assistant General Manager of Marketing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 592-066, January 1992. (Revised June 1994.)
- August 1997 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (B3): Assessing Organizational Fitness Profiling
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Supplements the (B) case. View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (B3): Assessing Organizational Fitness Profiling." Harvard Business School Case 498-019, August 1997. (Revised September 1997.)
- March 1995 (Revised July 1995)
- Supplement
Datavision (B)
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
To be handed out in class as a follow-up to Datavision (A). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Datavision (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 495-047, March 1995. (Revised July 1995.)