Filter Results:
(2,589)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,589)
- People (1)
- News (721)
- Research (1,416)
- Events (21)
- Multimedia (16)
- Faculty Publications (1,021)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,589)
- People (1)
- News (721)
- Research (1,416)
- Events (21)
- Multimedia (16)
- Faculty Publications (1,021)
- July 2002
- Case
Kendall Square Research Corporation (B2) (Abridged)
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and F. Warren McFarlan
Supplements the (A) (Abridged) case. View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr., and F. Warren McFarlan. "Kendall Square Research Corporation (B2) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 303-037, July 2002.
- June 1999
- Supplement
Compaq Computer: Focus Groups 1 & 2, Video Transcript
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Compaq Computer: Focus Groups 1 & 2, Video Transcript." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 599-122, June 1999.
- January 1991 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: Corporate, Group, and Divisional Manufacturing (A)
By: David A. Garvin
Keywords: Computer Industry
Garvin, David A. "Hewlett-Packard: Corporate, Group, and Divisional Manufacturing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 691-001, January 1991. (Revised March 1991.)
- April 1986 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A)
Sun Microsystems managers must decide whether to launch a new product into manufacturing. Teaching objectives include: 1) an analysis of the competitive environment, 2) examination of technological choices, 3) understanding of the new product development process, and... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Product Launch; Product Development; Production; Competitive Strategy; Computer Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 686-133, April 1986. (Revised September 1993.)
- April 1999 (Revised September 1999)
- Case
Compaq Computer: Consumer Notebook Group
By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon
Presents the background for a video of a focus group on Compaq Computer's new consumer notebook. Engineers, manufacturers, and retailers had collaborated on the product design, which has been approved by the executive committee. A launch is scheduled for nine months... View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Product Launch; Product Design; Outcome or Result; Social and Collaborative Networks; Corporate Strategy; Computer Industry
Bell, David E., and Ann Leamon. "Compaq Computer: Consumer Notebook Group." Harvard Business School Case 599-053, April 1999. (Revised September 1999.)
- October 1981 (Revised June 1982)
- Case
Concept Devices, Inc.: International Market Entry
Concept is a highly touted startup venture in distributed data processing computers. The company has only made one sale to date, but has an order backlog for its unique product and expects an almost vertical growth curve. The company has been courted seriously by... View Details
Bonoma, Thomas V. "Concept Devices, Inc.: International Market Entry." Harvard Business School Case 582-052, October 1981. (Revised June 1982.)
- September 1997
- Teaching Note
Datavision (A), (B), and (C) TN
By: Michael Beer and Stephanie L. Woerner
Teaching Note for (9-495-046), (9-495-047), and (9-495-048). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- 1 Oct 2002
- Conference Presentation
Intellectual Property, Architecture, and the Management of Technological Transitions: Evidence from Microsoft Corporation
By: Alan MacCormack and Marco Iansiti
MacCormack, Alan, and Marco Iansiti. "Intellectual Property, Architecture, and the Management of Technological Transitions: Evidence from Microsoft Corporation." Paper presented at the Global Acquisition, Protection, and Leveraging of Technological Competencies, Katz Graduate School of Business, October 01, 2002.
- July 1993
- Teaching Note
Reshaping Apple Computer's Destiny 1992 TN
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for (9-393-011). View Details
- September 1992 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Reshaping Apple Computer's Destiny 1992
By: David B. Yoffie and Johanna M. Hurstak
Examines John Sculley's approach toward transforming Apple Computer. Focuses on Sculley's management style, his creation of a new management team, and his efforts to create a professional management system inside Apple. View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Transformation; Management Teams; Management Systems; Computer Industry; California
Yoffie, David B., and Johanna M. Hurstak. "Reshaping Apple Computer's Destiny 1992." Harvard Business School Case 393-011, September 1992. (Revised January 1994.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 17 The Wintel Standards-based Platform
The purpose of this chapter is to use the theory of bottlenecks laid out in previous chapters to better understand the dynamics of an open standards-based platform. I describe how the Wintel platform evolved from 1990 through 2000 under joint sponsorship of Intel and... View Details
Keywords: Open Platforms; Bottlenecks; Wintel Platform; Disintermediation; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Business History; Digital Platforms; Computer Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 17 The Wintel Standards-based Platform." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-055, November 2019.
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Vision: Into the Breach
large, established carriers, which write policies to cover cyberattacks but do little to preempt them, At-Bay takes a preventive approach to cyber insurance. Before signing up a new policyholder, the company performs non-intrusive penetration tests on the prospective... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 07 Jun 2024
MS/MBA Engineering Sciences Information Session
Are you an innovator who aspires to launch and lead technology ventures? Join us for a virtual event with program faculty and Admissions staff to learn more about Harvard's MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences program. Prospective students must have an undergraduate degree in... View Details
Alex Iskold
Prior to founding 2048 ventures, Alex spent 5 years at Techstars as the Managing Director of its NYC program. Alex was also the founder and CEO of Info Lab (acquired by IBM), founder and CEO of GetGlue (backed by USV, RRE, Time Warner), and a Chief Architect of... View Details
Carissa Bryce Christensen
with evidence-based decision making, Carissa has built a career in complex, cutting-edge tech environments. She co-founded QxBranch, a quantum computing software firm acquired by Rigetti Computing in 2019,... View Details
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
was a role model for me. I decided back then that I wanted to do what he did, work in technology and build a business.” That desire led Mistele to the University of Michigan, where he earned an undergraduate degree in computer engineering... View Details
- 06 Aug 2015
- News
Making coding cool
20 years in the tech sector, is encouraging middle school and high school girls to learn the language of the 21st century as a board member of Girls Who Code. Women are underrepresented in the tech industry and, too often, Maybank says, girls are “chased out of the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
A View from the Top
really great cultures,” said Donna Dubinsky (MBA ’81), cofounder and CEO of Numenta and former CEO of Palm Computing and Handspring. “That’s what pulled us through the hard times and made us more resilient and flexible for change.” HATS... View Details
- Alumni WDYDWYD
Margaret Regan
education was definitely emphasized by my dad as a vehicle to growth and expanding my horizons. I got a BS in Mathematics and then worked in computer programming before managing the computer facility at a... View Details
- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Brooke Carter (MBA 2019)
What was your undergraduate university and major? I concentrated in Computer Science and got a secondary concentration in Astrophysics at Harvard University. Why did you decide to apply to HBS via the 2+2 deferred admissions process? I... View Details