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Innovative Conduct in Computing and Internet Markets
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Innovative Conduct in Computing and Internet Markets." In Handbook on the Economics of Innovation, edited by Bronwyn H. Hall and Nathan Rosenberg, 477–538. Elsevier/North-Holland, 2010.
- July 1981
- Background Note
Introduction to Computing for Managers, Overview Note
Keywords: Management Skills
Cash, James I., Jr. "Introduction to Computing for Managers, Overview Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 182-015, July 1981.
- 1999
- Working Paper
Machines and Mindlessness: Social Responses to Computers
By: Clifford Nass and Youngme Moon
- April 1993 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Designed to look at outsourcing from the perspective of a major computer services company trying to get into the business. View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Business Startups; Business Plan; Business Strategy; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Financial Management; Management Teams; Communication Strategy; Organizational Design; Product Design; Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Computer Industry; Computer Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (B)." Harvard Business School Case 193-145, April 1993. (Revised December 2001.)
- October 1975 (Revised October 1991)
- Background Note
Some Comments on Computing Prime Cost Variances
Shank, John K. "Some Comments on Computing Prime Cost Variances." Harvard Business School Background Note 176-061, October 1975. (Revised October 1991.)
- January 1989
- Background Note
Managing Information Technology: Computer Systems and Components
By: James I. Cash Jr. and Thomas H. Davenport
Cash, James I., Jr., and Thomas H. Davenport. "Managing Information Technology: Computer Systems and Components." Harvard Business School Background Note 189-130, January 1989.
- February 2008 (Revised August 2008)
- Case
Quanta Computer and the One Laptop Per Child Initiative
By: Willy Shih, Chintay Shih and Jyun-Chen Wang
When Quanta Computer, Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of laptop computers, first joined the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative, it faced a challenge trying to balance the cost objectives of a laptop computer targeted at children of the developing world with... View Details
Keywords: For-Profit Firms; Disruptive Innovation; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations; Hardware
Shih, Willy, Chintay Shih, and Jyun-Chen Wang. "Quanta Computer and the One Laptop Per Child Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 608-102, February 2008. (Revised August 2008.)
- February 1999 (Revised February 2003)
- Teaching Note
Product Development at Dell Computer Corporation TN
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Teaching Note for (9-699-010). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- March 1995 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
Apple Computer (A)(Abridged): Corporate Strategy and Culture
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Provides an overview of the company's history, industry, competitive position, strategy, and organization. Analyzes the culture and morale at Apple. Written at a time when the company faces a very compelling threat to their business, and when morale within the company... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Design; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Computer Industry
Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Apple Computer (A)(Abridged): Corporate Strategy and Culture." Harvard Business School Case 495-044, March 1995. (Revised February 1997.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
Computed Tomography: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances
Bhide, Amar, Srikant M Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "Computed Tomography: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-004, July 2019.
- August 1982 (Revised May 1986)
- Case
Lowe Computer Services: Capacity and Service Level Planning
Cash, James I., Jr. "Lowe Computer Services: Capacity and Service Level Planning." Harvard Business School Case 183-050, August 1982. (Revised May 1986.)
- 1997
- Working Paper
The Converging Worlds of Telecommunication, Computing and Entertainment
By: P. William Bane, Stephen P. Bradley and David J. Collis
- 2008
- Case
IBM: Computing at the Speed of Life
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
Govindarajan, Vijay, and Chris Trimble. "IBM: Computing at the Speed of Life." 2008. (Case No. 2-0033.)
- 1975
- Article
Sample Size Computations in Dollar Unit Sampling
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Information
Kaplan, Robert S. "Sample Size Computations in Dollar Unit Sampling." Studies on Statistical Methodology in Auditing, Supplement Journal of Accounting Research 13 (1975): 126–133.
- September – October 1973
- Article
Computer Data Bases: The Future Is Now
By: R. L. Nolan
Nolan, R. L. "Computer Data Bases: The Future Is Now." Harvard Business Review 51, no. 5 (September–October 1973).
- August 1981 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
McGraw-Hill Book Co.: Micro Computer Resource Center
Cash, James I., Jr. "McGraw-Hill Book Co.: Micro Computer Resource Center." Harvard Business School Case 182-017, August 1981. (Revised June 1986.)
- October 2002 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Dell Computers (A): Field Service for Corporate Clients
By: Frances X. Frei, Amy C. Edmondson and Corey B. Hajim
Explores the highly successful PC and low-end server manufacturer's entry into the large-scale server market in the United States. A key difference of this new market is the intense service element required to support the larger hardware. Specifically, the industry... View Details
Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Customer Relationship Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Service Operations; Business or Company Management; Emerging Markets; Problems and Challenges; Service Delivery; Computer Industry; United States
Frei, Frances X., Amy C. Edmondson, and Corey B. Hajim. "Dell Computers (A): Field Service for Corporate Clients." Harvard Business School Case 603-067, October 2002. (Revised April 2007.)
- November 1990 (Revised November 1991)
- Supplement
Apple Computer (C1): Reorganizing the Human Resource Function
Provides a follow-up to the (C) case. A new organization chosen for the human resource (HR) function is described. Students must compare the design chosen by Apple's HR managers with the one they chose. View Details
Gibbs, Michael J. "Apple Computer (C1): Reorganizing the Human Resource Function." Harvard Business School Supplement 491-063, November 1990. (Revised November 1991.)