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- December 1999
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A6): Enterprise 250: Mark Canepa on the Newcomer as Change Agent
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
Coming to Sun Microsystems after 20 years with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Mark Canepa brought a highly organized leadership style more characteristic of HP than Sun. His goal was to use the development of a new workstation product to build a disciplined, process-oriented,... View Details
- April 1995 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (A)
By: Marco Iansiti and Ellen Stein
Based on a Silicon Valley company that has developed the capability to compete in a rapidly growing, highly turbulent environment. This capability hinges on its flexible and rapid development process, which the case characterizes in detail. Focuses on the development... View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Information Infrastructure; Product Launch; Managerial Roles; Expansion; Design; Applications and Software; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; California
Iansiti, Marco, and Ellen Stein. "Silicon Graphics, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 695-061, April 1995. (Revised December 1997.)
- March 1994
- Case
Materials Technology Corp.
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Materials Technology Corp. (MTC) is an MIT-based start-up company that identified an initial product market for its advanced materials-processing technology using conventional market research techniques. While pursuing that market--advanced microelectronic... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Technology; Markets; Product Development; Innovation and Management; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; United States
Christensen, Clayton M. "Materials Technology Corp." Harvard Business School Case 694-075, March 1994.
- September 1993 (Revised June 1994)
- Supplement
Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (C)
Discusses the printer Hewlett-Packard has developed. View Details
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 694-037, September 1993. (Revised June 1994.)
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
experimented with computers and with designing an electronic office of the future. It formed Xerox Computer Services, acquired Scientific Data Systems, and opened its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- Profile
Pasha Nahass
Pasha Nahass entered Stanford with an interest in political science and an eye toward government service. But in his freshman year, he took a computer science course “just to get the applied engineering requirement out of the way.” To his... View Details
Keywords: Tech
Thomas G. Stemberg
Staples stores throughout the US, Stemberg added new services for small businesses including a copier center, a technology resource for managing computer networks, and office furniture. Staples became one of only six retail outlets to... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Economic and Technical Drivers of Technology Choice: Browsers
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Why IT Matters in Midsized Firms
- April 1990 (Revised June 1993)
- Teaching Note
Understanding the U.S. Dollar in 1985 & 1987, Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester
- August 1997 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (B): The Second Profiling Iteration
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Describes the process of transforming a recently formed division of Hewlett-Packard. View Details
Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (B): The Second Profiling Iteration." Harvard Business School Case 498-016, August 1997. (Revised July 1999.)
- September 1995 (Revised May 2002)
- Supplement
Intel Pentium Chip Controversy (B), The
By: V.G. Narayanan and James D Evans
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Narayanan, V.G., and James D Evans. "Intel Pentium Chip Controversy (B), The." Harvard Business School Supplement 196-092, September 1995. (Revised May 2002.)
- May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Palm (B): 2001
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell
This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the... View Details
Keywords: History; Decisions; Business Model; Technological Innovation; Strategy; Value Creation; Digital Platforms; Rights; Competition; Computer Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Kevin Boudreau, and Jordan Mitchell. "Palm (B): 2001." Harvard Business School Supplement 708-515, May 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
- October 2006
- Supplement
Hewlett-Packard (B)
By: Rohit Deshpande and Seth Schulman
Keywords: Computer Industry
Deshpande, Rohit, and Seth Schulman. "Hewlett-Packard (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 507-036, October 2006.
- April 2004 (Revised November 2005)
- Teaching Note
Microsoft: Positioning the Tablet PC (TN)
By: Youngme E. Moon
Teaching Note to (9-502-051). View Details
- August 2003
- Case
Wintel (E): From Multi-Market Contact to Multi-Geographic Contact
By: David B. Yoffie
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
Yoffie, David B. "Wintel (E): From Multi-Market Contact to Multi-Geographic Contact." Harvard Business School Case 704-423, August 2003.
- July 2003 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
Model N Inc.
By: Marco Iansiti and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
The CEO of a Silicon Valley start-up needed to make organizational and product changes to deliver a new software solution to a Fortune 500 customer. He was wondering how he should structure the company to best meet the requirements for this particular customer, while... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Trends; Communication; Customer Focus and Relationships; Selection and Staffing; Time Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Strategy; Software; Computer Industry
Iansiti, Marco, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Model N Inc." Harvard Business School Case 604-015, July 2003. (Revised October 2013.)
- July 2002 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Kendall Square Research Corporation (A) (Abridged)
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and F. Warren McFarlan
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 forecasted higher earnings for 1993, then the company's revenue recognition... View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr., and F. Warren McFarlan. "Kendall Square Research Corporation (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 303-036, July 2002. (Revised March 2005.)
- June 2002
- Teaching Note
Hewlett Packard-Computer Systems Organization: Selling to Enterprise Customers, TN
By: Das Narayandas
Teaching Note for (9-500-064). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- December 2001
- Teaching Note
Dell Ventures TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Teaching Note for (9-200-062). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry