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Data Science for Managers 2 - Course Catalog

the computing software R, students will gain familiarity with SQL to manage relational databases. Educational Objectives DSM2 builds on the foundations developed in DSM1 to provide students with an understanding of how to create, design,... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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Action Plan: Writing the Next Chapter

note, but for Hubscher, the romance of an analog writing implement remains: “For me, they are tools of freedom. You don’t have anything between you, your soul, and the paper and the mark that you leave.” How to: Pick your pen-and-paper moments For creativity. View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2008
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Where Are They Now?

systems from Purdue. He joined the HBS faculty in 1976 and helped build the School’s curriculum in the nascent area of computer-based technology. With a few savvy, prescient students, he launched the Computer Industry and Technology Club... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Management

01 Oct 1996
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and the organization's impact on its members' creativity. The book also includessuggestions for managers and leaders on how to boost creativity within their organizations. HBS Research Available on World Wide Web Pondering a business problem or management issue?... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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How I Got to Google

end of the day, product managers are judged on execution and the quality of their launch. SS: Any advice for people who want to be a PM but don’t have a technical background? PR: I’m a computer and biomedical engineer by training, and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Apr 1998
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Snapshot: Gary DiCamillo, Polaroid's CEO

photography business, DiCamillo observes, is on the threshold of change. "This industry is moving to digital," he explains. "Its evolution is being affected by the Internet, personal computers and peripherals, and the information... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

15 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem

product categories on the Internet. An analysis by Harris Interactive ecommercePulse computed the ratio of dollars consumers spent offline as a result of online shopping to dollars spent online. The greater the ratio, the more likely that... View Details

Keywords: by Jan Hammond & Kristin Kohler; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail

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Harvard Business School Announces Its 2024-2025 Blavatnik Fellows - MBA

technology out of Jarad Mason's lab at Harvard, a novel solution to dramatically increase the oxygen capacity of most aqueous solutions. Previously, Narek was a computational biologist at 10x Genomics, developing algorithms for... View Details

01 Jun 2013
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Five Bright Ideas

European Computer Driving License, a basic requirement for any IT job in Europe, which otherwise can cost as much as $500 per course.) English language, computer skills, and business management curricula are... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

20 May 2013
Op-Ed

Making America an Industrial Powerhouse Again

industries. Research funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sowed the seeds for the internet and advanced computer graphics. And massive investments by the National Institutes of Health in biomedical research,... View Details

Keywords: by Gary Pisano; Manufacturing

June 1990 (Revised August 1990)
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Sun Microsystems, Inc.--1987 (B)

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

Describes a specific opportunity to seek financing from AT&T as part of a proposed technological joint venture. Students must consider the price paid and control rights attached to a large block of shares and outline a negotiating position for each side. View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Stock Shares; Financing and Loans; Price; Governance Controls; Rights; Negotiation; Opportunities; Computer Industry

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October 1997 (Revised January 1998)
Teaching Note

Intel Pentium Chip Controversy (A) TN ,The

By: William J. Bruns Jr.

Teaching Note for (9-196-091). View Details

Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Conflict and Resolution; Computer Industry

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August 1995
Teaching Note

Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources TN

By: Richard L. Nolan

Teaching Note for (9-195-158). View Details

Keywords: Revenue; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Contracts; Decisions; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Computer Industry

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June 1994
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Kendall Square Research Corporation (A), (B1), and (B2) TN

By: William J. Bruns Jr.

Teaching Note for (9-194-068), (9-194-069), and (9-194-133). View Details

Keywords: Computer Industry

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January 18, 2012
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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

By: Bill George

Keywords: Leadership; Business Ventures; Computer Industry

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February 2006
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Matching Dell: Teaching Note Supplement

By: Jan W. Rivkin

Keywords: Computer Industry

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January 2006 (Revised May 2007)
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Linux, Supplement to Epodia

By: Alan D. MacCormack and Lee Fleming

Keywords: Computer Industry

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December 2005
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Apple Computer, 2005 (TN)

By: David B. Yoffie

Keywords: Computer Industry

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May 2004 (Revised July 2004)
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IBM On Demand Community

By: John A. Quelch

The vice-president of IBM Corporate Community Relations is developing the launch program for IBM On Demand Community, a suite of 140 technology tools designed to enable IBM employees to assist nonprofit community organizations and schools worldwide. View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Social Marketing; Computer Industry

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