Computers - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Cheap, Fast, and In Control: How Tech Aids Innovation

experimentation and are triggering fundamental changes in R&D processes and performance in such fields as integrated circuit design, automotive development, and pharmaceutical drug discovery. Computer modeling and simulation, rapid... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild

Fast Answer

Finding a Time Series of Stock Prices in CRSP

Query Data Request Summary window will open Right mouse click on the highlighted file name Choose Save Target As option Save as a .txt file to your computer Open file in Excel View Details

06 May 2015
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?

that some giant computers controlled by big corporations and institutions know better than they do about what they will be doing in (the) future and what they'll become They might turn into poor, weak machines themselves , abiding by what... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Portrait Project

Kelly Cheng

in time and chase strategies. Both sound smarter than "procrastination." I am ironically an incorrigible planner. Post-it notes decorate my walls, my desk, my computer and at times even me. Those multi-colored little squares... View Details

06 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?

according to the research. One reason might be that costs are lower for companies that moved production offshore, and the resulting, more efficient firms developed higher-skilled service work, like computer science, to fill the employment... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing

06 Dec 2018
News

Source Code

algorithms that have been supercharged with more data and computing power, she says. “It’s not that they aren’t accomplishing interesting things—they are,” she notes. “But they’re not doing it in a way that your brain does it. So the next... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Daniel Hertzberg

01 May 2013
News

Celeste A. Guth, MBA 1986

computer science and economics. “For my graduate degree, I knew I wanted to study finance, and I knew I wanted the HBS brand,” she says. “I maxed out on every possible type of student loan to make that happen.” That experience was the... View Details

01 Jun 1996
News

Four Professors to Retire

recently he led efforts to introduce major technological changes in the Program for Management Development (PMD) as faculty chair from 1987 to 1994. Concerned that students and faculty in PMD were ignoring the computer resources available... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage

01 Dec 2006
News

Inside Intel

The idea of attacking core memory in mainframe computers with the 1103 DRAM proved a winner because, despite this product’s problems, it was far more economical to use than the existing alternative. When Intel turned a profit and went... View Details

Keywords: Richard S. Tedlow; Hanna, Julia; technology; manufacturing; innovation; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

Profile

Georges F. Doriot

capital—right.” In its early days, ARD had no Apple Computer or Google lurking around the corner and the hoped for embrace of this new concept was slow in coming. The firm’s fortunes changed in 1957 when a young MIT Lincoln... View Details

01 Jun 2006
News

One-on-One with Tom Oreck

headquarters or our Long Beach facility could be taken out by a hurricane. One of the things we didn’t anticipate was a storm that was massive enough to take out both locations simultaneously. Ahead of the storm, we backed up and shut down our View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

Michael R. Bloomberg

Through the development of a proprietary computer system, Bloomberg built one of the most successful financial news, information and analysis services in the country. Competing against stalwarts like Dow Jones and Reuters, Bloomberg... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

18 Apr 2007
HBS Case

How Magazine Luiza Courts the Poor

so in an innovative manner, through virtual showrooms that use computers and sales staff to help customers navigate the store's inventory and make a purchase. "The company had an amazing influence on customer behavior," Frei... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

February 1984
Case

Systems Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (Abridged)

By: William E. Fruhan Jr. and Thomas R. Piper

Keywords: Computer Industry; Computer Industry

Citation

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June 2018 (Revised January 2020)
Teaching Note

Apple Inc. in 2018

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-439. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Computer Industry; Computer Industry

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July 1997 (Revised June 2001)
Case

H.E. Butt Grocery Company: A Leader in ECR Implementation (B) (Abridged)

By: Robert D. Austin and F. Warren McFarlan

H.E. Butt Grocery Co. led the grocery industry in adopting many innovations, including category management, electronic data interchange, and continuous replenishment. They have also moved aggressively and profitably into newer applications such as Scanner-based payment... View Details

Keywords: Information Management; Independent Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Business Organization; Risk and Uncertainty; Science-Based Business; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Risk Management; Computer Industry; Computer Industry

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May 1997
Case

CompUSA

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan

CompUSA was performing poorly until new management reorganized and redirected the business. Consequently, CompUSA became the top retailer in its industry. Management outlines its future plans. View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Change Management; Finance; Success; Performance Evaluation; Strategic Planning; Business Strategy; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; United States

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June 2010
Teaching Note

Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple (TN)

By: Stefan H. Thomke

Teaching Note for 609066. View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Strategy; Product Design; Innovation and Management; Computer Industry; Computer Industry

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March 2012
Article

The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras

By: Mary J. Benner and Mary Tripsas

New industries sparked by technological change are characterized by high technological, market, and competitive uncertainty. In this paper we explore how a firm's conceptualization of products in this context, reflected in its introduction of product features, is... View Details