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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Fast Lane to Country Lane
help craft unique pieces of furniture, including Shaker-style trestle tables, four-poster beds, and computer desks. Last year, Mark added a line of high-end poker tables. “Now we’re looking for that sweet spot where we can be big enough... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Philip L. Yeo: The Next Big Thing
computerization of Singapore while chairman of the country's National Computer Board) has redirected the country's economy into growth industries such as semiconductors, aerospace, and specialty chemicals. Now he's positioning Singapore... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Marketing Challenges of the China Olympics
Take Lenovo, for example. The fourth largest personal computer manufacturer in the world is the first and only Chinese company to be a global sponsor of an Olympics. Lenovo's investment in the Games is around $100 million. The company... View Details
- 29 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 29, 2006
Business School Case 706-496 Apple has reaped the benefits of its innovative music player, the iPod. However, its PC and server business continue to hold small market share relative to the worldwide computer over the past few years. Will... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
manufacturer can increase profits and reduce inventory risks. To demonstrate that improvement, we ran a computer simulation that tests various inventory policies for three groups of SKUs in the same product line — one group with low... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Your Keyboard Is Listening
computer to monitor typing patterns. (Data on what is typed is not recorded.) Then, each time the person uses that computer, information is uploaded to NeuraMetrix, where it is analyzed for inconsistencies. Because the amount of data... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 04 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is E-commerce at Risk in Apple's Security Dispute with the FBI?
phones for the government and something else for the public. The FBI, for this new age, may need to break down these technological barriers themselves, perhaps by hiring their own computer scientists instead of making it each company’s... View Details
- 04 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Finding Your Creative Outlet on Campus
but my reasons are now much more like Val’s. As an eight-semester Harvard student, listening to the community’s stories sustains me.” For co-host Jade Enns, who has a computer science degree and a love for entertainment and media, audio... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Laurel without Hardy? A Lesson for Business
every business. The company's engineers have done a brilliant job of developing increasingly powerful computer chips. But the chip is only part of a larger system, and most of us already have more processing power than we need to run our... View Details
- November 2016 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Formlabs: Selling a New 3D Printer
By: Frank V. Cespedes, Olivia Hull and Amram Migdal
Headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, Formlabs manufactures 3D printers used to print everything from prototypes and models to jewelry, dental, and sculpture molds. As Formlabs prepares to ship its latest model, the Form 2, Head of Customer Development and... View Details
Keywords: 3D Printing And Manufacturing; Sales Channel Development; Sales Strategy; Entrepreneurial Management; Product Engineering; Prototype; Prototyping; Entrepreneurship; Product Launch; Information Infrastructure; Business Startups; Customers; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Adoption; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Sales; Salesforce Management; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; United States; Massachusetts; Europe; Asia
Cespedes, Frank V., Olivia Hull, and Amram Migdal. "Formlabs: Selling a New 3D Printer." Harvard Business School Case 817-001, November 2016. (Revised October 2018.)
- March 2003
- Teaching Note
Project Dreamcast: Serious Play at Sega Enterprises Ltd. (A) and (B) (TN)
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Teaching Note for (9-600-028) and (9-600-029). View Details
- September 1999
- Case
Project Dreamcast: Serious Play at Sega Enterprises Ltd. (B)
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Andrew Robertson
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Thomke, Stefan H., and Andrew Robertson. "Project Dreamcast: Serious Play at Sega Enterprises Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 600-029, September 1999.
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Ticktock
Sleepyheads, Beware: An alarm clock that doesn’t mess around. Photo courtesy Nanda Home Related Links Watch Nanda explain Clocky See Tocky, the newest product Purchase the original Clocky case Purchase the "Life After Clocky" case In the spring of 2005, media outlets... View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
inception and, to date, has focused on a very distinct market segment: small- and medium-sized employers, Contractors who provide computer programming services, and U.S.-based employers hiring overseas Contractors. Swart believes that the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
micro-foundations for formulating and solving strategic problems. It shows how the languages and disciplines of theoretical computer science, “artificial intelligence,” and computational complexity theory... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
sell it." He uses as examples the fact that few people pay to have their name not listed in the phone book and the popularity of "free" computers -- where consumers get a computer in exchange for giving out... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
Martha R. Ingram
After her husband’s death in 1995, Ingram successfully managed the family business, making a series of bold moves, including the spin-off and public offering of Ingram Micro, the United States’ largest computer wholesaler. Today, Ingram... View Details
Keywords: Services
- 08 Jul 2021
MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Virtual Event
Join us for a virtual event with program faculty, Admissions staff, students and alumni to learn more about Harvard's MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences program. Prospective students must have an undergraduate degree in engineering, computer... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Goldman Supports Case Method
The Goldman Sachs Group will fund outreach and scholarships to bring a dozen or more senior faculty from leading Indian business schools to HBS this summer to participate in the School’s two programs that teach how to teach the case method. HBS began offering... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Happy Birthday, HBS
What would a birthday be without a cake? And what better cake for HBS’s 100th birthday party on April 8 than a replica of the Baker Library|Bloomberg Center. It’s a good thing the order came in well in advance. Pastry chef Jill Bernardo and ice sculptor Joe Dias, in... View Details