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- 2008
- Dictionary Entry
Computer Industry
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Computer Industry." In The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. 2nd ed. Edited by Steven Derlauf and Lawrence Blume. Hampshire, U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
- January 2024 (Revised February 2024)
- Technical Note
Computer Science for Strategists
By: Andy Wu and Matt Higgins
Two of the most important computer science principles in the technology industry are abstraction and platformization. Our aim with this note is to explain these concepts in an approachable way that brings managers and computer scientists a little closer together. View Details
Wu, Andy, and Matt Higgins. "Computer Science for Strategists." Harvard Business School Technical Note 724-429, January 2024. (Revised February 2024.)
- February 1992 (Revised September 1992)
- Background Note
Global Computer Industry
Describes the evolution of international trade and global competition in computers. Focuses on the role of country factors, government policies, and firm strategies in shifting competitive advantage among regions of the world. Pays special attention to international... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Alliances; Trade; Policy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Computer Industry
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Global Computer Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 792-072, February 1992. (Revised September 1992.)
- 07 Apr 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Explaining the Vertical-to-Horizontal Transition in the Computer Industry
- 2017
- Working Paper
Explaining the Vertical-to-Horizontal Transition in the Computer Industry
This paper seeks to explain the technological forces that led to the rise of vertically integrated corporations in the late 19th century and the opposing forces that led to a vertical-to-horizontal transition in the computer industry 100 years later. I first model the... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Design; Business History; Vertical Integration; Horizontal Integration; Digital Platforms; Computer Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Explaining the Vertical-to-Horizontal Transition in the Computer Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-084, March 2017.
- October 1995 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
Dell Computer Corporation
By: Das Narayandas and V. Kasturi Rangan
Traces the evolution of the personal computer industry over the last 20 years and uses this as a backdrop to look at how Dell Computer Corp. grew from a small start-up to a multi-billion-dollar company in a decade. Dell is now faced with a set of decisions on the... View Details
Narayandas, Das, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Dell Computer Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 596-058, October 1995. (Revised September 1996.)
- March 1984
- Background Note
Note on the Personal Computer Industry (January 1983)
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Note on the Personal Computer Industry (January 1983)." Harvard Business School Background Note 584-092, March 1984.
- October 1981 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Stratus Computer
Bill Foster has assembled a team to begin a new computer company. He must now develop a financing strategy in view of the various kinds of capital available for new ventures. View Details
Thurston, Philip H., and Richard O. von Werssowetz. "Stratus Computer." Harvard Business School Case 682-030, October 1981. (Revised June 1986.)
- 18 May 2008
- News
The Computer Industry Comes With Built-In Term Limits
- November 1995
- Article
Racing Behavior: Technological Evolution in the High-end Computer Industry
By: T. Khanna
Khanna, T. "Racing Behavior: Technological Evolution in the High-end Computer Industry." Research Policy 24, no. 6 (November 1995).
- August 1987
- Case
Government Intervention in the European Computer and Semiconductor Industries
Salter, Malcolm S. "Government Intervention in the European Computer and Semiconductor Industries." Harvard Business School Case 388-023, August 1987.
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry
The computer age began some six decades ago with general-purpose machines with Star Wars-like names such as ENIAC and EDVAC. They were powered by vacuum tubes, big enough to fill an entire room, and developed by mathematicians under the... View Details
- Article
Technological Competition and the Structure of the Computing Industry
By: Timothy Bresnahan and Shane Greenstein
Bresnahan, Timothy, and Shane Greenstein. "Technological Competition and the Structure of the Computing Industry." Journal of Industrial Economics 47, no. 1 (March 1999): 1–40.
- March 2002 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Apple Computer 2002
By: David B. Yoffie and Yusi Wang
In 1980, Apple was the leader of the personal computer industry, but by 2002 it had suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Wintel camp. This case examines Apple's strategic moves as the PC industry evolves in the 21st century and poses the question: Can Steve Jobs... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Leadership Style; Information Technology; Supply and Industry; Competitive Advantage; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; California
Yoffie, David B., and Yusi Wang. "Apple Computer 2002." Harvard Business School Case 702-469, March 2002. (Revised October 2005.)
- January 1993 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Adventurous Computer Games, Inc.
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A new company producing computer games must begin to capitalize computer software development cost. To do so requires a cost accounting system, decisions about which costs to capitalize, and how to match costs to future revenues. Teaches accounting standards for... View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Applications and Software; Cost Accounting; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Adventurous Computer Games, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 193-088, January 1993. (Revised May 2004.)
- August 1996 (Revised September 1998)
- Case
TRADE'ex: The Stock Exchange of the Computer Industry - www.tradeex.com
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A., and Lisa Klein Pearo. "TRADE'ex: The Stock Exchange of the Computer Industry - www.tradeex.com." Harvard Business School Case 597-019, August 1996. (Revised September 1998.)
- February 2024
- Case
Horizon Quantum Computing
By: Paul A. Gompers and Billy Chan
In 2023, the Singapore-based startup company Horizon Quantum Computing was on the cusp of fast expansion and the founder faced the challenge to decide where to open the second office outside Singapore. To make a choice from the list of 10 countries, the founder had to... View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Finance; Disruptive Innovation; Business Offices; Business Startups; Talent and Talent Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Partners and Partnerships; Expansion; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Singapore; Asia
Gompers, Paul A., and Billy Chan. "Horizon Quantum Computing." Harvard Business School Case 224-049, February 2024.
- Article
Science-based Product Development: An Empirical Study of the Mainframe Computer Industry
By: Marco Iansiti
Iansiti, Marco. "Science-based Product Development: An Empirical Study of the Mainframe Computer Industry." Production and Operations Management 4, no. 4 (Fall 1995).
- January 1994 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
Dell Computer Corporation
By: Peter Tufano
Tina Chen, chief investment officer of a large insurance company, hears accusations by a Kidder Peabody equity research analyst that Dell Computer Corp. might be improperly accounting for what he suspects are large foreign exchange losses resulting from speculation.... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Financial Instruments; Ethics; Financial Statements; Computer Industry; United States
Tufano, Peter, and Jon Headley. "Dell Computer Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 294-051, January 1994. (Revised July 1994.)
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
Apple Computer 1996, Apple Computer 1997, and Apple Computer 1998 TN
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for (9-796-126), (9-797-098), and (9-798-099). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry