Computer Networks - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp

says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Michael Luca. That may be about to change. Thanks to the Internet, mobile apps, and a wide range of useful programs online, residents add to the pool of information with every keystroke they make on their View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

Rene C. McPherson

McNealy has created one of the most powerful and influential computer manufacturers in the world. His laser focus on the networked computer model has enabled his firm to supply... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

01 Jun 2003
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Up Against The Firewall

else’s problem — until now. A phone call from the IT department reports that your company’s computer systems have been accessed by an intruder. Troves of business and financial data, your customers’ as well as your own, have been... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Robert Austin; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Lessons from the Browser Wars

simplified access to the online world, transforming the Internet from a communications vehicle for academics into a mass consumer phenomenon. At the same time, the growing usefulness of the Internet drove sales of personal computers off... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Computer; Computer; Computer

01 Dec 2007
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Rediscovering America

way to make the world a better place. For instance, its World Community Grid project came about when IBM had a breakthrough in grid computing, which involves tying many computers together to boost computing... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

20 Oct 2016
News

Smart Moves

was a role model for me. I decided back then that I wanted to do what he did, work in technology and build a business.” That desire led Mistele to the University of Michigan, where he earned an undergraduate degree in computer engineering... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Support Activities for Transportation; Transportation

Debra J. S. Fields

Capitalizing on the trend of upscale home baked goods, Fields began the company with one store in California in 1977 and, by 1984, had expanded to 160 stores in the United States and four international locations, generating $45 million a year in revenues. Fields’... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

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Tips for Working Remotely | Information Technology

stolen, this will help you retrieve it, or to ensure the data on it cannot be obtained. If you plan on charging your mobile devices using public charging stations, purchase a USB data blocker to ensure that only power (and not data) can be sent to your device. Secure... View Details

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5.1 Information Technology | MBA

adherence to applicable law, this policy, and other HBS and Harvard University policies. Various forms of computer misconduct are prohibited by federal and state law and are therefore subject to criminal and civil penalties. Such... View Details

March 1995 (Revised August 1995)
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Datavision (C)

By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers

Describes the events to follow Datavision (A) and (B). Covers the aftermath of two previous team-building meetings and leaves off with the protagonist struggling with how to proceed. View Details

Keywords: Employees; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Social and Collaborative Networks; Computer Industry

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01 Apr 1999
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WesTrek: Students Find Options in Bay Area

This year's "WesTrek" offered more than three hundred HBS students and partners a chance to network and investigate career options in the opportunity-rich San Francisco Bay Area. Held in early January, the annual WesTrek is sponsored by... View Details

April 1999 (Revised September 1999)
Case

Compaq Computer: Consumer Notebook Group

By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon

Presents the background for a video of a focus group on Compaq Computer's new consumer notebook. Engineers, manufacturers, and retailers had collaborated on the product design, which has been approved by the executive committee. A launch is scheduled for nine months... View Details

Keywords: Human Resources; Product Launch; Product Design; Outcome or Result; Social and Collaborative Networks; Corporate Strategy; Computer Industry

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03 Feb 2014
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The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates

they are slipped into computers without the owners' consent. Opponents of typosquatting argue that the practice violates the federal Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and forces clicks that are contrary to affiliate View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Advertising; Publishing

19 Sep 2019
News

Predicting Human Behaviors

partner, Honda) began in August 2014, when Misra started his year as a Blavatnik Fellow in Life Science Entrepreneurship, a program launched in 2013 at HBS. Among the numerous scientists Misra met with in his search for marketable life science ventures was an... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Cookie Information | HBS Online

The data files may be placed directly onto your computer or device by your web browser or they might be embedded in a webpage or email that you access. Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or... View Details

02 May 2016
News

Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict

them realize that dream,” she says. A volunteer network sustains the San Francisco–based organization, which has helped facilitate peaceful relations in India, Pakistan, Colombia, and Rwanda. In India, for example, the Dreamfly built a... View Details

26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

Presentation Round-Up

HBS Professor Marco Iansiti and H.T. Kung, William H. Gates Professor of Computer Science at Harvard, solicited views on new directions for the Internet in a panel discussion called "e-Service: The Next e-Wave." The current shift on the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Kenneth Liss; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

Under pressure to break-up IBM, Gerstner instead went against the tide of expectation and kept IBM in one piece. He went on to make IBM more competitive by announcing downsizing and a new vision for the company called network... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

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DEC - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership View Details

01 Sep 2005
News

Scrum’s the Word

Calling all HBS alumni ruggers. Pack your kits and head to Soldiers Field for a fall classic October 8: the HBS Old Boys vs. the HBS Rugby Football Club. Each fall, alumni ruggers fly in from around the world for a weekend of camaraderie, centered on the Saturday... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

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