Publications

December 1999
Case

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B): Nurturing Entrepreneurs and Change Agents

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner

Thirty-one "change agents" at Sun Microsystems, Inc. told the story of their most recent significant change project: its origins and goals, the project team, the chronology of the work, the challenges, results, and lessons learned. Their stories answer two questions:... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Projects; Problems and Challenges; Outcome or Result; Learning; Experience and Expertise; Independent Innovation and Invention; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technology Industry; Technology Industry

November 1999
Case

IBM Ireland: Reinventing Education Crosses the Atlantic

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and John R. R Scannell

IBM has just launched an innovation partnership with the Irish Ministry of Education to bring information technology to Irish schools. Wired for Learning was developed in the United States; how well will it be applied in Ireland? View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Partners and Partnerships; Innovation Strategy; Education; Technology Adoption; Government and Politics; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Republic of Ireland

October 1999
Article

What Netscape Learned from Cross-platform Software Development

By: M. A. Cusumano and D. B. Yoffie

Keywords: Applications and Software; Research and Development; Learning; Web Services Industry

1999
Book

Internet University Vol. 1: Your Guide to Online College Courses; Vol. 2: Liberal Arts; Vol. 3: Technology; Vol. 4: Graduate Studies; Vol. 5: Business School Edition

By: D. Quinn Mills

Keywords: Higher Education; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Business Education

1999
Chapter

Venture Capital and the Commercialization of Academic Technology: Symbiosis and Paradox

By: Josh Lerner

Keywords: Venture Capital; Commercialization; Information Technology; Education; Education Industry; Education Industry

April 1999
Article

Software Development Strategy for the Internet Age: Lessons from Netscape's Cross-platform Development Strategy

By: M. A. Cusumano and D. B. Yoffie

Keywords: Applications and Software; Research and Development; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Learning; Web Services Industry

January 1999
Case

Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (D): Results and Replication

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne

The last in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Reviews the various outcomes of the partnership called Project Explore, from the perspective of Bell Atlantic managers and... View Details

Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategic Planning; Change Management; Leadership Development; Outcome or Result; Horizontal Integration; Partners and Partnerships; Trends; Education; Technological Innovation; Education Industry; Education Industry; New Jersey

January 1999 (Revised March 2001)
Case

Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (C2): Project Explore

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne

The fourth in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Describes Bell Atlantic's planning, implementing, supporting, and assessing elements of the partnership, with special... View Details

Keywords: Education; Technology Adoption; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Projects; Education Industry; Education Industry; New Jersey

1999
Book

The Internet University

By: D. Q. Mills

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Education

January 1999
Case

Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (C1): Project Explore

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne

The third in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Describes Bell Atlantic's efforts to identify an appropriate site for testing emerging telecommunications technology and its... View Details

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Education; Business and Community Relations; Wireless Technology; Education Industry; Education Industry; New Jersey

1999
Article

Commercial Use of UPC Scanner Data: Industry and Academic Perspectives

By: Randolph E. Bucklin and Sunil Gupta

Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Information Technology; Perspective; Education; Supply and Industry

December 1998
Case

Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (A): The Intelligent Network

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne

The first in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Provides an overview of the telecommunications industry in general and Bell Atlantic in particular, with special attention to... View Details

Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategic Planning; Change Management; Leadership Development; Horizontal Integration; Partners and Partnerships; Trends; Education; Technological Innovation; Telecommunications Industry; New Jersey

December 1998
Case

Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (B): Education Reform in Union City

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne

The second in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Reviews the education reform efforts planned and implemented in the school system, which coincided with the partnership and... View Details

Keywords: Middle School Education; Secondary Education; Change Management; Partners and Partnerships; Information Technology; Education Industry; Education Industry; New Jersey

September 1998 (Revised August 1999)
Background Note

Networks and Networking Software: Technology Note

By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter

Used to educate students about client and enterprise software. View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Networks; Information Infrastructure

September 1998 (Revised September 1998)
Exercise

Working with Your "Shadow Partner"

By: Richard L. Nolan and Kelley Porter

Intended to introduce individuals to search engines and databases on the Internet, in particular those that are available to HBS. View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Education Industry; Boston

September 1998 (Revised September 2001)
Case

IBM's Reinventing Education (A)

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

Describes IBM's national innovation strategy to transform K-12 public education through new solutions developed by IBM engineers and consultants using information technology. Examples are: data warehousing in Broward County, FL schools, tracking software for the... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Innovation Strategy; Information Technology; Education; Business and Community Relations; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; San Jose; Philadelphia; Ohio; Florida

July 1998
Supplement

Bell Atlantic in Union City

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

In this pioneering project to wire a school for the Internet and put computers in students' homes, Bell Atlantic combined its need for a beta site for a technology trial with the school reform efforts of the Union City, New Jersey public schools, under the leadership... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Social Enterprise; Internet and the Web; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; New Jersey