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- February 2018 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Rise of the Drones: Identified Technologies
By: Andy Wu and George Gonzalez
The founder and CEO of Identified Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based drone software and services company, faces a dilemma when San Francisco–based DroneDeploy begins to disrupt the industry with its drone software platform. Identified Technologies needs to consider... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Disruption; Network Effects; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; Pittsburgh; San Francisco
Wu, Andy, and George Gonzalez. "Rise of the Drones: Identified Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 718-482, February 2018. (Revised December 2019.)
- March 1994
- Case
Materials Technology Corp.
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Materials Technology Corp. (MTC) is an MIT-based start-up company that identified an initial product market for its advanced materials-processing technology using conventional market research techniques. While pursuing that market--advanced microelectronic... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Technology; Markets; Product Development; Innovation and Management; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; United States
Christensen, Clayton M. "Materials Technology Corp." Harvard Business School Case 694-075, March 1994.
- November 2011
- Case
Celeritas, Inc.: Leadership Challenges in a Fast-Growth Industry
By: Michael Beer and Ingrid Vargas
In 2011, Celeritas is a leading data communications company in the crowded, highly competitive, and ever-evolving enterprise-network optimization market. Having experienced rapid growth since its founding in 2003, Celeritas has recently seen sales decline and has begun... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Morale; Conflict; Organizational Change; Team Building; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Leadership; Communication; Groups and Teams; Attitudes; Conflict and Resolution; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
Beer, Michael, and Ingrid Vargas. "Celeritas, Inc.: Leadership Challenges in a Fast-Growth Industry." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-360, November 2011.
- Person Page
Educational Technology
Streamlined Real-Time Slide Generation and Editing
Lets an instructor build slides during class, based on class discussion -- "the chalkboard alternative." Student view offers a clean display with no distracting details (no menus, toolbars, or the... View Details
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry
By: Santiago Mingo and Tarun Khanna
What is the impact of a state-led industrial policy program on entrepreneurial activity, industry evolution, and firm competitiveness? How and when is industrial policy an effective tool to spur the development of an emerging industry? To address these questions, we... View Details
- May 2010 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Investment Technology Group
By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane
Investment Technology Group (ITG) CEO Robert Gasser wondered if the financial crisis had permanently affected the firm's business model. A leader in trade analytics and execution for institutional equity investors, ITG had grown since its establishment in 1987 in step... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Financial Crisis; Investment; Resignation and Termination; Crisis Management; Product Positioning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; New York (city, NY)
Rose, Clayton S., and David Lane. "Investment Technology Group." Harvard Business School Case 310-064, May 2010. (Revised November 2010.)
- Research Summary
Consumer's Relationships with Technologies
Susan M. Fournier is involved with two lines of research investigating consumers' relationships with technological products. The first project (with Professor David Mick of the University of Wisconsin) concerns 'everyday technologies' such as... View Details
- Web
IT Strategy: Building a Smarter, Scalable Future in the Cloud | Information Technology
essential for HBS’s technological evolution. The Solution The Cloud Program will establish clear cloud principles, architectural standards, and governance processes as well as invest in the skills of our staff to support a way of working... View Details
- 1989
- Chapter
Collaborative Arrangements and Global Technology Strategy: Some Evidence from the Telecommunications Equipment Industry
By: Gary P. Pisano and David Teece
Keywords: Global Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Communication Technology; Agreements and Arrangements; Cooperation; Telecommunications Industry
Pisano, Gary P., and David Teece. "Collaborative Arrangements and Global Technology Strategy: Some Evidence from the Telecommunications Equipment Industry." In Research on Technological Innovation, Management, and Policy. Vol. 4, edited by Richard S. Rosenbloom and Robert A. Burgelman. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1989.
- September 1988 (Revised September 1995)
- Teaching Note
Xerox Corp.: Leadership of the Information Technology Function (A) and (B), Teaching Note
- September 12, 2014
- Article
Why the Apple Watch Is a Gift to the Swiss Watch Industry
By: Ryan Raffaelli
Keywords: Technology Change; Innovation and Management; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; Switzerland
Raffaelli, Ryan. "Why the Apple Watch Is a Gift to the Swiss Watch Industry." Reprint H00ZKX. Harvard Business Review (website) (September 12, 2014).
- May 2009
- Article
Lobbies and Technology Diffusion
By: Diego Comin and Bart Hobijn
This paper explores whether lobbies slow down technology diffusion. To answer this question, we exploit the differential effect of various institutional attributes that should affect the costs of erecting barriers when the new technology has a technologically close... View Details
Comin, Diego, and Bart Hobijn. "Lobbies and Technology Diffusion." Review of Economics and Statistics 91, no. 2 (May 2009): 229–244.
- March 1997 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Cambridge Technology Partners: Corporate Venturing (August 1996)
By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Concerns the decision of Jim Sims, president and CEO of Cambridge Technology Partners (CTP) to form a corporate venture capital subsidiary. CTP is a fast-growing information technology consulting firm that has been presented with many investment opportunities from... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Venture Capital; Leadership; Information Technology; Investment; Opportunities; Customer Focus and Relationships; Business Startups; Business Subsidiaries; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Cambridge
Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Cambridge Technology Partners: Corporate Venturing (August 1996)." Harvard Business School Case 297-033, March 1997. (Revised January 1999.)
- March 1992 (Revised March 1996)
- Background Note
Turning Data into Dollars: Information Technology Puts Power in Your Order Management Cycle
Sviokla, John J. "Turning Data into Dollars: Information Technology Puts Power in Your Order Management Cycle." Harvard Business School Background Note 192-110, March 1992. (Revised March 1996.)
- 1999
- Chapter
Determinants of the Regional Distribution of Information Technology Infrastructure in the United States
By: Shane Greenstein and Mercedes Lizardo
Greenstein, Shane, and Mercedes Lizardo. "Determinants of the Regional Distribution of Information Technology Infrastructure in the United States." In The Electronic Village: Public Policy Issues of the Information Economy, edited by Dale Orr and Thomas Wilson. C.D. Howe Institute, 1999.
- June 1990 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Desktop Printer Industry in 1990
The desktop printer industry in 1990 is characterized by significant uncertainty about new technologies and about the types of features customers may demand in the next decade. The case looks at the positions of Hewlett-Packard, Canon, Kodak, Xerox, and IBM enabling... View Details
Teisberg, Elizabeth O. "Desktop Printer Industry in 1990." Harvard Business School Case 390-173, June 1990. (Revised January 1994.)
- 24 Feb 2016
- News
How the Apple/FBI Fight Risks the U.S. Tech Industry
- 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.)
- 18 Nov 2014
- Blog Post
Company Information Day Recap
A few weeks ago we successfully kicked off first-year recruiting with Company Information Day (CID). 49 companies representing 22 industries based in Boston, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, and... View Details
- August 2007 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
HCL Technologies (A)
When Vineet Nayar became president of HCL Technologies, a global IT services business, in April 2005, he knew the company needed drastic change. Since its founding as a hardware company in the 1970s, HCL had grown into an enterprise with $3.7 billion in revenues and a... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Employee Relationship Management; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competition; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; India
Hill, Linda A., Tarun Khanna, and Emily Stecker. "HCL Technologies (A)." Harvard Business School Case 408-004, August 2007. (Revised July 2008.)