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Strategy & IT - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
products themselves were largely unaffected. Now, in the third wave, IT is becoming an integral part of the product itself. “Smart, connected products” - made possible by vast improvements in processing power, device miniaturization and... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
only thing that this sort of learned pragmatism gives me is the opportunity to engage my colleagues who have the real power to make a difference in this country." And he said, "We'll see." So I guess he's right. We'll see. Neeley: So your son is as View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why IT Does Matter
Radio-frequency identification devices for grocery stores, smart cards, and automated ordering systems for hospital physicians are all examples of new process targets that technologies will soon address. In... View Details
Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan
- 24 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software
Commonly used free and open source software (FOSS) is one of the most significant technological trends of the decade. After all, 80-90 percent of a typical application contains FOSS components. And that trend is only increasing with its use in View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
peer assessment, which will enable you to see how two fellow learners approached the same challenge and how two others viewed your leadership style. You can record yourself on a phone, computer, or other video recording device and will be... View Details
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
storytelling devices and the range of storytelling features that brands use in this one moment and in this one platform. The second reason is that it's such a significant cultural, economic, social, commercial enterprise, the Super Bowl,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
These Walls Can Talk
(Javier Larrea/Getty Images) Today: Most smart homes connect basic electronic devices such as lights, locks, smoke detectors, security cameras, and thermostats. Tomorrow: Homes will be fully outfitted with... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 10 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos
much better relationships with their customers than do airlines, they still can learn from United’s experience. The smart move is to avoid the problems—bad service, snarly employees, dangerous conditions—that motivate customers to pull... View Details
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Lin Zhu | MBA
co-founded a tech startup, Loro, building a smart companion device for wheelchair users. I worked on product development and ran our financing process, communicating our story and business plan to investors.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
manufacturing and smart cities. Video content will continue to expand significantly, and autonomous factories aren’t far down the road. As people swap out their devices for the latest generation, and... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 19 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Making a Broader Impact with Multiple Disciplines
The idea that novel engineering techniques could be used for medical purposes fascinated me and I sought to build smart devices for other anatomical and physiological needs. While LEGO provided an easy... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
“connected wellness,” with the lamp as the starting point and shown as a sleep aid rather than smart lighting. Ario can assess co-branding the device with players that have established a value proposition... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
stations,” the Journal reported. “Doing a layoff for the right reason is not just smart strategically, it’s smart organizationally.” Two months earlier, in July, Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi published a note in... View Details
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Tuce Zengin Van den Eynde
needs.” Tuce and her colleagues decided to think small, developing a little device that allows people to track important items — like glasses and keys — through a smart phone app. With help from HBS Career... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Donna L. Dubinsky, MBA 1981
everyone's life." Dubinsky found Apple's casual atmosphere—where smart people thrived—a good fit and accepted a position as a support specialist. "Apple had real energy. I loved the notion that we were changing the world. To me that was a... View Details
- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
keyboard on smart devices (just like Polaroid believed consumers needed to instantly print their digital photos—when was the last time you printed a photo!). They kept their platform closed, avoiding the... View Details
- 02 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Fast-track to Better Outcomes: Yoonjin Min and RapidSOS
alum, Michael Martin, that was incubated at the iLab on campus. RapidSOS integrates location and other data from smart devices with 911 call centers, advancing emergency response technology from the... View Details
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Patrick Akl
with people from different cultures.” Bringing together multiple perspectives, multiple pieces After completing his MSc at the University of Toronto, Patrick went to Advanced Micro Devices in Markham, Canada where he worked on eight... View Details
- 25 May 2015
- Blog Post
RapidSOS Wins the HBS New Venture Competition
advise and mentor us. With the help of over a hundred 911 dispatch centers, we developed RapidSOS One-Touch-911, a mobile application that with one-touch transmits data off of your device (including your precise location, type of... View Details
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma
gosh. If I were you, I would be scared to death..." The Case Of Hp Hewlett-Packard lost ground in the disk drive race, Christensen suggested, because it made what appeared to be very smart decisions based on its great size. As a case... View Details