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Research Summary

Teaching Information Technology

Upton is also developing a tutorial and a case-based module for the MBA program, as well as external audiences. The objective of this work is to develop materials that provide general managers with sufficient knowledge of Information Systems to be effective in the... View Details

May 2005 (Revised October 2007)
Case

Founder-CEO Succession at Wily Technology

By: Noam T. Wasserman and Henry McCance

Before he accepts the new CEO position, Dick Williams wants founder Lew Cirne to step down as chairman. While considering Williams' incredible demand, Cirne reflects on everything he has already given up to get Wily Technology to this point. He agreed to step down as... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Succession

Educators

1992
Chapter

Technological Change and The Management of Architectural Knowledge

By: Rebecca M. Henderson

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Knowledge Management

13 Jul 2021
News

Conflicting, Contradictory Results in Studies of Alleged Racism, Voter Suppression in Election Laws

fall 1996
Article

A Comparison of Four Countries' Estate Laws and Their Influence on Family Companies

By: J. A. Davis, J. Swartz, E. B. Blakely and C. Chang

Keywords: Law; Family Business

28 Jul 2015
Working Paper Summaries

Technology Reemergence: Creating New Value for Old Technologies in Swiss Mechanical Watchmaking, 1970–2008

Keywords: by Ryan Raffaelli; Consumer Products; Apparel & Accessories

April 1980
Case

Townsend Technology Co.

By: Wickham Skinner and David Rikert

Keywords: Technology Industry

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10 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?

As another election season approaches, American politics feels more polarized than ever, with racial tensions flaring in an uncertain economy. And a recent study parsing newly available data shows how a landmark Civil Rights-era View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

03 Sep 2012
News

A tale of technology and the written word

May 2006 (Revised June 2006)
Teaching Note

RightNow Technologies (TN)

By: Michael J. Roberts and William A. Sahlman

Teaching Note to (805-032). View Details

Keywords: Technology Industry

May 2023
Article

Where Sales Technology (Really) Helps

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Interest in Sales Enablement (SE), the catch-all term for attempts to increase sales productivity with AI and other technologies, is driven by multiple factors. One is the declining costs of the tools. Also, selling is now data-hungry work and not just in tech sectors.... View Details

04 Dec 2018
Video

Interning in the Technology Sector

Article

The New Market for Federal Judicial Law Clerks

By: Christopher Avery, Christine Jolls, Richard A. Posner and Alvin E. Roth

Keywords: Markets; Jobs and Positions; Law

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2024
Article

Technological Adoption and Taxation: The Case of China's Golden Tax Reform

By: Haichao Fan, Yu Liu, Nancy Qian and Jaya Y. Wen

This paper investigates the effect of Phase 2 of the Golden Tax Project on VAT in China. The reform introduced computer-generated invoices and electronic transaction linking. Using a difference-in-differences strategy, we show that the reform increased VAT by reducing... View Details

Keywords: Taxation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Technological Innovation; Economic Growth; China

28 Jan 2015

Technology Sector Webinar

This webinar will provide an overview of the resources available at HBS to students coming from (or who are interested in pursuing a career in) the technology sector. A member of our Career and Professional... View Details

Article

Laws versus Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890–1950

By: Aldo Musacchio

This article examines some of the institutional conditions that facilitated the development of equity markets in Brazil. A critical factor was the addition of protections for investors to corporate bylaws, which enabled relatively large corporations in Brazil to... View Details

Keywords: Voting; Equity; Financial Markets; Investment; Governance Controls; Business History; Ownership Stake; Brazil

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27 Sep 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Ratcheting, Competition, and the Diffusion of Technological Change: The Case of Televisions Under an Energy Efficiency Program

Keywords: by Tomomichi Amano and Hiroshi Ohashi; Telecommunications; Entertainment & Recreation

1997
Mimeo

International Competition and the Efficient Choice of Technology

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

Keywords: Competition; Globalized Firms and Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technology

November 2000
Case

University Technology Ventures: October 2000

By: Josh Lerner

The founders of University Technology Ventures, a fund of funds designed for university professors, face numerous challenges in raising their first fund. The role, economics, and structure of funds-of-funds are examined in the course of examining the partners' dilemma. View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Problems and Challenges; Partners and Partnerships; Financial Services Industry

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