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- Book
Strategic Management in Information Technology
By: D. B. Yoffie
Yoffie, D. B. Strategic Management in Information Technology. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1994.
- 1994
- Book
The Making of Global Enterprises
By: G. Jones
This volume presents new insights on the history of international business. Two main themes are addressed: how and when has global business developed over the last century? and what has been its impact on host economies? The volume includes a pioneering study by Mira... View Details
Keywords: Economic History; Business Subsidiaries; Economy; Trade; Globalized Firms and Management; Information Technology
Jones, G., ed. The Making of Global Enterprises. London: Frank Cass, 1994.
- January 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (A)
By: Josh Lerner
EMC Corp. is the target of a shareholder class-action lawsuit for the second time. CEO, Richard Egan, must decide whether to settle the case, as is done in 96% of such cases and as EMC itself did previously, or fight the action. View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Lawsuits and Litigation; Going Public; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations; Technology Industry; United States
Lerner, Josh. "EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 294-070, January 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
- January 1994 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (B)
By: Josh Lerner
Reports EMC's decision concerning the second shareholder class-action suit and its implications. Legislative efforts to reform securities litigation are also discussed. View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Lawsuits and Litigation; Going Public; Policy; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations; Technology Industry; United States
Lerner, Josh. "EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (B)." Harvard Business School Case 294-071, January 1994. (Revised April 1994.)
- 1994
- Article
Integration and Dynamic Capability: Evidence from Development in Automobiles and Mainframe Computers
By: M. Iansiti and K. B. Clark
Iansiti, M., and K. B. Clark. "Integration and Dynamic Capability: Evidence from Development in Automobiles and Mainframe Computers." Industrial and Corporate Change 3, no. 3 (1994): 557–605.
- 1994
- Article
The Delicate Balance in Managing for Creativity
By: T. M. Amabile
Organizational stimulants and obstacles to creativity are summarized. The management tasks of supporting creativity and encouraging innovation are described as a delicate balance between over-control and chaos. A technology used to assess the climate for creativity is... View Details
Amabile, T. M. "The Delicate Balance in Managing for Creativity." R&D Innovator 3 (1994): 1–9.
- December 1993 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
Honeywell's Tushino Project
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Honeywell's Tushino Project." Harvard Business School Case 794-064, December 1993. (Revised August 1994.)
- December 1993
- Case
Severn Trent Water (A): A Change of IMAGE
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Chris L Marshall
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Chris L Marshall. "Severn Trent Water (A): A Change of IMAGE." Harvard Business School Case 194-060, December 1993.
- December 1993
- Case
Severn Trent Water (B): Reaping the Technology Dividend
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Chris L Marshall
Keywords: Information Technology
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Chris L Marshall. "Severn Trent Water (B): Reaping the Technology Dividend." Harvard Business School Case 194-061, December 1993.
- 1 Nov 1993
- Conference Presentation
Information Technology's Role in Transforming Customer Service
By: Jim I. Cash Jr.
- November 1993
- Article
Software Complexity and Software Maintenance Costs
By: R. Banker, S. Datar, C. Kemerer and D. Zweig
Banker, R., S. Datar, C. Kemerer, and D. Zweig. "Software Complexity and Software Maintenance Costs." Communications of the ACM 36, no. 11 (November 1993): 81–94.
- October 1993 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
Northern Telecom (A): Greenwich Investment Proposal (Condensed)
By: Robert J. Dolan
The business products division has developed a business proposal asking for $50 million to fund the creation of a new telephone system for the small business market. The company's last entry into this marketplace lost $70 million. The new product would face 100... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Communication Technology; Market Entry and Exit; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Investment; Product Development; Telecommunications Industry; Canada
Dolan, Robert J. "Northern Telecom (A): Greenwich Investment Proposal (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 594-051, October 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
- October 1993 (Revised September 1994)
- Background Note
Accounting for Productivity Growth
Introduces students to the arithmetic of the accounting for national productivity growth. It defines labor productivity, capital productivity, and total factor productivity, describes the relationships among them, and discusses the phenomena that cause them to change... View Details
Keywords: Performance Productivity; Macroeconomics; Analytics and Data Science; Government and Politics; Mathematical Methods; United States; Singapore
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Accounting for Productivity Growth." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-051, October 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
- October 1993 (Revised February 1995)
- Case
Dendrite International
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Marie Bell
Dendrite International is a $23 million (1992 revenues) supplier of sales automation software to pharmaceuticals companies in Europe, Japan, and the United States. The firm's strategy has depended on being a full-service supplier to multinational firms. Impending... View Details
Keywords: Accounting Audits; Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Marketing Strategy; Risk and Uncertainty; Sales; Competitive Advantage; Information Technology Industry; Japan; Europe; United States
Cespedes, Frank V., and Marie Bell. "Dendrite International." Harvard Business School Case 594-048, October 1993. (Revised February 1995.)
- October 1993 (Revised August 1996)
- Background Note
Forecasting with Regression Analysis
Provides an example of regression in one of its most important roles. Relating probabilistic forecasts based on past data to decision analysis. View Details
Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Analytics and Data Science; Forecasting and Prediction; Mathematical Methods
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Forecasting with Regression Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 894-007, October 1993. (Revised August 1996.)
- October 1993 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
Catalina Marketing Corp.
By: David E. Bell, Walter J. Salmon and Dinny Starr
Catalina Marketing is a very successful marketing service firm. Their current customers include major supermarket retailers and consumer products manufacturers nation-wide. Catalina provides a unique way for these clients to distribute coupons for their products via... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Information Management; Expansion; Product; Salesforce Management; Information Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Customer Value and Value Chain; Advertising Industry
Bell, David E., Walter J. Salmon, and Dinny Starr. "Catalina Marketing Corp." Harvard Business School Case 594-026, October 1993. (Revised September 1994.)
- October 1993
- Article
Developer-user Interaction and User Satisfaction in Internal Technology Transfer
By: D. A. Leonard-Barton and D. Sinha
Leonard-Barton, D. A., and D. Sinha. "Developer-user Interaction and User Satisfaction in Internal Technology Transfer." Academy of Management Journal 36, no. 5 (October 1993): 1125–1139.
- September 1993 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (A)
In the over 20 years since Hewlett-Packard (HP) set up a manufacturing site in Singapore to produce calculators, HP has invested managerial talent and resources in developing its licensor into a technology development partner. The case details the growth of high-volume... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Multinational Firms and Management; Market Entry and Exit; Competency and Skills; Research and Development; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Product Development; Computer Industry; Singapore
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-035, September 1993. (Revised June 1994.)
- September 1993
- Case
Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (A)
ALZA, a company specializing in drug delivery systems such as transdermal patches, considers manufacturing its own products. Until now, the company has conducted research and development on its patented system but has then licensed the technology to client-partner... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Technological Innovation; Innovation and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Production; Research and Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Pharmaceutical Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-019, September 1993.
- August 1993 (Revised January 1996)
- Teaching Note
Sharp Corporation: Technology Strategy TN
By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note for (9-793-064). View Details