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MBA Students | Information Technology

and implement flexible and easy-to-use tools that empower you to teach, learn, and work more effectively every day. To get help, email us at mbaithelp@hbs.edu . Information & Resources Information to help... View Details

October 2006 (Revised October 2007)
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Information Technology and Innovation at Shinsei Bank

Shinsei Bank was rebuilt from the ashes of a failed predecessor, and pioneered new levels of customer service in retail banking in Japan. The bank's information technology, however, was vestigial at best and not well suited to the new service models Shinsei was... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Banks and Banking; Innovation and Invention; Banking Industry; Japan

April 2020
Article

Technological Leadership (de)Concentration: Causes in Information and Communication Technology Equipment

By: Yasin Ozcan and Shane Greenstein

Using patent data from 1976 to 2010 as indicators of inventive activity, we determine the concentration level of where inventive ideas originate and then examine how and why those concentrations change over time. The analysis finds pervasive deconcentration in every... View Details

Keywords: Deconcentration; Technological Innovation; Innovation Leadership; Patents; Market Entry and Exit; Telecommunications Industry

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Multimedia Development | Information Technology

cases designed to meet the needs of our faculty partners. Pairing Technology with Storytelling to Reimagine Learning As part of case study development at the Harvard Business School, the IT Multimedia Development team partners with... View Details

April 1987 (Revised July 1988)
Background Note

Managing Information Technology: Technology Overview

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Keywords: Information Technology; Management

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Encrypting Emails | Information Technology

Encrypting Emails Microsoft Purview Message Encryption When sending sensitive information to other people, you need to be extremely careful regarding what tools you use. Which is why we’re pleased that Microsoft is providing a solution... View Details

1 Jun 1991
Conference Presentation

Information Technology and Fast-Cycle Management

By: L. M. Applegate

Keywords: Information Technology; Management Practices and Processes

June 2001
Background Note

Information Technology Management from 1960-2000

By: Richard L. Nolan

Covers the history of IT management from 1960 to the present. Applies the Stages Theory as a basis to trace the evolution of the three dominant IT designs (mainframes, microcomputers, networks) and how companies used and managed IT in each era. View Details

Keywords: Management; Information Technology; Industry Growth

November–December 1988
Article

Information Technology and Tomorrow's Manager

By: L. M. Applegate, J. I. Cash and Q. D. Mills

Keywords: Information Technology

February 1996
Teaching Note

ToyWorld: Information Technology Planning TN

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Teaching Note for (9-195-262). View Details

Keywords: Retail Industry

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Featured Cases | Information Technology

Featured Cases Multimedia case studies extend learning beyond the classroom and enhance the case study methodology by deepening contextual understanding. Students are able to experience the immediacy and impact of real-time decisions and better understand protagonists’... View Details

June 2007 (Revised August 2007)
Case

Royal DSM N.V.: Information Technology Enabling Business Transformation

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Edward Watson and Mara Vatz

Describes how Royal DSM NV, an $8 billion dollar global corporation, leveraged information technology to enable a major corporate portfolio transformation between 2000 and 2006. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Entrepreneurship; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology

December 1994 (Revised June 1995)
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State Street Boston Corporation: Leading with Information Technology

A financial institution, State Street Boston Corp., is transformed from regional bank to global custodian and money manager. The corresponding evolution of the company's information systems is illustrated, focusing on the role attributed to information technology in a... View Details

Keywords: Expansion; Information Technology; Business Strategy; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; United States