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- December 2003 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Blockbuster Inc. & Technological Substitution (D): The Threat of Direct Digital Distribution
Examines the emergence of technologies for delivering video content to consumer homes via direct digital distribution and investigates the strategic options facing video rental giant Blockbuster Inc. as it tries to respond to the new technological substitutes. Examines... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Risk and Uncertainty; Decisions; Technological Innovation; Competition; Change Management; Service Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Coughlan, Peter J., and Jenny Illes. "Blockbuster Inc. & Technological Substitution (D): The Threat of Direct Digital Distribution." Harvard Business School Case 704-463, December 2003. (Revised April 2004.)
- 02 Jul 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Technology Innovation and Diffusion as Sources of Output and Asset Price Fluctuations
- 1997
- Book
The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
By: Clayton M. Christensen
His work is cited by the world's best known thought leaders, from Steve Jobs to Malcolm Gladwell. In this classic bestseller, innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can do everything right—yet still lose market... View Details
Christensen, Clayton M. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1997.
- July 1990 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Xerox Corp.: Leadership of the Information Technology Function (B)
Applegate, Lynda M. "Xerox Corp.: Leadership of the Information Technology Function (B)." Harvard Business School Case 191-024, July 1990. (Revised October 1995.)
- September 2009
- Article
The Technology Manager's Journey: An Extended Narrative Approach to Educating Technical Leaders
By: Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan and Shannon O'Donnell
Technology management poses particular challenges for educators because it requires a facility with different kinds of knowledge and wide-ranging learning abilities. We report on the development and delivery of an information technology (IT) management course designed... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Business Education; Multinational Firms and Management; Entertainment; Communication; Curriculum and Courses; Framework; Design; Goals and Objectives; Learning; Information Technology Industry
Austin, Robert D., Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O'Donnell. "The Technology Manager's Journey: An Extended Narrative Approach to Educating Technical Leaders." Academy of Management Learning & Education 8, no. 3 (September 2009).
- Web
Hacking AI with HBS IT | Information Technology
cases for the technology being discovered every day. The tech world continues to evolve, and HBS IT strives to remain at the forefront. The teams put their heads together and generated project ideas that fell into six buckets:... View Details
- 2003
- Book
Experimentation Matters: Unlocking the Potential of New Technologies for Innovation
By: Stefan Thomke
Thomke, Stefan. Experimentation Matters: Unlocking the Potential of New Technologies for Innovation. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2003.
- January 2021
- Article
'Mobile'izing Agricultural Advice: Technology Adoption, Diffusion and Sustainability
By: Shawn A. Cole and A. Nilesh Fernando
We examine the role of management in agricultural productivity by evaluating a mobile-phone based agricultural advice service provided to farmers in India. Demand for advice is high, and advice changes practices, increasing yields in cumin (28%) and cotton (8.6% for a... View Details
Keywords: Agricultural Extension; Informational Inefficiencies; Technology Adoption; Agribusiness; Information; Mobile Technology; India
Cole, Shawn A., and A. Nilesh Fernando. "'Mobile'izing Agricultural Advice: Technology Adoption, Diffusion and Sustainability." Economic Journal 131, no. 633 (January 2021): 192–219.
- 1997
- Chapter
Discussion of "Microeconomic Policy, Technological Change, and Small Business" by Edwin Mansfield
By: Joshua Lerner
Edwin Mansfield’s thoughtful review of the literature on the economics of technological change raises a variety of interesting issues, far too many to address in a few pages. Consequently I will focus my discussion on the section that I found most challenging and... View Details
Lerner, Joshua. Discussion of "Microeconomic Policy, Technological Change, and Small Business" by Edwin Mansfield. In Technology and Growth: Proceedings of the 40th Economic Conference, edited by Jeffrey C. Fuhrer and Jane Sneddon Little, 208–213. Boston: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 1997.
- Research Summary
International Comparison of the Management of Information Technology
Having set out to compare Western and Japanese IT-management practices, we were startled to discover that Japanese companies rarely experience the IT problems so common in the United States and Europe. In this project, we seek to further explore the five principles of... View Details
- January 2019
- Article
The Long-Term Effects of Management and Technology Transfers
By: Michela Giorcelli
Giorcelli, Michela. "The Long-Term Effects of Management and Technology Transfers." American Economic Review 109, no. 1 (January 2019): 121–152.
- 2015
- Chapter
Information Technology and the Distribution of Economic Activity
By: Shane Greenstein, Avi Goldfarb and Chris Forman
Greenstein, Shane, Avi Goldfarb, and Chris Forman. "Information Technology and the Distribution of Economic Activity." In The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy, edited by Adam Jaffe and Benjamin Jones. University of Chicago Press, 2015.
- July 1974
- Article
Overhead Allocation with Imperfect Markets and Nonlinear Technology
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Ulf Peter Welam
Kaplan, Robert S., and Ulf Peter Welam. "Overhead Allocation with Imperfect Markets and Nonlinear Technology." Accounting Review 49 (July 1974): 477–484.
- Article
Framing for Learning: Lessons in Successful Technology Implementation
By: A. Edmondson
Edmondson, A. "Framing for Learning: Lessons in Successful Technology Implementation." California Management Review 45, no. 2 (Winter 2003): 34–54.
- January 1995 (Revised May 1995)
- Supplement
FCC and License Auctions for Emerging Technologies (C)
Gentile, Mary C., and Sarah Gant. "FCC and License Auctions for Emerging Technologies (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-141, January 1995. (Revised May 1995.)
- 2002
- Working Paper
Framing for Learning: Lessons in Successful Technology Implementation
By: Amy C. Edmondson
Edmondson, Amy C. "Framing for Learning: Lessons in Successful Technology Implementation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 02-094, June 2002.
- 1997
- Mimeo
International Competition and the Efficient Choice of Technology
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
- February 2013
- Teaching Note
EverTrue: Mobile Technology Development (TN) (A) and (B)
By: William R. Kerr
- July 1992 (Revised August 1993)
- Background Note
Note on Information Technology and Quick Response Logistics
Konsynski, Benn R., and Jiro Kokuryo. "Note on Information Technology and Quick Response Logistics." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-018, July 1992. (Revised August 1993.)