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- March 1996
- Teaching Note
Dell Computer Corporation TN
By: Das Narayandas
Teaching Note for (9-596-058). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- April 1985
- Background Note
Writing Computer Programs in BASIC
Porter, Leslie R. "Writing Computer Programs in BASIC." Harvard Business School Background Note 185-054, April 1985.
- April 1982 (Revised July 1986)
- Case
Brookfield Corp.'s Personal Computers (A)
By: Walter J. Salmon
Salmon, Walter J. "Brookfield Corp.'s Personal Computers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 582-130, April 1982. (Revised July 1986.)
- May 1989
- Case
CGA Computer Associates, Inc.
Bartczak, Norman, and John J. Sviokla. "CGA Computer Associates, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 189-177, May 1989.
- September 2000
- Case
Renaming Computer Power Group
Presents results of a consumer survey used to guide selection of a new corporate brand name. Four alternative names are tested for their ability to communicate desired company attributes to consumers. The pros and cons of developing brand names at corporate versus... View Details
Fournier, Susan M., and Andrea Carol Wojnicki. "Renaming Computer Power Group." Harvard Business School Case 501-007, September 2000.
- May 1999
- Teaching Note
Apple Computer 1999 TN
By: David B. Yoffie and Mary Kwak
Teaching Note for (9-799-108). View Details
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
- October 1992 (Revised January 1993)
- Supplement
Mips Computer Systems (B)
Describes developments subsequent to the (A) case. View Details
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Mips Computer Systems (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 793-049, October 1992. (Revised January 1993.)
- March 1991
- Supplement
Gold Hill Computers (B)
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Gold Hill Computers (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 691-074, March 1991.
- April 1985 (Revised September 1985)
- Case
Compass Computer Services (B)
Vitale, Michael R. "Compass Computer Services (B)." Harvard Business School Case 185-105, April 1985. (Revised September 1985.)
- March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
The University of Utah and the Computer Graphics Revolution
By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
Computer science departments were new to universities in the 1960s, and the one created at the University of Utah by David Evans and Ivan Sutherland had a research mission to invent the field of computer graphics. Details the research process that led to many of the... View Details
Keywords: Engineering; Entrepreneurship; Management Practices and Processes; Mission and Purpose; Research and Development; Technology Adoption; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; Utah
Bowen, H. Kent, and Courtney Purrington. "The University of Utah and the Computer Graphics Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 607-036, March 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
- 2017
- Working Paper
Explaining the Vertical-to-Horizontal Transition in the Computer Industry
This paper seeks to explain the technological forces that led to the rise of vertically integrated corporations in the late 19th century and the opposing forces that led to a vertical-to-horizontal transition in the computer industry 100 years later. I first model the... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Design; Business History; Vertical Integration; Horizontal Integration; Digital Platforms; Computer Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Explaining the Vertical-to-Horizontal Transition in the Computer Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-084, March 2017.
- January–February 1980
- Article
New Promise of Computer Graphics
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi and Allan H. Schmidt
Keywords: Technology
Takeuchi, Hirotaka, and Allan H. Schmidt. "New Promise of Computer Graphics." Harvard Business Review 58, no. 1 (January–February 1980).
- 1978
- Chapter
Matrix-Weighted Averages: Computation and Presentation
By: Dutch Leonard
Keywords: Mathematical Methods
Leonard, Dutch. "Matrix-Weighted Averages: Computation and Presentation." In Proceedings of the Eleventh Symposium on the Interface of Computers and Statistics, edited by Ronald A. Gallant and Thomas Michael Gerig. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University, Institute of Statistics, 1978.
- March 1995 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Apple Computer (B)(Abridged) : Building a Worldwide Strategy
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Describes the building of Apple's new strategy. Explores how the human resource function at Apple Computer can best support that strategy. View Details
Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Apple Computer (B)(Abridged) : Building a Worldwide Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 495-045, March 1995. (Revised July 1995.)
- 2004
- Book
Diamonds Are Forever, Computers Are Not: Economic And Strategic Management in Computing Markets
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. Diamonds Are Forever, Computers Are Not: Economic And Strategic Management in Computing Markets. London: Imperial College Press, 2004.
- November 1990 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
Apple Computer (B): Managing Morale and Corporate Culture
Explores how the human resource function at Apple Computer can best support the company's strategy. Analyzes the culture and morale at Apple. Apple has a very unique culture. Moreover, morale within the company is at a low. The culture is powerful in aiding the company... View Details
Keywords: Attitudes; Organizational Culture; Employees; Business Strategy; Computer Industry; United States
Gibbs, Michael J. "Apple Computer (B): Managing Morale and Corporate Culture." Harvard Business School Case 491-041, November 1990. (Revised November 1991.)
- 1996
- Article
Technical Progress and Co-Invention in Computing and in the Use of Computers
By: Timothy Bresnahan and Shane Greenstein
Bresnahan, Timothy, and Shane Greenstein. "Technical Progress and Co-Invention in Computing and in the Use of Computers." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Microeconomics (1996): 1–78.
- December 1982
- Case
Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp.
By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Computer Industry
Bower, Joseph L. "Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp." Harvard Business School Case 383-067, December 1982.
- 1971
- Book
FORTRAN IV Computing and Applications
By: R. L. Nolan
Nolan, R. L. FORTRAN IV Computing and Applications. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971.
- March 2007 (Revised August 2007)
- Supplement
Dell Computers (B): The Transition
By: Frances X. Frei and Christine van Keuren
The case presents the outcome of the (A) case and explores challenges in the PC industry up to early 2007. Michael Dell's return as CEO is also discussed. View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Managerial Roles; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Hardware; Technology Industry
Frei, Frances X., and Christine van Keuren. "Dell Computers (B): The Transition." Harvard Business School Supplement 607-081, March 2007. (Revised August 2007.)