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- May 1986
- Case
Mead Corp., Software Case
Vitale, Michael R. "Mead Corp., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 186-269, May 1986.
- October 1984 (Revised May 1986)
- Case
Kennett Mills, Software Case
Cooper, Robin. "Kennett Mills, Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 185-023, October 1984. (Revised May 1986.)
- October 2023
- Case
Making Progress at Progress Software (A)
By: Katherine Coffman, Hannah Riley Bowles and Alexis Lefort
In this case, the Human Capital team at Progress Software has identified that some employees have a hard time understanding how to advance within Progress. This realization leads the team to develop several major people-process innovations: the introduction of... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Prejudice and Bias; Personal Development and Career; Human Capital; Employee Relationship Management; Technology Industry; Bulgaria
Coffman, Katherine, Hannah Riley Bowles, and Alexis Lefort. "Making Progress at Progress Software (A)." Harvard Business School Case 924-010, October 2023.
- May 1986
- Case
Harrington Corp., Software Case
Mullins, David W., Jr. "Harrington Corp., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-097, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Example Industries, Software Case
Gammill, James F., Jr. "Example Industries, Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-086, May 1986.
- November 1999 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
Massachusetts Software Council, The
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Stephanie M. Lowell
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Stephanie M. Lowell. "Massachusetts Software Council, The." Harvard Business School Case 300-021, November 1999. (Revised December 1999.)
- November 2023
- Article
Open Source Software and Global Entrepreneurship
By: Nataliya Langburd Wright, Frank Nagle and Shane Greenstein
This is the first study to consider the relationship between open source software (OSS) and
entrepreneurship around the globe. This study measures whether country-level participation on
the GitHub OSS platform affects the founding of innovative ventures, and where it... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Applications and Software; Business Ventures; Development Economics; Innovation and Invention; Global Range
Wright, Nataliya Langburd, Frank Nagle, and Shane Greenstein. "Open Source Software and Global Entrepreneurship." Art. 104846. Research Policy 52, no. 9 (November 2023).
- April 2000 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Infosys: Financing an Indian Software Start-Up
Describes the financing and growth of Infosys, an Indian software start-up. Infosys defies a number of stereotypes about barriers to entrepreneurship in India. The company was founded by a small group of entrepreneurs with little equity and without backing from a large... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Applications and Software; Financing and Loans; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology Industry; India
Kuemmerle, Walter, and William J. Coughlin Jr. "Infosys: Financing an Indian Software Start-Up." Harvard Business School Case 800-103, April 2000. (Revised April 2004.)
- January 1989 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Bank for International Development, Software Case
By: W. Carl Kester and Timothy A. Luehrman
A hypothetical case in which an assistant treasurer of a supranational bank is asked to determine in which currencies it has been cheaper ex post to borrow. An integral part of the case is a Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet containing monthly data on yen and dollar interest... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Interest Rates; International Finance; Relationships; Currency; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Analytics and Data Science; Inflation and Deflation
Kester, W. Carl, and Timothy A. Luehrman. "Bank for International Development, Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 289-034, January 1989. (Revised July 1991.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
Open Source Software Policy in Industry Equilibrium
Open source software (OSS) is a form of public knowledge widely provided and relied on by the private sector. To study the effects of growing government involvement in this critical public good, I build a new empirical model where high-tech firms choose software inputs... View Details
Gortmaker, Jeff. "Open Source Software Policy in Industry Equilibrium." Working Paper, October 2024.
- January 1985 (Revised November 1985)
- Background Note
Note on the Microcomputer Software Industry--January 1982
Contains a history of the microcomputer software industry from the mid-1970s through early 1982. During that period growth was explosive. Many new companies were formed. However, the eventual structure of the industry was not yet clear. No truly dominant firms had... View Details
Sahlman, William A. "Note on the Microcomputer Software Industry--January 1982." Harvard Business School Background Note 285-095, January 1985. (Revised November 1985.)
- May 1986
- Case
Bio-Tech, Inc., Software Case
Mullins, David W., Jr. "Bio-Tech, Inc., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-098, May 1986.
- January 1985 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Software Publishing Corp. (A1)
Butters, J. Keith. "Software Publishing Corp. (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 285-108, January 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
- October 1984 (Revised August 1985)
- Case
Software Publishing Corp. (A)
Butters, J. Keith. "Software Publishing Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-034, October 1984. (Revised August 1985.)
- August 2001 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
IBM Software Solutions (B)
By: Michael L. Tushman and Robert Chapman Wood
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
Tushman, Michael L., and Robert Chapman Wood. "IBM Software Solutions (B)." Harvard Business School Case 402-017, August 2001. (Revised June 2002.)
- June 1985 (Revised May 1986)
- Case
Tony's Baloney, Software Case
Porter, Leslie R., and Janis Lee Gogan. "Tony's Baloney, Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 185-055, June 1985. (Revised May 1986.)
- June 1989 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
Babbage's: America's Software Headquarters
By: Walter J. Salmon
Salmon, Walter J. "Babbage's: America's Software Headquarters." Harvard Business School Case 589-100, June 1989. (Revised July 1994.)
- May 1986
- Case
Allen Distribution Co., Software Case
Mullins, David W., Jr. "Allen Distribution Co., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-090, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Science Technology Co., Software Case
By: Thomas R. Piper
Piper, Thomas R. "Science Technology Co., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-081, May 1986.
- July 1985 (Revised May 1986)
- Case
Movie Co. (A), Software Case
Porter, Leslie R., and Janis Lee Gogan. "Movie Co. (A), Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 186-024, July 1985. (Revised May 1986.)