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- 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.)
- September 1991 (Revised May 1994)
- Background Note
Note on the PC Network Software Industry--1990
By: David B. Yoffie
Examines the economics, technology, customer segments, and competitors of the PC networking software industry. View Details
Keywords: Customers; Economics; Competition; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Information Infrastructure
Yoffie, David B. "Note on the PC Network Software Industry--1990." Harvard Business School Background Note 792-022, September 1991. (Revised May 1994.)
- 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).
- September 1999 (Revised November 2002)
- Background Note
Indian Software Industry in 2002, The
The Indian software industry, growing at more than 50% per annum and largely dependent on exports of services and products, is one of the few industries in that country considered to be globally competitive. This note allows a discussion of the uses and limits of... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Competition; Applications and Software; Globalization; Information Technology Industry; India
Ghemawat, Pankaj. "Indian Software Industry in 2002, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 700-036, September 1999. (Revised November 2002.)
- May 1986
- Case
Hi-Tech Corp., Software Case
Keywords: Technology Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Hi-Tech Corp., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-083, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Chinon, S.A., Software Case
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Software
Piper, Thomas R. "Chinon, S.A., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-082, May 1986.
- January 2001 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Ninth House: e-Learning Software
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Frances X. Frei and Corey B. Hajim
Jeff Snipes, CEO of the Ninth House Network, a San Francisco-based E-Learning company, considers a strategy shift to address a recent slump in sales and to attract more customers. The revised strategy would require creating shorter, more directed content that could be... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Service Operations; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Learning; Sales; Service Delivery; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology Industry; Service Industry; Education Industry; San Francisco
Edmondson, Amy C., Frances X. Frei, and Corey B. Hajim. "Ninth House: e-Learning Software." Harvard Business School Case 601-047, January 2001. (Revised January 2004.)
- May 1986
- Case
Super Project, Software Case
Christenson, Charles. "Super Project, Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 186-219, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Jamestown Co., Software Case
Shapiro, Benson P. "Jamestown Co., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 586-133, May 1986.
- 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.)
- 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.)
- 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.)