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Information Technology and the Distribution of Inventive Activity
By: Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb and Shane Greenstein
We examine the relationship between the diffusion of advanced Internet technology and the geographic concentration of invention, as measured by patents. First, we show that patenting became more concentrated from the early 1990s to the early 2000s and, similarly, that... View Details
Forman, Chris, Avi Goldfarb, and Shane Greenstein. "Information Technology and the Distribution of Inventive Activity." In The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy, edited by Adam Jaffe and Benjamin Jones, 169–196. University of Chicago Press, 2015.
- January 1985 (Revised June 1985)
- Background Note
Domestic Airline Industry and Information Technology (Condensed)
Vitale, Michael R. "Domestic Airline Industry and Information Technology (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Background Note 185-091, January 1985. (Revised June 1985.)
- April 1983 (Revised March 1984)
- Case
Hammermill Paper Co.: Information Technology and Strategy
Vitale, Michael R. "Hammermill Paper Co.: Information Technology and Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 183-199, April 1983. (Revised March 1984.)
- 2015
- Working Paper
Multinational Activity and Information and Communication Technology
By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen
Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Chen. "Multinational Activity and Information and Communication Technology." Working Paper, May 2015. (Background note prepared for the 2016 World Development Report: Internet for Development.)
- July 1987 (Revised December 1987)
- Case
Batterymarch Financial Management: Information Systems and Technology
Dhebar, Anirudh S. "Batterymarch Financial Management: Information Systems and Technology." Harvard Business School Case 188-013, July 1987. (Revised December 1987.)
- September 1997
- Case
Information at the World Bank: In Search of a Technology Solution (A)
By: W. Earl Sasser, Josep Valor and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Information Technology Services Director Mohamed Muhsin planned to restructure the World Bank's information technology in response to President Jim Wolfensohn's call to build a knowledge bank. Several reorganization efforts taken by the bank in the 1980s led to a... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Information; Knowledge Management; Mission and Purpose; Technology; Public Administration Industry
Sasser, W. Earl, Josep Valor, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Information at the World Bank: In Search of a Technology Solution (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-053, September 1997.
- January 1999
- Case
State Street Corporation: Leading with Information Technology (B)
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter
With Multi-currency HORIZON, a real-time multi-currency accounting system that replaced the traditional batch-oriented single-currency accounting system, successfully launched, State Street Corp. (State Street) began to focus on growing the scope of its business... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Trends; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kelley Porter. "State Street Corporation: Leading with Information Technology (B)." Harvard Business School Case 799-034, January 1999.
- February 1990
- Background Note
Information Technology in Organizations: Emerging Issues in Ethics and Policy
Introduces a framework for identifying and analyzing the ethical and policy issues triggered by the various capabilities of information technology (IT). Ten IT capabilities are defined (access, capture, speed, permanence/storage. duplication, tracking, monitoring, data... View Details
Sviokla, John J., and Mary C. Gentile. "Information Technology in Organizations: Emerging Issues in Ethics and Policy." Harvard Business School Background Note 190-130, February 1990.
- July 1988 (Revised July 1990)
- Case
Xerox Corp.: Information Technology Support of Product Development
By: James I. Cash Jr. and Donna B. Stoddard
Cash, James I., Jr., and Donna B. Stoddard. "Xerox Corp.: Information Technology Support of Product Development." Harvard Business School Case 189-022, July 1988. (Revised July 1990.)
- May–June 2020
- Article
The Agenda for the Next Generation of Health Care Information Technology
By: Thomas W. Feeley, Zachary Landman and Michael E. Porter
As the diffusion of value-based health care efforts accelerates globally, the need for interoperable information technology systems that support value-based care is essential. Such systems are needed to facilitate dramatic improvements in patient outcomes and... View Details
Keywords: Value-based Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Integration; Performance Improvement; Performance Efficiency
Feeley, Thomas W., Zachary Landman, and Michael E. Porter. "The Agenda for the Next Generation of Health Care Information Technology." NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 1, no. 3 (May–June 2020).
- March 1987
- Background Note
How Information Technology Is Changing Management Control Systems
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Bruns, William J., Jr. "How Information Technology Is Changing Management Control Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 187-139, March 1987.
- 2022
- Article
Diffusing Management Practices within the Firm: The Role of Information Provision
By: Michael J. Lenox and Michael W. Toffel
Why are some firms more successful in adopting profitable environmental management practices than others? A key role of corporate managers is to encourage subsidiaries to adopt innovative practices. We examine the conditions under which corporate managers use... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Strategy; Information Provision; Environmental Management; Knowledge Dissemination
Lenox, Michael J., and Michael W. Toffel. "Diffusing Management Practices within the Firm: The Role of Information Provision." Art. 5911. Special Issue on Competitive Sustainability: The Intersection of Sustainability and Business Success. Sustainability 14, no. 10 (2022).
- Teaching Interest
Technology and Operations Management - MBA Required Curriculum
This course enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as... View Details
- December 2012 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
AmTran Technology Ltd.
By: Willy Shih, Jyun-Cheng Wang and Karen E. Robinson
As an original design manufacturer (ODM) of television sets and leading supplier to Vizio, a market leader in the U.S. for LCD flat panel TVs, AmTran Technology Ltd. uses what founder Alpha Wu describes as a "WE" model in which western companies perform sales,... View Details
Keywords: Modularity; Technology Transitions; Analog; Digital; Television; TV; Flat-panel; ATSC; NTSC; Video; Global Strategy; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Product Design; Supply Chain; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Technology Adoption; Digital Platforms; Electronics Industry; Taiwan; United States; Japan
Shih, Willy, Jyun-Cheng Wang, and Karen E. Robinson. "AmTran Technology Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 613-069, December 2012. (Revised April 2025.)
- 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
- 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.
- 2012
- Working Paper
Information Technology and Boundary of the Firm: Evidence from Plant-Level Data
By: Chris Forman and Kristina McElheran
We study the relationship between different margins of information technology (IT) use and vertical integration using plant-level data from the U.S. Census of Manufactures. Focusing on the short-run decision of whether to allocate production output to downstream plants... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Production; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Vertical Integration; Supply Chain; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Forman, Chris, and Kristina McElheran. "Information Technology and Boundary of the Firm: Evidence from Plant-Level Data." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-092, April 2012.
- 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.)
- May 2014 (Revised June 2014)
- Case
Intellectual Property Strategy at North Technology Group—Sailing Downwind
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and William W. Fisher III
North Sails is the world's leading sailmaker. The company commands a global market share of more than 50% and is largely responsible for the rapid technological progress in the sailmaking industry over the past 30 years. CEO Tom Whidden needs to consider how to best... View Details
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and William W. Fisher III. "Intellectual Property Strategy at North Technology Group—Sailing Downwind." Harvard Business School Case 714-403, May 2014. (Revised June 2014.)
- June 2007 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
Information Technology and Clinical Operations at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, F. Warren McFarlan and Julia Rose Adler-Milstein
Describes the history of clinical computing at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital and the development, since the 1996 merger to form the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, of an information system designed to support the delivery of patient care. The hospitals' CIO, John... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Product Design; Service Delivery; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Health Industry; Boston
Bohmer, Richard M.J., F. Warren McFarlan, and Julia Rose Adler-Milstein. "Information Technology and Clinical Operations at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center." Harvard Business School Case 607-150, June 2007. (Revised October 2007.)