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  • Article

Pricing and Financial Resources: An Analysis of the Disk Drive Industry, 1980-88

By: J. Lerner
Keywords: Price; Information Infrastructure; Money; Computer Industry
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  • September 2000
  • Case

Novartis Agricultural Discovery Institute (A)

Steve Briggs, a PhD biologist, is asked to propose a strategy to take global life-science giant Novartis into the rapidly expanding field of plant genomics. View Details
Keywords: Design; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Genetics; Infrastructure; Biotechnology Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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  • 01 Mar 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

Hurry Up and Wait: Differential Impacts of Congestion, Bottleneck Pressure, and Predictability on Patient Length of Stay

Keywords: by Jaeker Berry Jillian & Anita L. Tucker; Health
  • 07 Aug 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

When Supply-Chain Disruptions Matter

Keywords: by William Schmidt & Ananth Raman
  • October 2016
  • Article

Technical Debt and System Architecture: The Impact of Coupling on Defect-related Activity

By: Alan MacCormack and Daniel J. Sturtevant
Technical debt is created when design decisions that are expedient in the short-term increase the costs of maintaining and adapting this system in future. An important component of technical debt relates to decisions about system architecture. As systems grow and... View Details
Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Performance Efficiency; Applications and Software; Infrastructure
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  • 24 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

for private investment in, say, water projects, power distribution, toll roads, energy performance, and contracting. Furthermore, businesses can figure out what to do regarding investment in basic resource infrastructure at the city scale... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities
  • 05 Jul 2006
  • Working Paper Summaries

Behavioral Operations

Keywords: by Francesca Gino & Gary P. Pisano
  • April 1982 (Revised July 1986)
  • Case

Brookfield Corp.'s Personal Computers (A)

By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Information Technology; Information Infrastructure
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  • May 2019 (Revised July 2019)
  • Case

Walmart's Workforce of the Future

By: William R. Kerr and Jordan Bach-Lombardo
Faced with intense competition from Amazon, Walmart began a transformation of its operations and workforce in 2015. The goal was to create an omnichannel retail experience for customers that seamlessly joined online and offline shopping. This case explores Walmart's... View Details
Keywords: Walmart; Managing The Future Of Work; Workforce; Automation; Ecommerce; Omnichannel Retail; Operations; Transformation; Employees; Training; Information Technology; Infrastructure; Disruption; Competitive Strategy; E-commerce; Information Infrastructure; Retail Industry
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  • 03 Apr 2018
  • News

Taking Frontier Markets to the Next Level

interested in the ability to have a positive impact on the country and on the people in that country by bringing in private investment. In several of these markets, they have the opportunity to leapfrog to a more advanced stage of development. Rather than have the sort... View Details
  • June 1993 (Revised March 1995)
  • Case

La Nacional and the Huites Dam Project

By: Kenneth A. Froot
Keywords: Emerging Market Finance; Cost of Capital; Infrastructure; Investment; Mexico
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  • Career Coach

Oscar Mak

Oscar is currently a Senior Director at NORD/LB, a leading bank in financing renewable energy and infrastructure projects. He previously led strategic investments (e.g., M&A, corporate VC, joint ventures) in North America for Toyota... View Details
Keywords: Auto/Transportation/Logistics; Consulting; Clean Technology; Energy; Energy; Startup - Joiner; Entrepreneurship
  • Jan 2014
  • Case

Rethinking Cities: Chicago on the Move

decreasing popularity of cars and increasing urban populations—have implications for 21st century transportation and infrastructure. This is apparent in the case of Chicago, a global city in the vanguard of change. This paper focuses on five major 21st century... View Details
  • Career Coach

Elizabeth Gelb

Partners Group Infrastructure (internship); Deloitte Consulting (international development/energy reform); Vriens & Partners Myanmar (political risk consulting); Shihezi University; US Federal Government (internship); Hybrid Social... View Details
  • April 1987 (Revised January 1988)
  • Background Note

Managing Information Technology: IT Organization and Leadership

By: Lynda M. Applegate
Keywords: Information Technology; Management; Infrastructure; Leadership
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  • 22 Sep 2010
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Task and Temporal Microstructure of Productivity: Evidence from Japanese Financial Services

Keywords: by Bradley R. Staats & Francesca Gino; Banking
  • January 1989
  • Background Note

Managing Information Technology: Communications Networks

By: James I. Cash Jr. and Thomas H. Davenport
Keywords: Management; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure
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  • December 1987 (Revised January 1988)
  • Background Note

Managing Information Technology: Telecommunications and Computer Networks

By: Lynda M. Applegate
Keywords: Information Technology; Management; Information Infrastructure
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  • 1999
  • Other Unpublished Work

Private Investment in Infrastructure: Managing Non-commercial Risk

By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Risk Management; Investment; Infrastructure
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  • 24 Jun 2015
  • HBS Case

Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality

already established four schools in San Francisco, with 115 employees (including 45 engineers) continually working to build and improve AltSchool's infrastructure and grow the business. As a testament to the strength of his idea, the... View Details
Keywords: Re: John Jong-Hyun Kim; Education