Publications

01 Mar 2017
News

HBX: Reimagining HBS for the Digital Age

When considering how to enter the digital learning arena, HBS did what any startup would do. It began in 2012 by identifying a challenge: How to merge the unique elements of the HBS learning experience with the latest technology to create a powerful educational... View Details

18 Jan 2017
News

HBS Gains New Insight Into Africa

Senior Lecturer John Macomber, far left, and students in the Africa: Building Cities course toured the Rappie Waste-to-Energy Power Project in Addis Ababa with developer Samuel Alemayehu of Cambridge Group Companies. With a growing population of 1.2 billion people... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

@Soldiers Field

A COYOTE SPOTTED resting on Ohiri Field in November was later found wandering on Harvard Way near Morris Hall at 3 a.m. A Mass. Environmental Police investigation found that the animal "posed no danger." THE FALL I-LAB SCRAMBLE student start-up crash course: 40 hours... View Details

Keywords: FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2013
News

A Case For Fellowships

LEOPOLD At HBS we often say that fellowships are the lifeblood of the School. During my 20-plus years serving on the MBA Admissions Board—and the last 7 as its director—I have witnessed firsthand the truth of that statement. Fellowships, which are funded by gifts from... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

09 Feb 2021
Cold Call Podcast

Developing Resilience on the Path to Becoming a CEO

Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley; Information Technology; Information Technology

20 Aug 2024
Book

Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

The following is an excerpt that was adapted and lightly edited from chapter nine of Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win, written by Feng Zhu and Bonnie Yining Cao and published August 20, 2024. In today's global digital and... View Details

Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Information Technology; Information Technology

02 Aug 2024
HBS Case

How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture

On a hectic Friday in October 2016, Josh Domingues wondered if he had made a mistake quitting the security of a well-paying job managing contracts for professional hockey players to start a new venture selling nearly expired groceries at discount prices. After all, a... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Information Technology

May 1986
Case

Cooper Industries, Inc., Software Case

By: Thomas R. Piper

Keywords: Software; Information Technology Industry

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February 1986 (Revised November 1987)
Case

Palladian Software

By: William A. Sahlman

Keywords: Software; Information Technology Industry

Find at Harvard

August 1997 (Revised July 1999)
Case

Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (A2): Response to the Employee Task Force

By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry

Winter 2017
Article

Google, Mobile and Competition: The Current State of Play

By: Benjamin Edelman

I present Google practices that have raised objections from competition regulators. I consider the key impediments to competition and examine the business models foreclosed by Google's restrictions. View Details

Keywords: Antitrust; Mobile; Mobile Technology; Search Technology; Technology Platform; Contracts; Lawfulness; Competition; Information Technology Industry; European Union; Russia; South Korea

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August 1997 (Revised July 1999)
Case

Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (A): The Trials and Tribulations of a Legacy

By: Michael Beer

Describes the process of transforming a recently formed division of Hewlett-Packard. View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Transformation; Courts and Trials; Information Technology Industry

March 2012
Case

Schuberg Philis

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Daniela Beyersdorfer

The Dutch professional service firm Schuberg Philis has within a few years grown into a well-known player in the Dutch IT outsourcing market and regularly wins high customer- satisfaction marks. The growing workload and 100% promise to customers have increased the... View Details

Keywords: Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Management Style; Alignment; Information Technology Industry; Netherlands

September 2011 (Revised October 2014)
Supplement

Ganesh Natarajan: Leading Innovation and Organizational Change at Zensar (B)

By: Michael Tushman and David Kiron

After proposing a fourth business unit to help grow the market for Zensar's innovative technology, to be led by Dilip Ittyera, CEO Natarajan adopted a new organizational structure focused on industry verticals. View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development; Innovation Leadership; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Information Technology Industry

August 2011 (Revised September 2011)
Teaching Note

Zensar: The Future of Vision Communities (TN)

By: David A. Garvin

Teaching Note for 311024, 311025, 312705, and 312706. View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry; India

July 2011
Teaching Note

Game Time Decision for AppDirect (TN)

By: Andrei Hagiu, Laura Arjona and Emily Zhang

Teaching Note for 712-410. View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry

June 2010 (Revised November 2011)
Case

Zensar: The Future of Vision Communities (A)

By: David A. Garvin and Rachna Tahilyani

Zensar is a rapidly growing, mid-sized Indian IT services company with a collaborative management philosophy and innovative HR policies. One of its practices, Vision Communities, is an inclusive forum for innovation and strategy formulation. As the company grows,... View Details

Keywords: Human Resources; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Cooperation; Information Technology Industry; India