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October 2016 (Revised January 2018)
Supplement

BlackRock (D): Organizing for the Future

By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin and Aldo Sesia

This (D) case is a supplement to HBS case no. 717-404 “BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?” View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Information Technology; Asset Management; United States

February 2016 (Revised February 2017)
Case

The Climate Corporation

By: David E. Bell, Forest Reinhardt and Mary Shelman

Climate Corporation is a San Francisco–based data analytics company focused on agricultural applications. It was acquired by Monsanto in 2013. In 2015, Climate's decision support platform was used on 75 million acres of farmland in the U.S.; however, most of those... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness Industry; Farming; Big Data; Data Analytics; Agriculture; Agribusiness; Decision Making; Analytics and Data Science; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

November 2014 (Revised January 2017)
Case

Micromax: Scaling the Largest Indian Mobile Handset Company

By: Ranjay Gulati, Rachna Tahilyani and Alicia DeSantola

It is January 2014 and Rahul Sharma, cofounder of Micromax Informatics (Micromax), the largest Indian mobile handset company, is preparing for an emergency conference call with his private equity investors. In the last six years, Micromax had grown its annual product... View Details

Keywords: Mobile; Scaling; Indian Software Development; Consumer Behavior; Management Turnover; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Management; E-commerce; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; India

November 2011 (Revised December 2013)
Case

The Long and Short of Apollo Group and the University of Phoenix (A)

By: Luis M. Viceira, Joel Heilprin, Andrew S. Holmes and Damian M. Zajac

A hedge fund is deciding whether to liquidate its position in Apollo Group, a for-profit education firm, in light of significant political and macro-economic uncertainty facing the industry. As part of the investment analysis a complete discounted cash flow analysis... View Details

Keywords: Higher Education; Internet and the Web; Education Industry; Technology Industry

August 2011 (Revised September 2011)
Background Note

U.S. Universities and Technology Transfer

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Josh Lerner and Phillip Andrews

Technology transfer from U.S. universities to industry has increased dramatically in the last 25 years. Reviews the history of technology transfer with particular emphasis on the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. It then examines how universities responded to Bayh-Dole, the... View Details

Keywords: Higher Education; Information Technology; Laws and Statutes; Education Industry; Technology Industry; United States

May 2002
Background Note

Exporting IT-Enabled Services from Developing Countries

Explores the phenomenon of IT-enabled services (ITES) exports from developing countries. Reviews the business and technical drivers of this phenomenon, describes major segments of the industry, discusses key challenges facing these firms, and profiles seven ITES firms. View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Developing Countries and Economies; Technology Industry

fall 2007
Article

Store Manager Incentive Design and Retail Performance: An Exploratory Investigation

By: Nicole DeHoratius and Ananth Raman

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Management; Design; Performance; Information

25 Jun 2003 - 28 Jun 2003
Conference Presentation

Agile Software Development: Evidence from the Field

By: Alan MacCormack

Keywords: Applications and Software; Product Development

1980
Mimeo

Transfer of Industrial Technology Among the Developing Countries

By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Louis T Wells Jr

Keywords: Information Technology; Developing Countries and Economies

1977
Book

Work and Family in the United States: A Critical Review and Policy Agenda

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Policy; Information; United States