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William H. Gates III
In 1980, Gates signed a contract with IBM to develop an operating system for their new personal computer. Gates retained the rights to his operating system, MS-DOS, and struck deals with nearly all other manufacturers of personal computers, who felt their computers had... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Paul V. Galvin
Creating the Motorola car radio, Galvin emerged as the premier producer of car radios in the 1930s. Galvin also invented the walkie-talkie, producing some 40,000 during World War II. In 1947, Galvin introduced the first practical television set under $200, helping... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Lawrence J. Ellison
Ellison founded the second largest software company in the world – building the first commercially viable relational database. Oracle applications power more business-to-business and administrative systems than any other software provider. Through his company, Ellison... View Details
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Richard J. Egan
Egan co-founded EMC and built it into the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory storage devices. Between 1979 and 1986, EMC’s revenues doubled each year catapulting it into the Fortune 500 in less than 10 years. View Details
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James H. Clark
Clark is considered a serial entrepreneur. In 1982, he founded Silicon Graphics, which became a leading provider of three-dimensional computer graphic applications. First used by architects and designers, Silicon Graphics’ applications were deployed in the... View Details
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Multimedia Development | Information Technology
standalone multimedia case studies comprised of videos, exhibits, and interactive elements integrated with case text. We also produce web-based case supplements with videos and electronic exhibits to accompany written cases and video... View Details
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About Us - Alumni
Austin, TX General Information How do I submit Class Notes? Alumni may submit Class Notes electronically to their secretaries. Information for class secretaries submitting Class Notes can be found here . How do I find out who is my class... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
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Powering into the Future
professor, where they have invented a new way to move power without wires. The company’s called WiTricity—wireless electricity—and it couldn’t be more exciting. “We have so many new electronic devices in our lives that we are all... View Details
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Find Books, Articles, & More | Baker Library
library materials. Library proxy access to electronic library resources requires both an HBS email address and faculty sponsorship if the individual falls into one of these categories: Contractors, consultants, and less than half time or... View Details
- 06 Dec 2012
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New Thinking on Healthcare Reform
consumers," Brown observed. "They have ever-rising expectations about the quality and clarity of their care." For that reason, Brown envisions a movement toward personally kept electronic records, a portable system that can be easily kept... View Details
- 28 Apr 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Sweden’s Northvolt Electric Battery Maker: A Startup with a Mission
- October 1982
- Supplement
Fiber-Optics Industry (E)
By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells
Porter, Michael E., and John R. Wells. "Fiber-Optics Industry (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-045, October 1982.
- October 1982
- Supplement
Fiber-Optics Industry (D)
By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells
Porter, Michael E., and John R. Wells. "Fiber-Optics Industry (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-044, October 1982.
- April 1999 (Revised September 2001)
- Case
Penelope's Personal Pocket Phones
By: Paul A. Gompers
Provides students with an opportunity to use simple real options analysis to value a startup. Penelope Phillips is deciding whether to start a company to make wireless phones. Students get experience using traditional discounted cash flow valuation and a real options... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Capital Budgeting; Corporate Finance; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry
Gompers, Paul A. "Penelope's Personal Pocket Phones." Harvard Business School Case 299-004, April 1999. (Revised September 2001.)
- May 2008 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Chi Mei Optoelectronics
By: Willy C. Shih, Chintay Shih, Jyun-Cheng Wang and Ho Howard Yu
Chi Mei is a Taiwanese industrial group that makes a major diversification into the technology intensive TFT-LCD flat panel display industry. Because the diversification is far away from its core competence in petrochemicals, it is an opportunity to examine how the... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Supply Chain; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Information Technology; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; China; South Korea; Taiwan
Shih, Willy C., Chintay Shih, Jyun-Cheng Wang, and Ho Howard Yu. "Chi Mei Optoelectronics." Harvard Business School Case 608-123, May 2008. (Revised December 2010.)
- June 2003
- Teaching Note
Competition Policy in the European Union and the Power of Microsoft (TN)
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
Teaching Note for (9-701-043). View Details
- August 2001 (Revised June 2024)
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Operations at the Donner Company
By: H. Kent Bowen
A small manufacturer of circuit boards faces product and operations-management problems. This case analyzes the production capacity at various stages and examines bottlenecks and product flow decisions. A detailed look at the problems and a discussion of the tools and... View Details
- July 2000 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Gateway: Moving Beyond the Box
By: Frances X. Frei, Youngme E. Moon and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar
Gateway has opened retail stores to differentiate itself from its competitors (e.g., Dell). Describes how the company has created an excellent service experience, but has struggled financially as a result. View Details
Keywords: Transition; Change Management; Valuation; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Distribution Channels; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; United States
Frei, Frances X., Youngme E. Moon, and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar. "Gateway: Moving Beyond the Box." Harvard Business School Case 601-038, July 2000. (Revised May 2002.)
- September 1999
- Background Note
Revolution in the Communications Switching Industry
By: Jay O. Light, Lynda M. Applegate and Daniel J. Green
As data packet switches threatened the voice circuit switch industry in 1999, major switch and router vendors began paying high premiums to acquire venture-backed switch companies. This note explains what a switch is and suggests why large vendors might be so anxious... View Details
- June 1997
- Teaching Note
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (A) and (B) TN
By: Marco Iansiti
Teaching Note for (9-695-061) and (9-697-038). View Details