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Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others - Course Catalog
hierarchy, examining motivation challenges from frontline worker engagement to executive compensation, providing students with a comprehensive toolkit applicable across different organizational roles and at... View Details
- November 2005 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Trolltech (Norway) - Will Cenapio Steal Christmas?
Describes the creation of an open source software venture in Norway, Australia, and the United States that lands a strategic OEM deal with a leading Japanese manufacturer of embedded devices (PDAs in this instance). Details the evolution of the two companies'... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Conflict and Resolution; Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Open Source Distribution; Information Infrastructure; Entrepreneurship; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Information Technology Industry; Australia; Japan; Norway; United States
Isenberg, Daniel J. "Trolltech (Norway) - Will Cenapio Steal Christmas?" Harvard Business School Case 806-090, November 2005. (Revised July 2009.)
- December 1998
- Supplement
Vermeer Technologies (A): A Company Is Born
By: Ashish Nanda
The founding team of Vermeer Technologies, an entrepreneurial software start-up, discusses the opportunities and challenges confronting the company. View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry
Nanda, Ashish. "Vermeer Technologies (A): A Company Is Born." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 899-505, December 1998.
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future
internationally but from nonprofits and the public sector, as well as applicants with less work experience. Does that present new challenges for financial aid? We need to guarantee that we always can bring... View Details
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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive Course Number 1507 Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice Willy Shih Spring; Q3; 1.5 credits 14 sessions Paper This short version of BSSE will focus... View Details
- September 1998 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Cisco Systems, Inc.: Implementing ERP
By: Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan and Mark J. Cotteleer
Reviews Cisco System's approach to implementing Oracle's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software product. This case chronologically reviews the diverse, critical success factors and obstacles facing Cisco during its implementation. Cisco faced the need for... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Complexity; Information Management
Austin, Robert D., Richard L. Nolan, and Mark J. Cotteleer. "Cisco Systems, Inc.: Implementing ERP." Harvard Business School Case 699-022, September 1998. (Revised May 2002.)
- December 1998 (Revised February 1999)
- Case
i2 Technologies, Inc.
By: Ananth Raman and Jasjit Singh
Describes the emergence and growth of i2 Technologies and the supply chain planning software industry. In December 1998, i2's market capitalization was in excess of $2 billion; the supply chain planning software industry had annual sales of approximately $1 billion and... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Applications and Software; Supply Chain Management; Production; Forecasting and Prediction; Information Technology Industry
Raman, Ananth, and Jasjit Singh. "i2 Technologies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 699-042, December 1998. (Revised February 1999.)
- March 2006
- Case
EMC Corporation: Proposed Acquisition of VMware
By: Constance E. Bagley, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Chris Lombardi
Involves the decision by the CEO of EMC Corp. whether to acquire VMware, a small software firm in California that makes virtualization software. Among the factors to be considered are a pending patent case involving WMare and Microsoft and integration challenges... View Details
Keywords: Patents; Decision Choices and Conditions; Lawsuits and Litigation; Applications and Software; Acquisition; Information Technology Industry; California
Bagley, Constance E., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Chris Lombardi. "EMC Corporation: Proposed Acquisition of VMware." Harvard Business School Case 806-153, March 2006.
- February 2017
- Case
GE Digital
By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson
Known for manufacturing industrial equipment, GE has decided to invest in software and analytics capabilities to become a digital industrial company. They have also created a software platform that they hope will power the Industrial Internet. GE executives forecasted... View Details
Keywords: GE; General Electric; Manufacturing; Industrial Internet; Wind Power; Digital Manufacturing; Renewable Energy; Energy; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Applications and Software; Growth and Development Strategy; Transformation; Green Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; North America
Lal, Rajiv, and Scott Johnson. "GE Digital." Harvard Business School Case 517-063, February 2017.
- Summer 2014
- Article
When Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice?
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Hanna Halaburda
We present a theory for why it might be rational for a platform to limit the number of applications available on it. Our model is based on the observation that even if users prefer application variety, applications often also exhibit direct network effects. When there... View Details
Keywords: Platform Governance; Direct Network Effects; Indirect Network Effects; Complements; Tragedy Of The Commons; Equilibrium Selection; Coordination; Foresight; Strategy; Value Creation; Digital Platforms; Balance and Stability; Decision Choices and Conditions; Consumer Behavior; Applications and Software; Network Effects
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Hanna Halaburda. "When Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice?" Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 23, no. 2 (Summer 2014): 259–293.
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
greatest risk from the disastrous effects of sea-level rise. Yet cities also have the ability to act without waiting for state and federal action, adds Raphael Carty (MBA 1983), former CEO of Callida Energy, a View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
- October 2014
- Article
Hidden Structure: Using Network Methods to Map System Architecture
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Alan MacCormack and John Rusnak
In this paper, we describe an operational methodology for characterizing the architecture of complex technical systems and demonstrate its application to a large sample of software releases. Our methodology is based upon directed network graphs, which allows us to... View Details
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Alan MacCormack, and John Rusnak. "Hidden Structure: Using Network Methods to Map System Architecture." Research Policy 43, no. 8 (October 2014): 1381–1397.
- July 1997 (Revised February 1998)
- Case
Aladdin Knowledge Systems
By: John A. Quelch
The founder, president, and CEO of a leading software security company has just announced the $5.1 million cash acquisition of a key competitor. As a result, his company becomes the market share leader in Europe and number two in the United States. But now, he and the... View Details
Keywords: Distribution; Marketing; Applications and Software; Globalization; Acquisition; Sales; Information Technology Industry; United States; Europe
Quelch, John A., and Robin Root. "Aladdin Knowledge Systems." Harvard Business School Case 598-018, July 1997. (Revised February 1998.)
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
With Y2K predictions running the gamut from glitches with home appliances to worldwide economic collapse, Y2K expert John F. Keane (MBA '54) assesses the situation as it appears with one year to go. John F. Keane is CEO and chairman of... View Details
- October 1995 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Aspen Technology, Inc.: Currency Hedging Review
By: Peter Tufano
The chief financial officer of a rapidly growing U.S.-based software firm that sells its process-control software to industrial users around the globe must review the goals, strategies, and policies of the firm's currency hedging program. This review is prompted by... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Applications and Software; Investment; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry; United Kingdom; United States
Tufano, Peter, and Cameron Poetzscher. "Aspen Technology, Inc.: Currency Hedging Review." Harvard Business School Case 296-027, October 1995. (Revised July 1996.)
- August 2022
- Background Note
Retail Media Networks
By: Eva Ascarza, Ayelet Israeli and Celine Chammas
In 2022, retail media was one of the fastest growing segments in digital advertising. A retail media network (RMN) allows a retailer to use its assets for advertising. Retailers set up an advertising business by allowing marketers to buy advertising space across their... View Details
Keywords: Advertisers; Advertising Media; Media And Broadcasting Industry; Retail; Retail Analytics; Retail Promotion; Retailing; Ecommerce; E-Commerce Strategy; E-commerce; Marketing Communication; Targeting; Targeted Advertising; Targeted Marketing; Advertising; Marketing; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Media; Marketing Channels; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Advertising Industry; United States
Ascarza, Eva, Ayelet Israeli, and Celine Chammas. "Retail Media Networks." Harvard Business School Background Note 523-029, August 2022.
- 10 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Cofounders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
together. Building on the friendship they formed at HBS, their MBAs, and learnings from their careers to date, Schoonbeek and van Poecke founded Key ESG, a software solution... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
the body’s immune system can clear them.” The molecule also has potential applications beyond Alzheimer’s, including Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and several rare diseases—all characterized by damaging brain... View Details
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Patent search: The use of component in Espacenet and Patentscope databases
Classification, Application number, Priority number(s), Abstract, etc. Those fields are included in the front page of a patent document and may be tagged with INID codes. Identifying a patent... View Details
- January 2025
- Case
Ontra: Embracing GenAI in the Legal Technology Industry
By: Christopher Stanton and George Gonzalez
Ontra built a network of legal professionals to enable financial institutions to outsource contract negotiations. The rise of generative AI inspired the company to build software solutions to streamline its processes through automation. Now company leadership must... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Business Strategy; Technology Industry; Legal Services Industry; United States
Stanton, Christopher, and George Gonzalez. "Ontra: Embracing GenAI in the Legal Technology Industry." Harvard Business School Case 825-076, January 2025.