Electronics - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2014
News

These Walls Can Talk

(Javier Larrea/Getty Images) Today: Most smart homes connect basic electronic devices such as lights, locks, smoke detectors, security cameras, and thermostats. Tomorrow: Homes will be fully outfitted with smart appliances, which can make... View Details

Keywords: April White

06 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Cheers to the American Consumer

electronic gizmos dominate Christmas gift sales, and senior citizens find renewed connectivity with far-flung families by going online. Americans know technology adds value to daily life. These traits apply equally to consumers and... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

31 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978

with extensive work in renewable energy and energy efficiency, power plant development, utilities operations and restructuring, and advanced energy technologies. He has also developed expertise in electronic land management and... View Details

01 Apr 1998
News

Plunging Into the Net

coordinates elective field studies in information technology and has developed case modules on electronic commerce and emerging Internet-based business opportunities. Applegate has worked with a number of HBS alumni who are launching... View Details

01 Oct 2002
News

Karen Gordon Mills

weeklong commencement and reunion activities, she recalls, “I had nearly two dozen events, involving hundreds of guests. But it's not always like that, and there's not a piece of it I would change.” A onetime McKinsey consultant, Mills holds several directorships... View Details

13 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Biotech Work as a Business

In some sense, we have a mismatch between the technical needs for integration and the organizational structures which have emerged.— Gary P. Pisano Interfaces are either messy or clean. The electronics industry, for example, has devised... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

01 Feb 2000
News

Financial Services 24/7

about a week for it to clear will be equally unfathomable. Technology is transforming the banking industry so rapidly that anything less than around-the-clock electronic access to bank accounts seems unthinkable. While predictions vary... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

04 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 4, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208004 Gome: Bidding for China Paradise Harvard Business School Case 208-002 Gome, China's largest electronics retailer, has the opportunity to acquire China Paradise, the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2014
News

Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators

Illustration by Istvan Banyai Since 2006, Gazelle has offered consumers an answer to the question of what to do with their old electronic devices when they upgrade: Sell them to us. Customers can go to Gazelle's website; get a price for... View Details

Keywords: ecommerce; Kathy Korman Frey; Telecommunications; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Retail Trade

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2.19 Use of Course Work & Materials | MBA

students must obtain advance clearance from HBS Publishing to make course materials available to individuals or organizations. This rule applies to both printed and electronic course materials. Reproducing copyrighted materials without... View Details

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2.22 Commencement | MBA

an electronic version of their diploma sent to their HBS email address. If a student cannot attend the ceremony, the Registrar’s Office will separately be in touch to discuss the best method to safely deliver the student’s diploma.... View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

Networked Computers behind IT Payoff

Investments in information technology (IT) are finally beginning to pay off, thanks to the era of the networked computer. So says HBS assistant professor Andrew P. McAfee in an article published in last October's issue of Exec: The Executive's Guide to View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Global Leadership Initiative's Director Focuses on Technology

incubators at the School experimenting with electronic distance-learning models, the Global Leadership Initiative has already launched a number of key research projects. The first, an interactive Internet survey available on the HBS... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

06 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

experimented with computers and with designing an electronic office of the future. It formed Xerox Computer Services, acquired Scientific Data Systems, and opened its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in California. These efforts were only... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

27 Jan 2016
Blog Post

A Summer Internship in the Music Industry

Luckily, I had many industry contacts from my time at Apple, so it was just a matter of reaching out to these people to see who might be interested in my help. My music “specialty,” if you will, is electronic dance music (EDM). It’s... View Details

30 Apr 2018
Blog Post

HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success

vendors with trucks, one of the greatest barriers to African economic growth could be mitigated or even overcome. Hence the birth of Lori Systems, Josh's Kenyan-based start-up that uses a centralized electronic platform to connect willing... View Details

01 Oct 1996
News

"Service-Profit Chain" Links Members of Service Management Unit

elective that looks at changes in the ways products and services -- both new and traditional -- will be bought and sold in the emerging universe of electronic commerce. Associate Professor Gary W. Loveman studies service management... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

31 May 2018
Blog Post

Yes, Introverts CAN Network Successfully: A Brief How-To for People Who "Hate" Networking

jobseekers to schedule every aspect of their journey from the time needed to conduct research to initial outreach to potential mentors. "Sundays are the best time for electronic communications," he suggests. Anything earlier in the week... View Details

01 Dec 2013
News

Curing Health Care

The occasion? The company, a leading supplier of cloud-based services for electronic health records (EHR), practice management, and care coordination, was expanding. In a big way. Founded in 1997, athenahealth now serves about 44,000... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Management; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services