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June 2011
Case

Trouble in Islandia; Computer Associates 2001 - 2004

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton

The Board of Directors of Computer Associates deals with pressure from the U.S. Department of Justice as its members try to gain better insight into the accounting practices of the company's top management team. View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Ethics; Practice; Florida; United States

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Training Materials - Research Computing Services

Training Training Materials 2ms Research Computing Services offers training on a wide range of topics. Whether you are looking to review a training workshop you attended or learn new skills at your own self-directed pace, take a look at... View Details

March 2015
Case

Aarti Grover and CMS Computers

March 1987 (Revised May 1992)
Teaching Note

Computers in Medicine, Teaching Note

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Hardware; Health

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December 1981 (Revised October 1985)
Case

Computer Retailing at Macy's California

By: Hirotaka Takeuchi

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Marketing; Retail Industry; California

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January/February 1974
Article

Assessing Computer Costs and Benefits

By: R. L. Nolan and Eric Knudsen

Keywords: Cost; Technology

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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 Electronic... View Details

07 Apr 2017
Working Paper Summaries

Explaining the Vertical-to-Horizontal Transition in the Computer Industry

Keywords: by Carliss Baldwin; Computer

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March 2007 (Revised August 2007)
Supplement

Dell Computers (B): The Transition

By: Frances X. Frei and Christine van Keuren

The case presents the outcome of the (A) case and explores challenges in the PC industry up to early 2007. Michael Dell's return as CEO is also discussed. View Details

Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Managerial Roles; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Hardware; Technology Industry

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Data Practices - Research Computing Services

Data Practices Data Tips & Toolkits RCS has compiled an array of packages and tools that can help you with your data wrangling, web scraping, and statistical analysis, among others. Below is a selected list of tips and toolkits. Machine Learning Fuzzy Matching Natural... View Details

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Scaling Work - Research Computing Services

Compute Cluster Scaling Work 2ms There are numerous ways to scale up your work on the HBSGrid, including parallel processing and GPUs . Parallel Processing Also commonly called parallel computing or... View Details

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2012
Article

A Study of Economic Impact of Cloud Computing

By: Marco Iansiti and Gregory L. Richards

In this paper we find that advances in cloud computing likely will extend the IT induced economic growth in developed economies and foster growth in economies where IT penetration is not yet fully mature. We conclude that governments should work together to take... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Economic Growth; Cooperation; Government and Politics; Innovation and Invention; Information Technology Industry; Public Administration Industry

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July 2022
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Transformational Medical Advances: Computed Tomography

By: Amar Bhide

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July 1986 (Revised August 1986)
Case

Compass Computer Services: Satellite Communications

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01 Jul 2009
News

Upgrading the Computer History Museum

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Eligibility - Research Computing Services

Usage and Policies Eligibility 2ms Except where noted in our terms of service and policy documentation, an active appointment or enrollment with Harvard Business School, or sponsorship by someone with an active appointment, is required for access to RCS resources. Each... View Details

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Data Storage - Research Computing Services

Compute Cluster and Data Storage Data Storage 2ms There are three different sets of storage locations that are available for research work, depending on the particular usage patterns, size consideration, and number of people involved in... View Details