Publications

01 Dec 2011
News

Ticktock

Sleepyheads, Beware: An alarm clock that doesn’t mess around. Photo courtesy Nanda Home Related Links Watch Nanda explain Clocky See Tocky, the newest product Purchase the original Clocky case Purchase the "Life After Clocky" case In the spring of 2005, media outlets... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel; viral marketing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

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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
News

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

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2009
News

Taking the Plunge

THE BOTTOM LINE: TOTO’s ad campaign turned heads. Did it win U.S. customers? Photo courtesy Toto Usa Inc. It’s installed in 63 percent of all Japanese homes but rarely found in the United States: a combination bidet-toilet with an View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing

January 1992
Teaching Note

Tandy Corporation (A) TN

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry

February 1984
Case

Systems Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (Abridged)

By: William E. Fruhan Jr. and Thomas R. Piper

Keywords: Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry

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June 2015 (Revised August 2016)
Case

Qualcomm Inc., 2009-2015

By: David B. Yoffie

In the years after 2009, Qualcomm navigated the wireless industry's transition from 3G to 4G, retaining its technological leadership and experiencing dramatic growth in revenue and profit. In March 2014, Qualcomm appointed a new CEO, Steve Mollenkopf, who had to... View Details

Keywords: Communication Technologies; Technology; Wireless Technologies; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategy; Communication Technology; Competitive Strategy; Change Management; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry; California

June 2010
Teaching Note

Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple (TN)

By: Stefan H. Thomke

Teaching Note for 609066. View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Strategy; Product Design; Innovation and Management; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry

January 2010
Teaching Note

Transforming ASUSTeK: Breaking from the Past (TN)

By: Willy C. Shih

Teaching Note for [610041]. View Details

Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Transformation; Contracts; Production; Product Design; Customers; Competition; Management Practices and Processes; Value; Performance Effectiveness; Brands and Branding; Disruptive Innovation; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry

March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
Case

Fujifilm: A Second Foundation

Fujifilm was the second largest manufacturer of photographic film in the world when digital imaging began to substitute for its core business. In contrast to some photography incumbents, such as Polaroid, Fuji had a relatively successful transition to digital imaging.... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Transition; Mission and Purpose; Globalized Markets and Industries; Opportunities; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry

February 2001 (Revised November 2019)
Supplement

Delivery Problems at Arrow Electronics, Inc. (B)

By: Andrew P. McAfee, Frances X. Frei and Kerry Herman

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Order Taking and Fulfillment; Problems and Challenges; Business Processes; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry

June 1999
Teaching Note

Hewlett-Packard: Creating, Running, and Growing an Enduring Company TN

By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington

Teaching Note for (9-698-052). View Details

Keywords: Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry

March 1992 (Revised May 1992)
Teaching Note

Allegheny Ludlum: Research and Engineering Resource Allocation, Teaching Note

By: Dorothy A. Leonard

Teaching Note for (9-692-027). View Details

Keywords: Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry

November 1997 (Revised February 1998)
Case

WESCO Distribution, Inc.

By: Das Narayandas

In 1996, WESCO, a national distributor of electrical equipment and supplies, charted out a growth of 6 to 8 percent in sales, and 12 to 16 percent in profitability over the next five years. The centerpiece of this growth strategy is the National Accounts (NA) program... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Customer Satisfaction; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Distribution; Sales; Balance and Stability; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry

June 1992 (Revised May 1996)
Case

Xerox Corp.: Leadership Through Quality (B)

Provides an evaluation of the "Leadership Through Quality" effort at Xerox. The assessment includes both negative and positive factors based on extensive interviews and surveys. Based on this assessment, a plan of action is determined and presented which was endorsed... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Quality; Electronics Industry; Electronics Industry