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01 Apr 1996
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Technology for Learning's Sake

replacement of most faculty and administrative desktop machines, the introduction of a single electronic-mail system, and the construction of a 100-machine personal computer lab in previously unfinished space in the basement of Shad Hall.... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

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Tulsi Patel | MBA

Tulsi Patel Computer Science, Secondary in Economics Lowell 2023 Cohort 4 Technology is a powerful medium for driving meaningful social change. As a Tech Innovation Fellow, I'm excited to join and contribute to a community of... View Details

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Isaac Robinson | MBA

Isaac Robinson Computer Science/Mathematics Eliot 2023 Cohort 5 I am excited to have a space and cohort of peers dedicated to conscientiously using technology and computational thinking to improve society.... View Details

24 Aug 2018
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Meet the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Class of 2020

about the new program and this is what we learned: What excites you most about the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program? Adar Anon BS, Computer Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem "I am most excited about studying and working... View Details

Rene C. McPherson

McNealy has created one of the most powerful and influential computer manufacturers in the world. His laser focus on the networked computer model has enabled his firm to supply the backbone View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

01 Jun 2002
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Blue No Longer

In March, Louis Gerstner (MBA '65), IBM's CEO since 1993, stepped down after achieving a remarkable turnaround at Big Blue. Gerstner, who lacked any previous experience in the computer industry, frequently defied conventional management... View Details

11 Sep 2024

The MBA + Master's Tour Women in Business

Join The MBA + Master's Tour for Women in Business to connect with top business schools, including HBS, from the comfort of your own computer or mobile device. View Details

27 Jun 2024

The MBA + Master's Tour Africa and Middle East

Join The MBA + Master's Tour Africa and Middle East to connect with top business schools, including HBS, from the comfort of your own computer or mobile device. View Details

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Tips for Working Remotely | Information Technology

see if your router is updated and change its password as you would your own computer. Shared Computers at Home Many of us share home computers with family. If you plan on setting up your HBS mail on a shared... View Details

14 Aug 2024

The MBA + Master's Tour Black, Hispanic and Native Candidates

Join The MBA + Master's Tour for Black, Hispanic, and Native Candidates to connect with top business schools, including HBS, from the comfort of your own computer or mobile device. View Details

15 Dec 2024
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Forward Thinking

You can ask the internet anything, but getting an answer via generative artificial intelligence consumes about 10 times more electricity than a traditional Google search. Consequently, the data centers where AI tools are trained and run are guzzling more and more... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Illustrations by Richard Borge; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Mar 2007
News

Courting the Poor

A BETTER MOUSETRAP: At a Magazine Luiza virtual showroom, sales staff use computers to help customers make their purchases. Photo COURTESY MAGAZINE LUIZA The inspiration for a new case can strike at any time. For HBS associate professor... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; department stores; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

Carissa Bryce Christensen

complex, cutting-edge tech environments. She co-founded QxBranch, a quantum computing software firm acquired by Rigetti Computing in 2019, and The Tauri Group LLC, a government contractor acquired by LMI in... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence;#10;#Aviation & Aerospace;#17;#Defense, Military, & Space

02 Nov 2015
Book

Dear Internet: You Are Extraordinary, But Not Exceptional

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Computer; Computer

2019
Working Paper

Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 17 The Wintel Standards-based Platform

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

The purpose of this chapter is to use the theory of bottlenecks laid out in previous chapters to better understand the dynamics of an open standards-based platform. I describe how the Wintel platform evolved from 1990 through 2000 under joint sponsorship of Intel and... View Details

Keywords: Open Platforms; Bottlenecks; Wintel Platform; Disintermediation; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Business History; Digital Platforms; Computer Industry

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January 1971
Case

Compulease Co. (C): A Sequel

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Computer Industry

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January 1955
Case

Compulease Co. (B)

By: John H. McArthur and William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Computer Industry

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August 1997 (Revised July 1999)
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Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (B1): The Top Team Assessment

By: Michael Beer

Supplements the (B) case. View Details

Keywords: Computer Industry

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October – November 1995
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Compaq: Souzou-teki Hakai ni yoru Market Leader e no Henshin (Turning Compaq Around to Become a Market Leader through Creative Destruction)

By: Hirotaka Takeuchi

Keywords: Markets; Leadership; Creativity; Computer Industry

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February 2009 (Revised December 2010)
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Windows Vista

By: Benjamin Edelman

Microsoft designs, modifies, publicizes, and distributes Windows Vista—against a backdrop of consumers already largely satisfied with their existing Windows XP systems. Microsoft must decide what features to include and what to drop, how to compete with its own... View Details

Keywords: Product Launch; Demand and Consumers; Partners and Partnerships; Competition; Software; Computer Industry

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