Computers - Publications - Faculty & Research

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

Under pressure to break-up IBM, Gerstner instead went against the tide of expectation and kept IBM in one piece. He went on to make IBM more competitive by announcing downsizing and a new vision for the company called network computing/e-business. During the period of... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

John T. Chambers

Chambers grew Cisco from a company with $1.2 billion in sales to $10 billion in sales by 1998. Chambers has grown Cisco through both acquisitions and internal development. He capitalized on the data-intensive internet revolution and generated exceptional stock... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

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Study Spaces | Baker Library

Study Spaces Baker Library Exchange (First Floor) Located inside the South entrance to Baker Library on the ground floor, the Exchange offers comfortable seating and computer workstations to all visitors. In addition, there are Bloomberg... View Details

01 Oct 1998
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Tech Trekker

have similarly discovered over the past 25 years. By supporting Lang's creativity and unconventional thinking, high-tech startups and established computer firms alike have found their assets turning to gold under her fingers. "I've always... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

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Sela Kasepa | MBA

Sela Kasepa Computer Science Cabot 2020 Cohort 1 I am excited to work with my peers working towards similar goals, and to be challenged and critiqued in my work and beliefs towards innovation. Tech areas of interest: My tech areas of... View Details

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April Chen | MBA

April Chen Computer Science, Secondary in Government Adams 2023 Cohort 5 Technology, designed creatively and thoughtfully, makes the world a better place. As a Tech Fellow, I am excited to learn from creative and thoughtful mentors and... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: Eileen M. Rudden

Eileen Rudden A native of Nutley, New Jersey, Eileen Rudden always loved math. So it was only natural that she spent her summers programming computers as an undergraduate at Brown University. "That was back in the mainframe generation,"... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Mohammed Guerrab | MBA

Mohammed Guerrab Computer Science Kirkland 2023 Cohort 5 The world’s most pressing problems cannot be solved by a single individual. As a Tech Fellow, I am excited to strive towards improving our world by learning with and working... View Details

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A-Z List of Tools | Information Technology

MessageMe Multimedia Cases O O365 Office Apps O365 SharePoint O365 Teams OneDrive P Panopto PeopleSoft Pharos Uniprint Phonebook Poll Everywhere Q Qualtrics R Research Computing Services (DRFD) Research Information System (RIS), VPN... View Details

Martha R. Ingram

After her husband’s death in 1995, Ingram successfully managed the family business, making a series of bold moves, including the spin-off and public offering of Ingram Micro, the United States’ largest computer wholesaler. Today, Ingram... View Details

Keywords: Services

16 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities

improvement and offer new methods to city planners and real estate developers looking to identify areas in need of improvement. The collaborators reveal their findings in a May 2017 paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Real Estate

03 Feb 2014
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The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates

programs? What management practices work best? Catching Affiliate Fraud Edelman and Brandi, admitted computer geeks, developed software that allowed them to observe management structures within companies using affiliate branding. Edelman,... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Advertising; Publishing

08 Jul 2021

MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Virtual Event

Join us for a virtual event with program faculty, Admissions staff, students and alumni to learn more about Harvard's MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences program. Prospective students must have an undergraduate degree in engineering, computer... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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Download This

the files downloaded in the United States come from computers in the United States. Sixteen percent of music files are downloaded from computers in Germany, 7 percent from Canada, 6 percent from Italy, 4... View Details

Keywords: file sharing; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Oct 1999
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Entrepreneur Daniel S. Bricklin: A Class Act

another HBS case discussion in the spring of 1978, calculator in hand, Bricklin (MBA '79) had an epiphany: there should be a computer program that could speed up the tedious computations case analysis often... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

Patrick J. McGovern

Beginning as a market researcher, McGovern created Computerworld in 1967 as a vehicle to bring together computer manufacturers and their prospective customers. With the rapid success of this publication, McGovern went on to publish more... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

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Eric Lin | MBA

Eric Lin Computer Science, Secondary in Economics Quincy 2022 Cohort 3 Discovering an idea is only the beginning. Everything else that goes around the idea -- the team, resources, and product market fit -- is essential for the success of... View Details

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Eric Li | MBA

Eric Li Computer Science Kirkland 2024 Cohort 6 T echnology has been responsible for a ridiculous amount of both positive and negative change in human history. By default, tech is merely an amplifying tool, and I'm inspired by instances... View Details

22 Sep 2015
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Getting New Ideas off the Ground

A serial entrepreneur and innovator, Nicholas Grouf (MBA 1995) helped create the technology for online personalization, cowrote the first policies around Internet privacy, developed bundled low-cost computers and online access, launched... View Details

January 1985 (Revised February 1997)
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Lotus Development Corp.

By: William A. Sahlman

Contains a description of the history and venture capital financing of Lotus Development. Focuses on issues related to the possible terms of investment in Lotus by a major venture capital firm. The pedagogic objectives in the case are: to explore the elements of the... View Details