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01 Feb 1999
News

Entrepreneurs Speak at HBS

University of Texas, freshman Michael Dell founded the Dell Computer Corporation. Today, the company is a $15 billion enterprise with 20,000 employees in 42 countries, serving some 8 market segments, including education, small business,... View Details

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

that Al's research has moved from railroads to giant corporations and now to computers and consumer electronics underscores his eminent position as the historian of industries at the center of national interest in each era he studies. All... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

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Finding Historical Financial Statements with Compustat | Baker Library

option Save as a .xls file to your computer Open file in Excel Related Help View all Finding a Time Series of Financial Data in Compustat Still need help? Our expert librarians are here to help you find what you’re looking for. Ask a... View Details

Debra J. S. Fields

Capitalizing on the trend of upscale home baked goods, Fields began the company with one store in California in 1977 and, by 1984, had expanded to 160 stores in the United States and four international locations, generating $45 million a year in revenues. Fields’... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

Robert L. Crandall

Crandall is credited with several innovations in the airline industry including introducing the original “Super Saver” fares, launching the first frequent flyer program, and developing the first yield management system for maximizing revenue. He was also instrumental... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

05 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019

Modularity By: Baldwin, Carliss Y. Abstract— This is the first chapter in Part 3. Its purpose is to contrast the value structure of platform systems with step processes from a technological perspective. I first review the basic technical architecture of View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 1996
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New Releases

United States in order to identify key factors for successful collaboration. Three of the consortia in Corey's study - Texas-based SEMATECH and Microelectron-ics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC) and Semiconductor Research... View Details

18 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

The Essentials for Enlightened Experimentation

New technologies such as computer simulations not only make experimentation faster and cheaper, they also enable companies to be more innovative. But achieving that requires a thorough understanding of the link between experimentation and... View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke

25 Feb 2020
News

3-Minute Briefing: Ellen Pao (MBA 1998)

made for me: This person had to have studied either computer science or electrical engineering and have a JD and an MBA. They had to have worked at a big software company and a successful startup. The kicker was they had to speak... View Details

Keywords: April White; photo by Eric Millette

February 1980
Case

Rank Xerox Ltd. (A)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

Keywords: Computer Industry; Computer Industry

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May 2011 (Revised May 2011)
Case

Nokia: The Burning Platform

By: Juan Alcacer, Tarun Khanna and Mary Furey

Overview on the state of Nokia since the “Emerging Nokia?” case was written. View Details

Keywords: Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Marketing Strategy; Emerging Markets; Network Effects; Computer Industry; Computer Industry

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June 2010
Teaching Note

Apple Inc. in 2010 (TN)

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note for 710467. View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Business Strategy; Success; Sales; Growth and Development; Competition; Product Launch; Computer Industry; Computer Industry

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June 2005
Teaching Note

Midwest Office Products (TN)

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Teaching Note to (9-104-073). View Details

Keywords: Computer Industry; Computer Industry

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March 2003 (Revised August 2005)
Case

Making SMaL Big: SMaL Camera Technologies

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Scott Duncan Anthony

SMaL Camera Technologies CEO Maurizio Arienzo was trying to decide what market opportunities SMaL should target. The company had developed a revolutionary imaging technology that powered small digital still and video cameras. Its first-generation product--a kit to... View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Decision Making; Disruptive Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; Massachusetts

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November 2002
Teaching Note

Dell--New Horizons (TN)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell

Teaching Note for (9-502-022). View Details

Keywords: Computer Industry; Computer Industry; United States

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December 1999
Case

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B): Nurturing Entrepreneurs and Change Agents

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner

Thirty-one "change agents" at Sun Microsystems, Inc. told the story of their most recent significant change project: its origins and goals, the project team, the chronology of the work, the challenges, results, and lessons learned. Their stories answer two questions:... View Details