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- January 1992
- Case
IBM: Assistant General Manager of Marketing (B)
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Cespedes, Frank V. "IBM: Assistant General Manager of Marketing (B)." Harvard Business School Case 592-067, January 1992.
- January 1991
- Teaching Note
Honeywell, Inc.: International Organization for Commercial Avionics (A) and (B), Teaching Note
By: Frank V. Cespedes
- May 1987 (Revised December 1987)
- Supplement
Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (A), (B), and (C), Video Viewing Guide
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Keywords: Computer Industry
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (A), (B), and (C), Video Viewing Guide." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-159, May 1987. (Revised December 1987.)
- October 1996 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Presenting PenPoint (A)
Containing excerpts from Jerry Kaplan's best-selling book, Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure, this case begins with Kaplan's idea for developing a handheld, pen-operated computer. It follows Kaplan, who becomes the CEO of GO Corp., as he goes on the road to sell his... View Details
Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Entrepreneurship; Product Marketing; Computer Industry; United States
Ibarra, Herminia M., and Jennifer Suesse. "Presenting PenPoint (A)." Harvard Business School Case 497-030, October 1996. (Revised May 1998.)
- January 1996
- Background Note
National Cultures and Work-Related Values: The Hofstede Study
People from different national cultures often operate under different assumptions about what is appropriate behavior. In organizational settings, these cultural differences in underlying assumptions can significantly affect interactions when individuals from various... View Details
Keywords: Behavior; Organizations; Attitudes; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Computer Industry
Ibarra, Herminia M. "National Cultures and Work-Related Values: The Hofstede Study." Harvard Business School Background Note 496-044, January 1996.
- September 1994 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
Acer Group, The: Vision for the Year 2000
By: D. Quinn Mills and Richard C. Wei
In the early 1990s, Acer, Inc. set two goals: to be a top-five PC company worldwide in 1995 and to be a global consortium of companies by the year 2000. The company identified potential obstacles concerning capital, image, number of experienced international managers,... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Goals and Objectives; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Organizational Structure; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Experience and Expertise; Marketing Strategy; Production; Rank and Position; Business Strategy; Capital; Computer Industry; Japan
Mills, D. Quinn, and Richard C. Wei. "Acer Group, The: Vision for the Year 2000." Harvard Business School Case 495-001, September 1994. (Revised September 1994.)
- March 1987 (Revised June 1988)
- Supplement
Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer, Inc. (D)
Accompanies Donna Dubinsky (A), (B), (C), and (E) but offers a unique additional perspective, that of the "antagonist" in this case, Debi Coleman. Coleman, vice president of manufacturing at Apple, offers her observations on the distribution conflict at Apple and her... View Details
Jick, Todd D., and Mary C. Gentile. "Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer, Inc. (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 487-077, March 1987. (Revised June 1988.)
- February 1986 (Revised June 1988)
- Supplement
Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer, Inc. (E)
Presents a description of two management style assessment questionnaires that were completed by Donna Dubinsky: the Influence Style Questionnaire and the Leadership Practices Inventory. Dubinsky's results are summarized and presented in two exhibit graphs. This data... View Details
Jick, Todd D. "Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer, Inc. (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 486-087, February 1986. (Revised June 1988.)
- May 1999 (Revised November 2012)
- Teaching Note
Acer, Inc.: Taiwan's Rampaging Dragon (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-399-010). View Details
- July 1993 (Revised May 1998)
- Teaching Note
The Transformation of IBM; The Transformation of IBM, Supplement TN
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for (9-391-073) and (9-792-105). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
computer company back into an industry leader. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Finance and Business by Steven Rogers (MBA 1985) (McGraw-Hill) Rogers, a professor at the Kellogg School of Management, provides practical insights about financing... View Details
Arjun Chopra
Arjun Chopra (MBA 2004) is a Partner at FLOODGATE and leads the firm's investments in opportunities that transform the "IT stack" in ways that help companies change the way they do business and compete. Arjun was the CTO at Cambridge Technology Enterprises (CTE), a... View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
- News
Giving back to the city that he calls home
One of the proudest moments for Howard R. Leibowitz (AMP 106, 1990) when he served as director of intergovernmental relations for the City of Boston was to create a computer access center for residents of public housing in Brighton.... View Details
W. Jeremiah Sanders III
Sanders founded AMD about the same time that Intel was launched and the two firms have battled to secure the market for microprocessor chips. Though AMD’s sales have lagged Intel’s performance, the company has done much to reduce the price of processor chips and to... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Michael C. Ruettgers
Ruettgers was responsible for EMC’s focus on storage systems vs. memory boards – a move that enabled EMC to corner the storage network market and become one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. Ruettgers initiated a total quality management approach... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
David Packard
Packard and his partner Bill Hewlett created the first real Silicon Valley technology company in H-P, a diversified electronics maker. Together the two men built a strong company that survived World War II and enjoyed continued success after government contracts ended.... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Robert N. Noyce
With his long time business partner Gordon Moore, Noyce was a charismatic leader of Fairchild Semiconductor, and later the first CEO of Intel. At Fairchild, Noyce guided the company through many growing pains and technological changes, helping it to become a $150... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Gordon E. Moore
Moore, with a Ph.D. in chemistry and physics, led Intel through the development of microprocessors. Under his leadership, Intel introduced its most successful inventions, the 32 and 64-bit chips, which could handle processing tasks in a multitude of appliances. This... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Scott G. McNealy
McLeod presided over a period of infrastructure investment and development for Moore. During his tenure, Moore became one of the premier providers of business forms and printing services in the United States and Canada. When he stepped down as CEO, Moore’s assets,... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Carol Bartz
Bartz was Chairman, CEO and President of Autodesk, one of the world’s largest suppliers of computer-aided design (CAD) automation software. Bartz raised manufacturing standards at Autodesk, built a strong sales force, and invested heavily in research to dramatically... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics