Publications

5 Nov 2005 - 8 Nov 2005
Conference Presentation

Exploring the Architecture of Complex Software Products

By: Alan MacCormack

Keywords: Product Design; Applications and Software; Complexity

2007
Working Paper

Diasporas and Domestic Entrepreneurs: Evidence from the Indian Software Industry

By: Ramana Nanda and Tarun Khanna

This study explores the importance of cross-border social networks for entrepreneurs in developing countries by examining ties between the Indian expatriate community and local entrepreneurs in India's software industry. We find that local entrepreneurs who have... View Details

Keywords: Diasporas; Developing Countries and Economies; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Social and Collaborative Networks; Technology Industry; India

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December 1994
Supplement

Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (D-2): Building the PowerPlayer Software Team

Supplements Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team. View Details

April 18, 2023
Article

The Rebirth of Software as a Service

By: Frank V. Cespedes and Jacco van der Kooij

Traditional sales models focus on customer acquisition and the “funnel” or “pipeline” metrics that dominate talk about sales. But this approach falls short when applied to a recurring revenue business, where the customer life cycle looks more like a bowtie, not a... View Details

Keywords: Customers; Sales; Technology Industry

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Article

The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

By: Frank Nagle and Jennifer L. Hoffman

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1 May 2009
Conference Presentation

Exploring Core-Periphery Structures in Complex Software Products

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

Keywords: Software

October 1983 (Revised December 1984)
Case

Manac Systems: Selling Legal Software Systems (A)

October 1999
Article

What Netscape Learned from Cross-platform Software Development

By: M. A. Cusumano and D. B. Yoffie

Keywords: Applications and Software; Research and Development; Learning; Web Services Industry

May 1986
Case

O.M. Scott & Sons Co., Software Case

By: John H. McArthur

Keywords: Software

February 2017
Teaching Note

Opening the Valve: From Software to Hardware

By: Ethan Bernstein, Francesca Gino and Bradley Staats

Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 415-015 and 415-016. View Details

October 1998
Supplement

Timberjack Parts: Packaged Software Selection Project, Video

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Mark Keil

Keywords: Software

2024
Working Paper

Navigating Software Vulnerabilities: Eighteen Years of Evidence from Medium and Large U.S. Organizations

By: Raviv Murciano-Goroff, Ran Zhuo and Shane Greenstein

How prevalent are severe software vulnerabilities, how fast do software users respond to the availability of secure versions, and what determines the variance in the installation distribution? Using the largest dataset ever assembled on user updates, tracking server... View Details

Keywords: Cybersecurity; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Consumer Behavior

February 2007 (Revised September 2008)
Case

CMM versus Agile: Methodology Wars in Software Development

A CIO decides whether to adopt the "Capability Maturity Model" (CMM) within her IT department. The decision is proving surprisingly controversial; some of her best developers prefer adopting an "agile" methodological approach instead. Compares and contrasts the CMM and... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Product Development; Business Processes; Information Technology; Applications and Software

Educators

24 Jan 2008
Working Paper Summaries

The Impact of Component Modularity on Design Evolution: Evidence from the Software Industry

Keywords: by Alan MacCormack, John Rusnak & Carliss Y. Baldwin; Video Game; Web Services

February 2020
Case

Amanda Tremblay at Citrine Software Solutions (Brief Case)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Paul S. Myers

Educators