Computers - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Oct 2019
News

Future Tech Leaders Dive into New Program

Harvard’s vast network of leaders and founders.” All of the students bring strong technical backgrounds to the program—from fields including computer science, aerospace, health care, robotics, and the military—as well as experience in... View Details

Keywords: University Collaborations; MS/MBA

01 Dec 2014
News

Five Degrees of Doriot

idea in the possession of a person with only average ability.” (Gordon College Archives) The digital revolution One of Doriot’s earliest ARD outlays was $70,000 for 70 percent of Digital Equipment Corporation, which would go on to become one of the world’s largest... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; George Doriot; Educational Services

01 Jun 2002
News

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

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27 Jun 2024

The MBA + Master's Tour Africa and Middle East

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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

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

A Toolkit for Customer Innovation

ranging from minor modifications to major new innovations. The user-friendly tools, often integrated into a package we call a "tool kit for customer innovation," deploy new technologies like computer simulation and rapid... View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel

01 Oct 2000
News

Books

a business landscape replete with possibilities, they select a single modern-day example -- the electronic computer -- as the focus of their study. Baldwin and Clark argue that the computer industry could... View Details

25 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?

Credit: PhonlamaiPhoto Thirty years ago, the idea of a machine learning on its own would have stoked the worst kind of sci-fi nightmares about robots taking over the planet. These days, machine learning is so commonplace, we barely notice it. View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think

massive shift —of the same order of magnitude as the diffusion of globalization, the mechanization of agriculture, the widespread adoption of computers or the diffusion of the Internet and the digitization of almost everything. It will... View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy; Utilities

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Privacy - HBS Working Knowledge

Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using, information about your browser and operating system, date and time of access and the internet address and page which linked you to our site. The School's staff uses such... View Details

02 Apr 2014
News

Disrupting the Criminal Supply Chain

Brochu went to Silicon Valley and worked for a computer security firm. But like the rest of the nation, her worldview shifted on 9/11. She decided to return to Washington, DC, her hometown, and get involved in public service. She was... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; human trafficking; Government; National Security and International Affairs; Government

14 Aug 2024

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

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Tools & Services | Information Technology

manage their digital artifacts. Support We're here with friendly, easy-to-understand support so you can focus on teaching, learning, and supporting the School. Computer & Mobile Device Support Learn more about the devices available at HBS... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us

They changed their tune and soon dominated the market. Turns out, it’s much more about understanding the workflow in a small business, and computers do only what you tell them to do. And, many times, it’s really the business that has... View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services

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

01 Mar 2024
News

Research Brief: The Real Cost of Countering China

Illustration by Patric Sandri Over the last five years, global supply chains have come under unprecedented stress from the pandemic, natural disasters, geopolitical events, and general anti-globalization sentiments. Nowhere is this more evident than in the trade... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

20 Jul 2017
News

Life Lab Nurtures Early Stage Startup Day Zero Diagnostics

rise. It’s one of the greatest threats that human health is facing today,” says Miriam Huntley, a DZD cofounder who focuses on computational approaches to genomic analysis. “Patients with severe infections can die within hours, but... View Details

Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services