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- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Why IT Matters in Midsized Firms
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Collaborative Cures
long. Enter the Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator, which identifies early-stage, highly promising technologies developed by Harvard faculty, and then helps those selected navigate the early stages of development so that they can go to...
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- May 2002
- Background Note
Exporting IT-Enabled Services from Developing Countries
Explores the phenomenon of IT-enabled services (ITES) exports from developing countries. Reviews the business and technical drivers of this phenomenon, describes major segments of the industry, discusses key challenges facing these firms, and profiles seven ITES firms.
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Kennedy, Robert E., and Lisa Lewis. "Exporting IT-Enabled Services from Developing Countries." Harvard Business School Background Note 702-064, May 2002.
- September 2016 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
MyTime
By: Juliane Begenau and Robin Greenwood
Ethan Anderson, the CEO of San Francisco–based e-commerce company MyTime, must decide on the company's growth strategy. MyTime’s first product was a website and mobile app that offered consumers a convenient way to book appointments with local merchants throughout the...
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- October 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Reactivity: A Case of Re-Invention
By: Myra M. Hart and Sylvia Sensiper
By the time Glenn Osaka joined Reactivity as its new CEO in January 2001, the Internet bubble had burst, the financial markets had turned, and the company's core businesses were drying up. He was not hired to lead a turnaround, but Osaka found that the firm's future...
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- October 2018
- Case
American Family Insurance and the Artificial Intelligence Opportunity
By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson
Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence;
Machine Learning;
Automation;
Analytics;
American Family;
American Family Insurance;
Insurance;
Business Organization;
Transformation;
Talent and Talent Management;
Employee Relationship Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Internet and the Web;
Applications and Software;
Corporate Strategy;
AI and Machine Learning;
Digital Transformation;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Wisconsin
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
Authentic Leadership by William W. (“Bill”) George (MBA ’66) (Jossey-Bass) Drawing from a decade of experience as CEO and chairman of medical technology company Medtronic, George analyzes the causes of the current crisis in corporate...
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- April 2005 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
Yahoo! Messenger: Network Integration
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Describes Yahoo!'s management of the launch of version 6.0 of its Instant Messenger (IM) product, which incorporates features from 12 other Yahoo! properties, including Search, Music, Games, Photos, Personals, News, and Shopping. The integration of features from so...
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Keywords:
Integration;
Business Units;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Competitive Advantage;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Yahoo! Messenger: Network Integration." Harvard Business School Case 805-102, April 2005. (Revised June 2006.)
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
One-Time Update for Alumni Web Site Access
logged in, take a moment to update your profile, address, employment information, and preferences in the Alumni Directory. This information is essential in helping the School provide news and information...
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Keywords:
meta
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Shaping the Way Business Does Business: HBR at 75
professor of social sciences, now emeritus, wrote "Communications Technology - For Better or for Worse," in which he laid out concepts that paved the way for the Information Superhighway. The year was 1979....
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- June 2000 (Revised June 2003)
- Teaching Note
Arrow Electronics, Inc. TN
By: Das Narayandas
Teaching Note for (9-598-022).
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- 28 May 2019
- News
From Das’s Desk
a source of support. Alumni list leadership development, high-level industry insights, and the impact of technology as the top subjects for additional learning or information. So what will we do with this information? As we dig deeper...
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- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Faculty Books
Corporate Information Strategy and Management by Lynda M. Applegate, Robert D. Austin, and F. Warren McFarlan (Irwin/McGraw-Hill) This extensive collection of HBS cases devoted to IT gives an overview of contemporary View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
indicator relative to competition—[and on the] elegant user interface/user experience, too." —Mark Crowther (MBA 2003) "Finding popular applications and getting information from these applications should be their strategy. If they know a...
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Keywords:
ecommerce;
Kathy Korman Frey;
Information;
Information;
Information;
Information;
Information
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
Christian University, he was not only TCU’s first African American basketball player but also the first in the entire Southwest Conference. In 1975, about the same time a kid named Bill Gates opened a shoestring operation called Microsoft, Cash was closing in on his...
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- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Alumni Navigator Takes Off
functionality and information contained in the current MBA student online class cards. Gifts from Chantal and Michael Jennings (MBA ’68) and from the Class of 2003 made the new service possible. The Alumni Navigator is powered by new...
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- 19 Sep 2016
- News
A Streamlined Time Inc.
only do we create this amazing, premium content, and we also produce at scale, but at the same time, we’re actually taking that content and layering on top of it technology and data insights and targeting opportunities that are creating a...
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- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Future Tech Leaders Dive into New Program
leaders of technology ventures by combining their passion for innovation and engineering with an in-depth understanding of management and leadership. “These students want to build things and lead companies that make the world a better...
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- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
transactions of all kinds and with the size of firms growing, the reliability of technology becomes increasingly important. "The increased use of technology offers huge economies of scale," notes Warren...
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by Susan Young
- November 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Supplement
Global Unichip Corporation (B)
By: Willy Shih and Chen-Fu Chien
Jim Lai, President of Global Unichip Corporation (GUC), mapped out the changes he saw coming to the global semiconductor industry. The big question was how many system developers would start coming directly to GUC.
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Keywords:
Abstraction;
Value-network;
Vertical Integration;
Entry Barriers;
Intermediaries;
Dis-intermediation;
Aggregator;
Vertical Specialization;
Technology Adoption;
Digital Platforms;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Integration;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Innovation and Management;
Industry Structures;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Technology;
Complexity;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Taiwan
Shih, Willy, and Chen-Fu Chien. "Global Unichip Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 613-049, November 2012. (Revised August 2013.)