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- August 2002
- Case
Trilogy University
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Michael Paley
In early 2001, Trilogy Software faced a slowdown in its business, a large number of unsuccessful customer deployments, and an overall weakening in the enterprise software market. In response, the company revamped its business model and restructured the organization....
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Alignment;
Restructuring;
Organizational Structure;
Change Management;
Business Strategy;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Information Technology Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., and Michael Paley. "Trilogy University." Harvard Business School Case 403-012, August 2002.
- November 2001
- Supplement
A Note on Organizational Design at Yahoo!
Supplements Yahoo! Business on Internet Time.
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MacCormack, Alan D. "A Note on Organizational Design at Yahoo!" Harvard Business School Supplement 602-112, November 2001.
- October 2001
- Teaching Note
Zaplet, Inc. (A)TN
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
Teaching Note for (9-601-165).
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- September 2001
- Teaching Note
Infosys Technologies, Limited TN
By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Ying Liu
Teaching Note for (9-801-445).
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Keywords:
Information Technology Industry
- August 2001 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
IBM Software Solutions (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman, Charles A. O'Reilly III and Robert Chapman Wood
Executives and managers of key IBM software units struggle to make IBM a top player in the post-mainframe era. When one software unit introduces a visionary product with potential to create a new leadership position for the firm, the result is an epic conflict in the...
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Keywords:
Business Units;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Conflict Management;
Information Technology Industry
Tushman, Michael L., Charles A. O'Reilly III, and Robert Chapman Wood. "IBM Software Solutions (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-016, August 2001. (Revised June 2002.)
- August 2001 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
IBM Software Solutions (B)
By: Michael L. Tushman and Robert Chapman Wood
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Information Technology Industry
Tushman, Michael L., and Robert Chapman Wood. "IBM Software Solutions (B)." Harvard Business School Case 402-017, August 2001. (Revised June 2002.)
- December 2000 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Examines Adobe's battle with Microsoft to establish de facto standards in the emerging eBook space.
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Keywords:
Conflict and Resolution;
Product Design;
Technology;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Tripsas, Mary. "Adobe Systems Incorporated." Harvard Business School Case 801-199, December 2000. (Revised November 2001.)
- February 2000 (Revised September 2001)
- Case
edocs, Inc. (B-2): Jonathon Guerster
By: Paul A. Gompers
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Information Technology Industry
Gompers, Paul A. "edocs, Inc. (B-2): Jonathon Guerster." Harvard Business School Case 200-021, February 2000. (Revised September 2001.)
- September 1999
- Background Note
Learning from Projects: Note on Conducting a Postmortem Analysis
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Steven Sinofsky
Describes how firms can learn from projects through postmortem analysis. Focuses on the step-by-step process of preparing and running a postmortem meeting as it is done at Microsoft and other software developers.
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Keywords:
Conferences;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Projects;
Software;
Information Technology Industry
Thomke, Stefan H., and Steven Sinofsky. "Learning from Projects: Note on Conducting a Postmortem Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 600-021, September 1999.
- March 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Siebel Systems (B)
By: Michael J. Roberts, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Nicole Tempest
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Software;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Sales;
Information Technology Industry
Roberts, Michael J., Joseph B. Lassiter III, and Nicole Tempest. "Siebel Systems (B)." Harvard Business School Case 898-211, March 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- September 1995 (Revised November 2005)
- Teaching Note
Microsoft in the People's Republic of China, 1993 & 2005 Update (TN)
By: Tarun Khanna
Teaching Note for (9-795-115) and (9-797-107).
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- June 1997
- Teaching Note
Living on Internet Time: Product Development at Netscape,Microsoft, Yahoo!, and NetDynamics TN
By: Marco Iansiti
Teaching Note for (9-697-052).
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- October 1996 (Revised April 1997)
- Case
Vandelay Industries, Inc.
An ICS consultant considers issues at the start of a full-scale implementation of SAP software for a large client. The enterprise resource planning (ERP) software will integrate previously fragmented business processes and so must be supported by the entire client...
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Upton, David M., and Andrew P. McAfee. "Vandelay Industries, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 697-037, October 1996. (Revised April 1997.)
- January 1985 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Olivetti: Purchasing Policy
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Shapiro, Roy D. "Olivetti: Purchasing Policy." Harvard Business School Case 685-033, January 1985. (Revised December 1985.)
- February 1985 (Revised April 1991)
- Case
Computervision-Japan (A)
The CAD/CAM market in Japan is about to take off. Computervision wants its exclusive distributor to dramatically expand its sales and service coverage. The distributor wants a joint venture with Computervision before expanding. Several distribution alternatives...
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Moriarty, Rowland T., Jr. "Computervision-Japan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 585-155, February 1985. (Revised April 1991.)
- August 1997 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (A4): Progress on a Journey
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Information Technology Industry
Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (A4): Progress on a Journey." Harvard Business School Case 498-015, August 1997. (Revised September 1997.)
- April 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Teaching Note
Ted Smith and the Lyric Copier, Teaching Note
By: Linda A. Hill
Keywords:
Information Technology Industry
- June 1992 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Serendipity Software
Two partners, Anne Salpryn and Tom Hilliard, successfully develop a creative software company. While Anne becomes more managerially oriented, Tom wants to remain a software project creator. The partnership becomes jeopardized as Tom's personal life begins to fall apart...
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Keywords:
Partners and Partnerships;
Entrepreneurship;
Software;
Leadership Style;
Gender Characteristics;
Conflict and Resolution;
Information Technology Industry
Barnes, Louis B. "Serendipity Software." Harvard Business School Case 493-001, June 1992. (Revised September 1993.)
- March 1996
- Case
Intuit: The TurboTax/MacInTax Crisis (B)
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Intuit: The TurboTax/MacInTax Crisis (B)." Harvard Business School Case 396-296, March 1996.
- September 1995 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
HCL America
Shows students how a custom software programming company takes advantage of differences between the United States and India in the cost of skilled labor (software engineers) to give its customers rare expertise and lower prices. Asks students to examine the company...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Service Delivery;
Software;
Information Technology Industry;
United States;
India
Loveman, Gary W., and Jamie O'Connell. "HCL America." Harvard Business School Case 396-030, September 1995. (Revised March 1996.)