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- July 2002 (Revised April 2004)
- Supplement
GE's Digital Revolution
Presents interviews with Gerry Podesta, VP of GE Plastics Component of General Electric Co., and Gary Reiner, senior VP and CIO of General Electric Co. A revised version of an earlier video.
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Corporate Strategy;
Management Teams;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "GE's Digital Revolution." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 303-801, July 2002. (Revised April 2004.)
- June 2002 (Revised August 2002)
- Case
WorldSpace: Digital Radio for the Developing World
By: Debora L. Spar
Describes the evolution of WorldSpace, the world's first major provider of digital radio service to the developing world. The brainchild of Noah Samara, an African-born, American-trained lawyer, WorldSpace has a dual commercial and social mission. Samara wants to...
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Keywords:
Information;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Asia;
Latin America;
Africa
Spar, Debora L., Allison Morhaim, and Bharesh Patel. "WorldSpace: Digital Radio for the Developing World." Harvard Business School Case 702-034, June 2002. (Revised August 2002.)
- April 2002 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
GE's Digital Revolution: Redefining the E in GE
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Glinska
This case details the implementation of the e-business initiative--the last of Jack Welch's four company-wide strategic thrusts. First, it summarizes the 20-year change process that Welch led, detailing the initiatives he put in place. It then traces how Gerry Podesta,...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Transformation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Leadership Style;
Business or Company Management;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Effectiveness;
Corporate Strategy;
Internet and the Web
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Meg Glinska. "GE's Digital Revolution: Redefining the E in GE." Harvard Business School Case 302-001, April 2002. (Revised May 2005.)
- March 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
NeoPets, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Elizabeth Kind
NeoPets, a rapidly growing Internet start-up, faces decisions about its international expansion strategy--whether to enter a joint venture with a conglomerate in Singapore to exploit Asian markets as well as which other regions to target. NeoPets allows its...
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Keywords:
Expansion;
Global Strategy;
Network Effects;
Joint Ventures;
Business Conglomerates;
Age;
Internet and the Web;
Product Positioning;
Digital Marketing;
Internet and the Web;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology Industry;
Asia;
Singapore
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Elizabeth Kind. "NeoPets, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 802-100, March 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- January 2002 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Digital China Holdings Limited: ERP as a Platform for Building New Capabilities
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Guoqing Chen and Kai Reimers
This case analyzes a complex ERP implementation that takes place in one of the leading companies in China. The issues are indistinguishable from those facing a U.S. organization.
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Technology Adoption;
Information Technology;
Complexity;
Problems and Challenges;
China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Guoqing Chen, and Kai Reimers. "Digital China Holdings Limited: ERP as a Platform for Building New Capabilities." Harvard Business School Case 302-080, January 2002. (Revised May 2002.)
- 2002
- Other Presentation
The 21st Century Corporation: How Digital Technologies Affect Corporate Transformation and Performance
By: Ranjay Gulati
- November 2001 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Digital Angel
By: Youngme E. Moon and Kerry Herman
Digital Angel is considering the appropriate marketing plan for the launch of its new locator device. The device, a watch and pager worn in combination, provides GPS location information and monitors heart rate and body temperature via body sensors. Parents of young...
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Keywords:
Information;
Safety;
Rights;
Market Entry and Exit;
Ethics;
Product Launch;
Brands and Branding;
Product Development
Moon, Youngme E., and Kerry Herman. "Digital Angel." Harvard Business School Case 502-021, November 2001. (Revised March 2002.)
- October 2001
- Case
Meg Whitman and eBay Germany
By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
After acquiring the German online auction company Alando.de, eBay CEO Meg Whitman and her team must integrate Alando's Web site with the company's existing platform. The acquisition is the first step of eBay's journey to become a global trading platform. In addition to...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Integration;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Germany
Hill, Linda A., and Maria Farkas. "Meg Whitman and eBay Germany." Harvard Business School Case 402-006, October 2001.
- October 2001
- Supplement
BMW AG: The Digital Auto Project-An Interview With Chris Bangle, Head of Global Design
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Chris Bangle describes how BMW is trying to reduce its development time by half with the aid of computer-aided technologies. To leverage these technologies in the very competitive automotive industry, he talks about how BMW is faced with the challenges of changing its...
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Keywords:
Interpersonal Communication;
Management Practices and Processes;
Time Management;
Product Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Problems and Challenges;
Competition;
Information Technology;
Auto Industry
Thomke, Stefan H. "BMW AG: The Digital Auto Project-An Interview With Chris Bangle, Head of Global Design." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 602-802, October 2001.
- August 2001
- Teaching Note
EnronOnline: Louise Kitchen, Intrapreneur (A) & (B) TN
Teaching Note for (9-301-085) and (9-301-102).
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- 2001
- Book
Cases in e-Commerce
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Bernard J. Jaworski
Keywords:
Technology;
Digital;
Services;
Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Service Delivery;
Marketing
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Bernard J. Jaworski. Cases in e-Commerce. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill/Irwin marketspaceU, 2001.
- April 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Color Kinetics Incorporated (A)
By: Das Narayandas and Mary N. Caravella
Two-year-old start-up Color Kinetics has developed unique colored lighting technology using digitally controlled LEDs, and has developed that technology into a successful line of products for its first targeted market of "retailtainment." Now in November 1999, the...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Growth and Development;
Management Teams;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Market Entry and Exit;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Electronics Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Mary N. Caravella. "Color Kinetics Incorporated (A)." Harvard Business School Case 501-077, April 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
- April 2001
- Supplement
Acer America: Development of the Aspire
Consists of five segments. Segment 1 shows Culver and Pai discussing the tensions between Taiwan and the United States and the resulting performance problems with Aspire; Segment 2 features Culver and Shih describing the changes Acer made as a result of the problems...
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Keywords:
Digital Marketing;
Transformation;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Marketing Strategy;
Outcome or Result;
Problems and Challenges;
Information Infrastructure;
Internet and the Web;
Computer Industry;
Taiwan;
United States
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Acer America: Development of the Aspire." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 301-805, April 2001.
- Article
Managing Digital Design at BMW
By: Stefan Thomke
Thomke, Stefan. "Managing Digital Design at BMW." Special Issue on The Human Dimensions of Managing Digital Design. Design Management Journal 12, no. 2 (Spring 2001): 20–28.
- 2001
- Book
Evolve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. Evolve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2001. (Also audio-book edition and e-book editions. Foreign Translations include Chinese (Complex Characters) Yuan-Lio Publishing Company, Taiwan); Chinese (Simplified characters) (China Machine Press, China); Danish: Borsens Forlag; Dutch: Scriptum Books; German: Financial Times/Prentice Hall Germany; Italian: ETAS Libri; Japanese: Shoeisha Co.: Korean: Sejong Books; Spanish: Ediciones Deusto, SA (Spain; worldwide Spanish); Turkish: BZD YAYINCiLIK.)
- November 2000 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
Alibaba.com
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Lane
This case focuses on the strategic issues of an emerging dot-com in a rapidly emerging Internet nation-China. Alibaba, a bulletin board company based in Hangzhou, China, is trying to carve out a niche in the B-to-B e-commerce world. It also shows the speed and...
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Keywords:
Digital Marketing;
Internet and the Web;
Marketing;
Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Hangzhou;
Europe;
United States
McFarlan, F. Warren, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and David Lane. "Alibaba.com." Harvard Business School Case 301-047, November 2000. (Revised December 2001.)
- November 2000 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Tellme Networks, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Nicole Tempest
Tellme, an early-stage, venture-backed company based in Silicon Valley, leverages speech-recognition technologies to provide: 1) a "voice portal" with news and other information accessible through any telephone, and 2) turnkey application development and hosting...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Digital Platforms;
Business Conglomerates;
Business Startups;
Internet and the Web;
Venture Capital;
Technology Adoption;
Internet and the Web;
Brands and Branding;
Information Technology;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Nicole Tempest. "Tellme Networks, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 801-319, November 2000. (Revised November 2005.)
- November 2000
- Exercise
Atlantis-Biovent Negotiation: Confidential Instructions for Atlantis
This two-party exercise illustrates bidding strategy in the context of settling a large insurance claim. Specifically, the claimant (Biovent) and the insurer (Atlantis) are asked to submit confidential offers to a dispute resolution Web site that will determine whether...
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Keywords:
Insurance;
Bids and Bidding;
Digital Platforms;
Negotiation Process;
Conflict and Resolution;
Strategy;
Internet and the Web
Wheeler, Michael A. "Atlantis-Biovent Negotiation: Confidential Instructions for Atlantis." Harvard Business School Exercise 801-262, November 2000.
- November 2000
- Case
Geocast Network Systems, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Christina L. Darwall and Elizabeth Kind
Geocast, a venture-backed start-up, had developed innovative technology for "datacasting" broadband information and entertainment content to an external hard drive, where it was cached for later retrieval by a Web-enabled PC. By using terrestrial TV, direct broadcast...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Information Management;
Technological Innovation;
Marketing Channels;
Corporate Strategy;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Web Services Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., Christina L. Darwall, and Elizabeth Kind. "Geocast Network Systems, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 801-211, November 2000.