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- May–June 1987
- Article
Implementing Structured Software Methodologies: A Case of Innovation in Process
By: D. A. Leonard
Keywords:
Applications and Software;
Innovation and Invention;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Leonard, D. A. "Implementing Structured Software Methodologies: A Case of Innovation in Process." Interfaces 17, no. 3 (May–June 1987): 6–17.
- August 1986
- Case
Dow Indonesia (A), Software Case
By: James E. Austin and Louis T. Wells Jr.
Austin, James E., and Louis T. Wells Jr. "Dow Indonesia (A), Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 386-142, August 1986.
- August 1986 (Revised June 1987)
- Case
Lotus Development Corporation: Entering International Markets
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
Lotus 1-2-3 exploded on the American market in the spring of 1983. Nine months later Jim Manzi, vice president of marketing, hired Chuck Digate to develop an international strategy for Lotus. Case explores Lotus' rapid rise to the top of the software market in the...
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Applications and Software;
Global Strategy;
Management Teams;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Yoffie, David B., and John J. Coleman. "Lotus Development Corporation: Entering International Markets." Harvard Business School Case 387-034, August 1986. (Revised June 1987.)
- May 1986
- Case
Disposable Diaper Industry in 1974, Software Case
By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords:
Consumer Products Industry
Kester, W. Carl. "Disposable Diaper Industry in 1974, Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 386-141, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Amalgamated Manufacturing Corp. (A), Software Case
Keywords:
Manufacturing Industry
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Amalgamated Manufacturing Corp. (A), Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-080, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Cutrite Shears, Inc., Software Case
By: Thomas R. Piper
Piper, Thomas R. "Cutrite Shears, Inc., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-089, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Chinon, S.A., Software Case
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords:
Software
Piper, Thomas R. "Chinon, S.A., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-082, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Cooper Industries, Inc., Software Case
By: Thomas R. Piper
Piper, Thomas R. "Cooper Industries, Inc., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-096, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Fred Johnson's Adjustable Rate Convertible Note, Software Case
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Fred Johnson's Adjustable Rate Convertible Note, Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-085, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Harris Seafoods, Inc., Software Case
Keywords:
Food and Beverage Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Harris Seafoods, Inc., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-094, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Science Technology Co., Software Case
By: Thomas R. Piper
Piper, Thomas R. "Science Technology Co., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-081, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Sunshine Toy Co., Software Case
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords:
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Sunshine Toy Co., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-088, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Hi-Tech Corp., Software Case
Keywords:
Technology Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Hi-Tech Corp., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-083, May 1986.
- February 1986 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
Palladian Software
Sahlman, William A. "Palladian Software." Harvard Business School Case 286-065, February 1986. (Revised November 1987.)
- January 1986 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
Horizon Group
Contains a description of a situation confronting the co-founder of a company planning to produce software for microcomputers. The company has just completed raising money from some wealthy investors by forming an R&D Limited Partnership. Development of the program (an...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Venture Capital;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Plan;
Outcome or Result;
Research and Development;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Information Technology Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Horizon Group." Harvard Business School Case 286-058, January 1986. (Revised March 1997.)
- May 1985 (Revised November 1990)
- Case
Spinnaker Software Corp.
Describes the problems faced by a company that has experienced remarkable growth, but growth which is below projections. The management must evaluate the company's position in the turbulent software industry. The two partners must then decide whether to cut back to...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Borrowing and Debt;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Profit;
Growth and Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Software;
Information Technology Industry
Stevenson, Howard H. "Spinnaker Software Corp." Harvard Business School Case 385-252, May 1985. (Revised November 1990.)
- January 1985 (Revised November 1985)
- Background Note
Note on the Microcomputer Software Industry--January 1982
Contains a history of the microcomputer software industry from the mid-1970s through early 1982. During that period growth was explosive. Many new companies were formed. However, the eventual structure of the industry was not yet clear. No truly dominant firms had...
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Sahlman, William A. "Note on the Microcomputer Software Industry--January 1982." Harvard Business School Background Note 285-095, January 1985. (Revised November 1985.)
- March 1982 (Revised September 1985)
- Case
Sealed Air Corporation
By: Robert J. Dolan
Market leadership and technological innovation have marked Sealed Air's participation in the U.S. protective packaging market. Several small regional producers have introduced products which are less effective than Sealed Air's but similar in appearance and cheaper....
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Keywords:
Product Marketing;
Product;
Technological Innovation;
Supply and Industry;
Competitive Advantage;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States
Dolan, Robert J. "Sealed Air Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 582-103, March 1982. (Revised September 1985.)
- April 1980 (Revised September 1985)
- Background Note
The Disposable Diaper Industry in 1974
Describes the rapidly growing disposable diaper industry in 1974, a period in which Procter and Gamble's industry leadership faced strong challenges from Kimberly Clark, Johnson and Johnson, and Union Carbide. The latter two firms were in the process of entry into the...
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Porter, Michael E. "The Disposable Diaper Industry in 1974." Harvard Business School Background Note 380-175, April 1980. (Revised September 1985.)
- Research Summary
Competing business models
Building on the literatures on competitive positioning and the theory of industrial organization, my work seeks to tackle previously unaddressed questions by studying situations where firms compete in dissimilar ways. Some examples of these questions include:View Details