performance reveal a growing link between certain kinds of technology investments and intensifying competitiveness. Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference 11 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide
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Bibliography: Battilana‚ J. and Rob Kaplan "Leslie Brinkman at Versutia Capital"‚ HBS No. 9-407-089‚ Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing‚ Rev: July 23‚ 2007. Langton‚ N. & S. Robbins. "Values‚ Attitudes and Their Effect in the Workplace." In Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour‚ 3rd Canadian ed. Pearson Prentice Hall. 2007.
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it bought from a grocery chain—the correlation between condom sales and HIV-related claims‚ for instance. How can both companies leverage the data responsibly? HBR CASE STUDY The Dark Side of Customer Analytics COPYRIGHT © 2007 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris Laura Brickman was glad she was almost done grocery shopping. The lines at the local ShopSense supermarket were especially long for a Tuesday
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McFarlan and Richard L. Nolan . Paul A. Strassmann Other readers 17 Reply from Nicholas G. Carr Order the article‚“IT Doesn’t Matter” E-mail us at hbr_letters@hbsp.harvard.edu Every magazine has an ideal‚ or an idealized‚ reader. For Harvard Business Review‚ he or she is an executive of uncommon intelligence and curiosity: the brightest CEO you know or can imagine‚ perhaps. We like to pretend that our ideal reader has chartered us to prepare a briefing every month. On the agenda‚ we’ve
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Middle Management Administrative Support Technical Core Source: Based on Henry Mintzberg‚ The Structuring of Organizations (Englewood Cliffs‚ N. J.: Prentice-Hall‚ 1979) 215-297; and Henry Mintzberg‚ “Organization Design: Fashion or Fit?” Harvard Business Review 59 (Jan. – Feb. 1981): 103-116. 1-6 Goals and Strategy Environment Culture Size Structure 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Technology Formalization Specialization Hierarchy of Authority Centralization Professionalism
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1. What is the opportunity in the Trivia game business? -The opportunity is defined not only by the timing but the target position in the market and the leveraging of not only credibility from TV guide but the chance to access all the material and resources that go into TV. I know Mr. Kawasaki said partnerships are BS‚ but the partnership from Mr. Reiss’s perspective was absolutely essential. The research that was available based on the previous success of the Trivia game in the Canadian market and
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isaca.org. IT Does Not Matter…Or‚ Does IT? Has IT Moved From a Strategic to a Purely Tactical Function? By Deepak Sarup‚ FCA‚ CISA hen the Harvard Business Review published an article with the catchy title “IT Doesn’t Matter‚” it did not just create a storm in the proverbial teacup. It caused a raging tempest all across the US trillion-dollar IT industry. Harvard dons‚ well-known consultants‚ chief information officers (CIOs) of large enterprises and‚ most of all‚ titans of the IT industry took umbrage
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Group Report Maureen Frye at Quaker Steel and Alloy Corporation What were the mistakes made by Maureen Frye? Frye made several mistakes with respect to her initial attempt to implement change‚ however there are wider company issues beyond Frye’s immediate control that also contributed to the failure of her initiative. Having seen her original memo attract criticism for its arbitrary nature‚ Frye failed to fully comprehend the reasons for the initial rejection of her proposal‚ when
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Heather H. Evans (H.E.) graduated from Harvard Business School in June‚ 1983. She showed considerable interest in the fashion industry‚ having some background in this area. She was a fashion model from 1975 through 1979 and‚ in the summer of 1982‚ she worked for Jackie Hayman‚ Inc.‚ as an assistant to the President of this young firm that manufactured designer clothing. An additional valuable asset was that she worked as a financial analyst for Morgan Stanley & Co‚ Inc. from 1979 through 1981 dealing
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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW Managers often make significant business decisions based on little more than convincing book jacket blurbs. They should hold themselves-and the experts-to a higher standard. I Why Hard-Nosed Executives Should Care About MAGINE GOING TO YOUR DOCTOR because you’re not feeling well. Before you’ve had a chance to describe your symptoms‚ the doctor writes out a prescription and says‚"Take two of these three times a day‚ and call me next week." "But -1
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