It management

Privacy as we knew it is virtually gone. Why should you care? What should your business do about it?

Recently, I asked some business executives for their top three IT wishes. Across the board, their responses echoed a common plea: “I wish IT projects would come in on time and on budget.” Funny thing is – this very reasonable sounding request is actually quite unreasonable. You see, we are no longer simply automating existing […]

Brands are not just names slapped on products by the marketing department; they embody the value those products have for your customers. That may be more true for high-tech products than it is for soap.

A proposed SEC rule would require companies to disclose their cybersecurity governance capabilities.

A look at what's changing and what it means.

Cisco’s CEO on reading market trends before anyone else does

Chief Technology Officer Barry Golding is meeting with Mathews & Co.'s department heads to ask for another round of investment so he can begin implementing...

Most executives think they’re security conscious—they change their passwords and shred important documents and so forth. But what rarely crosses their minds, says espionage expert H. Keith Melton, is that cloak-and-dagger types really are after their valuables. Just because you’re not paranoid, he observes, doesn’t mean they’re not following you. Melton, the author of Ultimate […]

A number of studies point to technology’s role.

Over the last decade a new technology has begun to take hold in American business, one so new that its significance is still difficult to evaluate. While many aspects of this technology are uncertain, it seems clear that it will move into the managerial scene rapidly, with definite and far-reaching impact on managerial organization. In […]

Designers panicked when they first tried agile development, then proved their value in new ways.

Sharing data could result in customized treatment plans.

The vice president of services of a large durables manufacturing company recently faced a dilemma. Her request for a stand-alone word processor to solve operating problems in her fastest-growing sales office had been denied. It had seemed a trivial request; yet having to do without the word processor would cause delays, and she thought that […]

The CEO of Carbonite makes the case against the Burr-Feinstein bill.

Consensus is often the enemy of innovation.

Turning the map around on cybersecurity.

Don't get left behind.

The typical large business 20 years hence will have fewer than half the levels of management of its counterpart today, and no more than a third the managers. In its structure, and in its management problems and concerns, it will bear little resemblance to the typical manufacturing company, circa 1950, which our textbooks still consider […]

Combat complexity with modularity.

Over the last decade or so companies have been told ad nauseum that their knowledge is their ultimate (if not only) source of competitive advantage. They...

The objective of this case is to allow students to: determine the main characteristics (from a project management point of view) of a large-scale ERP...

The objective of this case is to allow students to: determine the main characteristics (from a project management point of view) of a large-scale ERP...

Presents one company's efforts to implement a project management organization, or PMO, and the challenges they faced in doing so. Issues brought out in...

On January 23, 2015, DXSD India received an opportunity to add a complex new line of business to the company's value chain. The head of DXSD India, a...

This case looks at the issues facing a Hong Kong-based trading company, which links hundreds of factories in India and Asia with major customers like...

The CIO of Fintech, Inc. -a billing-and-payment processing service for the alcoholic beverages industry must choose a cloud services provider for a new...

Focuses on InterSoft of Argentina, a growing software company in Argentina. In 1993, InterSoft acquires a Russian software company and Emilo Lopez, the...

The objective of this case is to allow students to: determine the main characteristics (from a project management point of view) of a large-scale ERP...

A profitable dot com company? Alloy.com retails clothing to teens by catalog. Alloy uses a Web site to convert prospects and build community. The result...

Explores the uses of scanning technology, interactive software, and powerful data bases to assist customer relations representatives in resolving customer...

An integrated sequence of three cases on the financing of a technical workstation manufacturer. This case focuses on Sun's competitive strategy which...

The co-evolution of technology, work, and the workforce over the past 30 years has dramatically influenced our concept of organizations and the industries...

Supplements the (A1) case.

Focuses on InterSoft of Argentina, a growing software company in Argentina. In 1993, InterSoft acquires a Russian software company and Emilo Lopez, the...

A leading low income housing builder in Mexico decides which prospective new local partner best extends its advantages in managing twin production lines...

The Harvest City case describes the implementation of a cloud- and IoT-based intelligent procurement system at a new convention complex in the U.S. Midwest....

For several months, founder-CEO Evan Williams has felt trapped, unable to control Odeo and its strategic direction. He longs for the "simple" days of...

In 2019, World Bank analyst Abebi Eke had a difficult assignment: decide whether to recommend that the World Bank, in line with its commitment to expanding...

Featuring Peter Vogel, researcher and director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Gallen.

In our last issue, the authors introduced the overarching Linking Strategy to Operations (LSO) model, examining two elements of its component operations...

The objective of this case is to allow students to: determine the main characteristics (from a project management point of view) of a large-scale ERP...

Privacy as we knew it is virtually gone. Why should you care? What should your business do about it?

The objective of this case is to allow students to: determine the main characteristics (from a project management point of view) of a large-scale ERP...

Recently, I asked some business executives for their top three IT wishes. Across the board, their responses echoed a common plea: “I wish IT projects would come in on time and on budget.” Funny thing is – this very reasonable sounding request is actually quite unreasonable. You see, we are no longer simply automating existing […]

Presents one company's efforts to implement a project management organization, or PMO, and the challenges they faced in doing so. Issues brought out in...

The adoption of information technology has had a major impact on firm and industry structure. The personal computer industry has evolved from a value...

Teaching note for case 314030. Following a successful career as a lawyer, Chief Administrative Officer of Fidelity Investments, and law school instructor,...

On January 23, 2015, DXSD India received an opportunity to add a complex new line of business to the company's value chain. The head of DXSD India, a...