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The Value of IT: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5006-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of a new CIO, Jim Barton, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. This chapter finds Jim contemplating how to measure and demonstrate the value IT creates for individual business units, and ultimately, the organization as a whole. G...Starting at €0.00
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CIO Leadership and Theory: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5004-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of a new CIO, Jim Barton, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. This chapter joins Barton has he pulls together his IT management team to ascertain present and future challenges and risks, and try to establish a shared vision for ...Starting at €0.00
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CIO Challenges: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5001-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of a new CIO, Jim Barton, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. In this chapter, Jim thinks about his first concrete steps in his new role--how will he distinguish himself from his unsuccessful predecessor and disprove the naysaye...Starting at €0.00
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Value Net Integrator: An Atomic E-Business Model
Weill, Peter; Vitale, Michael R.Book Chapter HBS-4958BC-EInformation TechnologiesValue net integrators control the virtual value chain in their industries by gathering, synthesizing, and distributing information. This chapter analyzes the cases of Seven-Eleven Japan and Cisco Systems to illustrate how to successfully implement the value net integrator e-business model. This chapter is excerpted from "Place to Space: Migrating to eBusiness Models."Starting at €6.75
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Portals, Agents, Auctions, Aggregators, and Other Intermediaries: An Atomic E-Business Model
Weill, Peter; Vitale, Michael R.Book Chapter HBS-4955BC-EInformation TechnologiesSome of the most popular sites on the Internet are intermediaries-sites that stand between the buyer and the seller. This chapter examines several kinds of electronic intermediaries, exploring for each the reason it exists, its current role, and its possible future. This chapter is excerpted from "Place to Space: Migrating to eBusiness Models."Starting at €6.75
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Untethered Data
Lemmey, TaraArticle HBS-F0107C-EInformation TechnologiesCorporate information and the contracts that govern it used to be bound together on paper and filed away. But now data fly loose on the Internet--and that can be a problem.Starting at €6.75
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Harnessing the Power of Idle Computers
Gelsinger, Patrick; Light, David A.Article HBS-F0103C-EInformation TechnologiesWith distributed computing, companies can save money by allocating tasks among all computers on their networks. New business applications may emerge, too. Intel's CTO discusses the opportunities and challenges.Starting at €6.75
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Decoding ASPs
Fantasia, AnnetteArticle HBS-F00605-EInformation TechnologiesWhy own your computer applications? You can rent just what you need, when you need it, from a new breed of application service provider.Starting at €6.75
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Explaining XML
Article HBS-F00403-EInformation TechnologiesHere's a primer on XML, an Internet technology that's helping to shape the future of e-business.Starting at €6.75
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Mastering the Three Worlds of Information Technology
McAfee, AndrewArticle HBS-R0611JInformation TechnologiesThe information age has brought with it a host of new technologies--and an overabundance of choices. Managers are hard-pressed to figure out what all those innovations do, let alone which ones to adopt and how to implement them. Furthermore, many so-called advancements haven't lived up to expectations: Frustration, delays, and even outright failures tempt many executives to avoid dealing with IT altogether. But those who turn away are selling the...Starting at €6.75