Technology Strategy for System Design and Management

Amabile, Teresa M., and Susan Archambault. “E Ink.” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-800-143, August 16, 1999.

Christensen, Clayton M., and Michael E. Raynor. “Why Hard-Nosed Executives Should Care About Management Theory.” Harvard Business Review 81, no. 9 (2003): 66-74.

Bowen, H. Kent, Kenneth P. Morse, and Douglas Cannon. “A123 Systems.” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 606114, May 8, 2006.

Christensen, Clayton M. “Exploring the Limits of the Technology S-Curve Part I: Component Technologies.” Product and Operations Management 1, no. 40 (1992): 334-357.

MacCormack, Alan, and Kerry Herman. “Rise and Fall of Iridium.” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 601040, November 8, 2001.

Gourville, John. “Eager Sellers and Stony Buyers: Understanding the Psychology of New Product Adoption.” Harvard Business Review 84, no. 6 (2006): 98-106.

LEC #: 4 · TOPICS: Projects (an opportunity to present proposals for project ideas) · READINGS: No assigned readings.

Tripsas, Mary P., and Emily Thompson. “Lexar Media: The Digital Photography Company?” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-805-062, October 15, 2004.

Rogers, Everett. “Innovativeness and Adopter Categories.” Chapter 7 in Diffusion of Innovations . New York, NY: Free Press, 2003. ISBN: 9780743222099.

Lal, Rajiv, and Sean Lanagan. “Documentum, Inc.” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 502026, April 10, 2002.

Moore, Geoffrey. “High-Tech Marketing Illusion,” and “High-Tech Marketing Enlightenment.” Chapters 1 and 2 in Crossing the Chasm . New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2002. ISBN: 9780060517120.

Ulwick, Anthony. “Turn Customer Input into Innovation.” Harvard Business Review 80, no. 1 (2002): 91-97.

Christensen, Clayton M., Scott Anthony, Gerald Berstell, and Denise Nitterhouse. “Finding the Right Job for Your Product.” Sloan Management Review 48, no. 3 (2007): 38-47.

Leonard, Dorothy, and Jeffrey Rayport. “Spark Innovation Through Empathic Design.” Harvard Business Review 75, no. 6 (1997): 102-113.

Thomke, Stefan, and Eric von Hippel. “Customers as Innovators: A New Way to Create Value.” Harvard Business Review 80, no. 4 (2002): 74-81.

Gavetti, Giovanni, Rebecca Henderson, and Simona Giorgi. “Kodak and the Digital Revolution (A).” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-705-448, November 16, 2004.

Henderson, Rebecca, and Kim Clark. “Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms.” Administrative Science Quarterly 35, no. 1 (1990): 9-30.

Christensen, Clayton M. “Exploring the Limits of the Technology S-Curve Part II: Architectural Technologies.” Product and Operations Management 1, no. 4 (1992): 358-366.

Gavetti, Giovanni, Elizabeth Johnson, John Lafkas, and Mary Tripsas. “Polaroid: Entering Digital Imaging.” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 706459, May 7, 2007.

Suarez, Fernando F., and Gianvito Lanzolla. “The Half-Truth of First-Mover Advantage.” Harvard Business Review 83, no. 4 (2005): 121-127.

Tripsas, Mary, and Giovanni Gavetti. “Capabilities, Cognition and Inertia: Evidence from Digital Imaging.” Strategic Management Journal 21, nos. 10-11 (2000): 1147-1161.

Suarez, Fernando F. “Battles for Technological Dominance: an Integrative Framework.” Research Policy 33, no. 2 (2004): 271-286.

Christensen, Clayton M., and Joseph Bower. “Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave.” Harvard Business Review 73, no. 1 (1995): 43-53.

Moore, James F. “Predators and Prey: A New Ecology of Competition.” Harvard Business Review 71, no. 3 (1993): 75-86.

Iansiti, Marco. “Strategy as Ecology.” Harvard Business Review 82, no. 3 (2004): 68-78.

Yoffie, David, and Mary Kwak. “With Friends Like These: The Art of Managing Complementors.” Harvard Business Review 84, no. 9 (2006): 88-98.

Tripsas, Mary. “Adobe® Systems, Inc.” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-801-199, December 5, 2000.

Cusumano, Michael, and Y. Mylonadis. “Strategic Maneuvering and Mass Market Dynamics: The Triumph of VHS over Beta.” Business History Review 66 (1992): 51-94.

Arthur, Brian. “Increasing Returns and the New World of Business.” Harvard Business Review 74, no. 4 (1996): 100-111.

Henderson, Rebecca, and Nancy Confrey. “Ember Corp.: Developing the Next Ubiquitous Network Standard.” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-703-448, February 3, 2003.

Collis, David, and Cynthia Montgomery. “Competing on Resources.” Harvard Business Review 73, no. 4 (1995): 118-128.

Teece, David. “Capturing Value from Knowledge Assets: The New Economy, Markets for Know-How and Intangible Assets.” California Management Review 40, no. 3 (1998): 55-79.

Chakravorti, Bhaskar. “The New Rules for Bringing Innovations to Market.” Harvard Business Review 82, no. 3 (2004): 59-67.

Christensen, Clayton M., Michael E. Raynor, and Matt Verlinden. “Skate to Where the Money Will Be.” Harvard Business Review 79, no. 10 (2001): 72-81.

Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Kim B. Clark. “Architectural Innovation and Dynamic Competition: The Smaller ‘Footprint’ Strategy.” Harvard Business School Working Paper 07-014 (August 2006).

MacCormack, Alan, and Kerry Herman. “Red Hat and the Linux® Revolution.” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-600-009, November 5, 1999.

Pisano, Gary P., and David J. Teece. “How to Capture Value from Innovation: Shaping Intellectual Property and Industry Architecture.” California Management Review 50, no. 1 (2007): 278-296.

Baldwin, Carliss, and Kim Clark. “Managing in an Age of Modularity.” Harvard Business Review 75, no. 5 (1997): 84-93.

LEC #: 16 · TOPICS: Debrief and discussion on open innovation and open source · READINGS: Chesbrough, Henry W., and David J. Teece. “Organizing for Innovation: When is Virtual Virtuous?” Harvard Business Review 80, no. 8 (2002): 127-135.

Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. “Apple Inc., 2008.” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 708480, September 8, 2008.

Teece, David J., Gary Pisano, and Amy Shuen. “Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management.” Strategic Management Journal 18, no. 7 (1997): 509-533.

Eisenhardt, Kathleen, and Jeffrey A. Martin. “Dynamic Capabilities: What are They.” Strategic Management Journal 21 (2000): 1105-1121.

Slind, Michael, David B. Yoffie, and Travis D. Merrill. “iPod vs. Cell Phone: A Mobile Music Revolution?” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 707419, August 2, 2006.

Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. “iPhone vs. Cell Phone.” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 708451, October 5, 2007.

Eisenmann, Thomas, Smita Bakshi, Sebastien Briens, and Shailendra Singh. “Google, Inc.” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 804141, May 9, 2005.

Sull, Donald. “Strategy as Active Waiting.” Harvard Business Review 83, no. 9 (2005): 120-129.

LEC #: 19 · TOPICS: Debrief and discussion on strategic agility · READINGS: Mankins, Michael, and Richard Steele. “Stop Making Plans: Start Making Decisions.” Harvard Business Review 84, no. 1 (2006): 76-84.

Eisenhardt, Kathleen. “Making Fast Strategic Decisions in High-Velocity Environments.” Academy of Management Journal 32, no. 3 (1989): 543-576.

Eisenhardt, Kathleen, Jean L. Kahwajy, and L. J. Bourgeois III. “How Management Teams Can Have a Good Fight.” Harvard Business Review 76, no. 2 (1997): 77-85.

Reinhardt, Forest L., Dennis A. Yao, and Masako Egawa. “Toyota Motor Corp.: Launching Prius.” Harvard Business School Case. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-706-458, January 13, 2006.

Courtney, Hugh, Jane Kirkland, and Patrick Viguerie. “Strategy Under Uncertainty.” Harvard Business Review 75, no. 6 (1997): 67-79.

LEC #: 22 · TOPICS: Debrief and discussion on decision-making · READINGS: Garvin, David, and Michael Roberto. “What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions.” Harvard Business Review 79, no. 8 (2001): 108-116.