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Standardization and Innovation, The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5507-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 addresses the problem of proliferating IT technologies.Infrastructure complexity increases the cost of overhead and the demand for IT support; it increas...Starting at €0.00
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Moods of Norway
Austin, Robert D.; O'Donnell, Shannon; Krogh, DorteCase HBS-609106-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Describes a young fashion company competing in a variety of unconventional ways, many "experience economy" related. Moods fronts their brand with the "boy band" images of its three founders and designs eccentric features into their clothes as a way of gaining mindshare among customers even though they cannot spend on marketing the way their competitors do. The case invites s...Starting at €8.20
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Chapter Seventeen: Innovation
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1016BC-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of Jim Barton, the new CIO of the fictional IVK Corporation, 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 reflects on how technology can be used to enhance an organization's innovative capabilities, and the comparison of pla...Starting at €8.20
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Chapter Twelve: Communication
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1011BC-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of Jim Barton, the new CIO of the fictional IVK Corporation, 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. After IVK is shaken by a security crisis, Barton is forced to address his fall from grace as CIO and determine a course of action n...Starting at €8.20
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Chapter Eighteen: Managing Risk
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1017BC-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of Jim Barton, the new CIO of the fictional IVK Corporation, 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. After several months of both turmoil and improved performance for the fictional IVK Corporation, Barton sits down with his CEO to d...Starting at €8.20
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Damage: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5502-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, Barton and his IT team undertake a measured analysis of the recent DoS attack, and discuss what recovery action to recommend to the CEO: Do nothing a...Starting at €0.00
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Emerging Technologies: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5504-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 focuses on the need for IVK's IT department to scan and track important emerging technologies. Blogging and Web 2.0 technologies provide examples of rapi...Starting at €0.00
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Break Down the Hypothesis: The Importance of the Hypothesis of Record in Evaluating the Progress of an Innovation Initiative
Govindarajan, Vijay; Trimble, ChrisBook Chapter HBS-7062BC-ESimple innovations-for example, to improve a process-often have just one unknown. Game-changing innovations, however, have several. That makes the learning challenge more complex. It becomes crucial to break down the hypothesis from an aggregate conjecture to the smaller assumptions that the larger goal depends on. In a best-case scenario, each unknown is isolated and separately tested in laboratory-like conditions. More often, though, the unknow...Starting at €8.20
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Moving On, Moving Up: How Leading a Successful Innovation Can Advance Your Career-and Present New Challenges
Govindarajan, Vijay; Trimble, ChrisBook Chapter HBS-7064BC-EThe recognition that there are fundamental incompatibilities between ongoing operations and the work of innovation is crucial to the successful implementation of any innovation initiative. While ongoing operations seeks efficiency by making every task and process repeatable and predictable, innovation is by nature nonroutine and uncertain. If you lead an innovation initiative, you must address these incompatibilities by building a team with a cus...Starting at €8.20
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Seek the Truth: How Emotions and Biases Can Distort Progress Evaluations of Innovation Initiatives-and How to Counteract Them
Govindarajan, Vijay; Trimble, ChrisBook Chapter HBS-7063BC-EInnovation is a risky business, fraught with the possibility of failure. In what the authors call the Moment of Truth, you evaluate the success-or failure-of your initiative. A simple innovation might have only one Moment of Truth, but for most initiatives, there are many. And each one is more than just a learning opportunity; it is a critical chance to alter the trajectory of the initiative and improve its odds of success. In this chapter, the a...Starting at €8.20