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Weeks Bridge is dedicated in May; brings Harvard steam pipes and electricity to Soldiers Field

Weeks Bridge is dedicated in May; brings Harvard steam pipes and electricity to Soldiers Field

George P. Baker helps War Department plan for demoblization of aircraft industry

George P. Baker helps War Department plan for demoblization of aircraft industry

Lincoln Gordon serves as member of U.S. delegation to the U.N. Atomic Energy Commission

Lincoln Gordon serves as member of U.S. delegation to the U.N. Atomic Energy Commission

Division of Audio-Visual Education is created to investigate use of media in case development and teaching

Division of Audio-Visual Education is created to investigate use of media in case development and teaching

Division of Audio-Visual Education -- focusing on "filmed cases" -- is relocated out of Baker to link it more closely to teaching and research activities

Division of Audio-Visual Education -- focusing on "filmed cases" -- is relocated out of Baker to link it more closely to teaching and research activities

"Harbus II," a computer simulation of business enterprise developed at HBS, is used in summer sessions

"Harbus II," a computer simulation of business enterprise developed at HBS, is used in summer sessions cosponsored by HBS and Educational Testing Service with 50 executives; moved into AMP in '63

Library Policy Committee affirms mission of Baker Library, but calls for modernization of key processes

Library Policy Committee affirms mission of Baker Library, but calls for modernization of key processes

David Hawkins wins Newcomen Society Award

David Hawkins wins Newcomen Society Award for his Business History Review article on development of modern financial reporting practices

Richard Vancil publishes The Leasing of Industrial Equipment

Richard Vancil publishes The Leasing of Industrial Equipment

First computer is installed on campus

First computer (an IBM 1401) is installed on campus; used for "business games" in classroom, research, and administration

First high-speed copier is installed in Baker

First high-speed copier (a Xerox 914) is installed in Baker; in less than 4 months, 25,000 copies are made

HBS investigates "Tele-Case Discussion" potential

HBS investigates "Tele-Case Discussion" potential, using phone networks to conduct discussions on a nationwide basis

HBS receives a "very large grant" from IBM to support a 10-year, Harvard-wide program on technological advances and social change

HBS receives a "very large grant" from IBM to support a 10-year, Harvard-wide program on technological advances and social change

Lewis Ward heads new Data Processing Center

Lewis Ward heads new Data Processing Center

"Tele-Case Discussions" are used to link faculty with executives in five U.S. cities

"Tele-Case Discussions" are used to link faculty with executives in five U.S. cities

Robert Anthony publishes Planning and Control Systems

Robert Anthony publishes Planning and Control Systems; takes leave to become Assistant Secretary of Defense; later receives DoD's "Medal for Distinguished Public Service"

A graduate seminar, "Advanced Uses of Computers in Business," evaluates four computer terminal systems

A graduate seminar, "Advanced Uses of Computers in Business," evaluates four computer terminal systems

First computer terminals are introduced into classrooms

First computer terminals are introduced into classrooms

HBS enters into a time-sharing relationship with Harvard's Computation Center and other Harvard entities

HBS enters into a time-sharing relationship with Harvard's Computation Center and other Harvard entities; goal is to have 18 remote computer terminals at HBS by January 2007, and 32 within several more months

John Dearden publishes Computers in Business Management

John Dearden publishes Computers in Business Management

Phil David first offers "Urban Land Development"

Phil David first offers "Urban Land Development," an influential elective in development of entrepreneurial theory at HBS

Students have 24-hour access to computer terminals

32 terminals are installed in Baker to give students 24-hour access to computers

First-year class increases "time-shared" computer usage

"Time-shared" computer usage increases 140% (to about 8 hours) among first-year class

HBS negotiates price for "terminal time"

HBS negotiates for 42,000 hours of "terminal time" for 1969-70 for same price as 20,000 hours in 1968-69

John Bishop is appointed first director of Harvard's Office of Information Technology

John Bishop is appointed first director of Harvard's Office of Information Technology; spends 2 years helping structure IT at Harvard

Due to financial concerns, computer expenses are cut by $200,000

Due to financial concerns, computer expenses are cut by $200,000

Catching up with the Next Technological Generation VIDEO: RT: 02:51

Interview clip with HBS Dean Kim Clark, who states how he prioritized a complete technological modernization at HBS in order to carry the School into the Internet Age and relates how the systems staff expeditiously engineered the total upgrading of the School and implemented advanced technologies on the campus.

Faculty Ferment and a Fertile Environment VIDEO: RT: 02:24

Interview clip with HBS Dean Kim Clark, who describes the fertile ferment at the School at the time when he joined the HBS faculty, the intensity of the discussion on research issues, various initiatives, such as Prof. William Abernathy's explorations into technology and Prof. Robert Stobaugh's project, Energy Future, the context of the Japan's emergence as an economic powerhouse, and his excitement at embraking on HBS career in such an atmosphere of possibility.

Propelling SciTech Forward at HBS VIDEO: RT: 01:50

Interview clip with HBS Dean Kim Clark, who recalls how his lifelong fascination with technological change and innovation and the insights and knowledge accumulated from his collaborations with Prof. William Abernathy compelled him to advocate for the advancement of science and technology issues to Dean John McArthur, who responded that he should "think big," and the resulting establishment of the formation of the Science and Technology Interest Group.

The World in Transformation: Gearing up New Leaders VIDEO: RT: 05:09

Interview clip with Ann Fudge, MBA 1977, who discusses how the demographic, cultural, and generational shifts transforming society and the world pose exciting and demanding challenges for the next generation of leaders and how they must stimulate new ways of thinking and taking action. As CEO of Young and Rubicam Brands, she tapped into the energy and drive of young staff members at her regular Breakfasts with Ann and she realized the magnitude of the shift when a staffer set up a blog immediately after one session. In the understanding of the total impact of globalization, she outlines her plan for preparing her grandchildren for the future by introducing them to new experiences so they can learn about the world they will inherit.

Dan Bricklin (future member of Class of '78) conceives electronic spreadsheet

Dan Bricklin (future member of Class of '78) conceives electronic spreadsheet in Aldrich 108

James Cash organizes Computer Industry and Technology Club

James Cash organizes Computer Industry and Technology Club, which subsequently becomes one of most popular student clubs

Two 1st-year sections participate in experiment with the use of personal computers to analyze case materials

Two 1st-year sections participate in experiment with the use of personal computers to analyze case materials

A Lesson on Sunk Costs VIDEO: 4.5 minutes

Interview clip with Donna Dubinsky, MBA 1981, regarding her thoughts on sunk costs in business.

Formula for Personal Success VIDEO: 2.5 minutes

Interview clip with Donna Dubinsky, MBA 1981, regarding what she enjoys about her work.

Internal case-publishing enterprise shifts to computer-based fulfillment

Internal case-publishing enterprise--which in 1980-81 shipped 100 million pages to 6,000 customers around the world, but lost money--shifts to computer-based fulfillment

On Leadership: Ethics and Integrity] VIDEO: 1 minute

Interview clip with Donna Dubinsky, MBA 1981, regarding her thoughts on integrity in leadership and business.

On being a Woman in Technology and Business VIDEO: 2 minutes

Interview clip with Donna Dubinsky, MBA 1981, regarding her experience and challenges being a woman in the technology industry.

Abstracts of all HBR articles become available through computerized databases; HBR moves to electronic typesetting

Abstracts of all HBR articles become available through computerized databases; HBR moves to electronic typesetting

Philippe Goetschel Story VIDEO: 7.5 minutes

Story regarding his experience as a Swiss legal and economics graduate attending HBS in the 1980s, mainly how the capabilities of the single Atari 800 computer at HBS piqued his interest during a quiet winter break and led to his career in the computer software industry. Story includes a comparison of the European and HBS methods of teaching business, and the characteristics that define an HBS graduate.

Janie Decelles Story VIDEO: RT: 08:59

Story regarding how she enjoyed all aspects of her HBS experience and still benefits from her HBS ties. She formed an inter-sectional study group whose strategy was to pool their observations and preparations for the same classes. Prof. Henry Reiling's personality and aphorisms, such as "Don't run out of cash", profoundly shaped the course of her career and life. A rare setting for first-year and second-year students to mingle was the HBS Student Show, in which she played the role of a Baker 20 Lady in a James Bond spoof, and she reprises part of her performance. From Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld's Self-Assessment and Career Development course, she gained insights that were invaluable as she embarked on her professional journey. She urges the students of today and tomorrow to profit from all of the rich opportunities at HBS.

PCs are first used in the Program for Management Development as part of a joint HBS/IBM study

PCs are first used in the Program for Management Development as part of a joint HBS/IBM study of the uses of computers in management education

First-year MBA students are required to purchase and use "portable" PCs

First-year students in MBA program are required to purchase and use "portable" PCs (dubbed "luggables" by students).

Anderson House is renovated

Anderson House is renovated; is first building wired for local area network and equipped with PCs

HBS case-related software is made available for purchase outside School for the first time

HBS case-related software is made available for purchase outside School for the first time

Entering first-year students are encouraged to purchase new IBM PC

Entering first-year students are encouraged to purchase new IBM PC "convertible," to be used in classroom and in some exams

Edmundo Costa Story VIDEO: 11 minutes

Story regarding his experience attending HBS in the 1980s, especially the discipline of brevity instilled by Professor Pearson that impacts him today as a leader of high technology businesses in the Silicon Valley. He also talks about the value of the international perspective, gained at HBS, when he conducts multi-national business negotiations.

Arnold Dicke Story VIDEO: RT: 06:18

Story regarding his fond recollections of the intensive learning environment and lifelong friendships of his Advanced Management Program. As an actuary, he quickly completed the mathematical portions of a case but he admired the insightful summation of information which enabled other students to zero in on the crux of the matter and thus he gained a deeper understanding of his own capabilities. At the executive seminars he organized, Prof. Robert S. Kaplan was a big hit, especially his pin factory story. As a symbol of the indelible impressions of his AMP experience, he remembered the names and faces of all the classmates at his reunion, even those whom he had not seen for twenty years.

HBS Executive Video Series is launched

HBS Executive Video Series is launched; first release is Michael Porter on Competitive Strategy

Large-screen video displays are installed in all 1st-year MBA Aldrich classrooms

Large-screen video displays are installed in all 1st-year MBA Aldrich classrooms

Program for Management Development and Apple Computer jointly develop ambitious new computer-based tools for use in executive education

Program for Management Development and Apple Computer jointly develop ambitious new computer-based tools for use in executive education

Second product in HBS Executive Video Series is released

Second product in HBS Executive Video Series -- Competing Through Information Technology -- is released

HBS cases begin to go online

HBS and Xerox begin multi-year effort, headed by Director of Cases Judy Uhl, to put School's 7,000-plus active cases on line

HBS Publishing releases Achieving Breakthrough Service

HBS Publishing releases Achieving Breakthrough Service, its first multimedia-based management program aimed at complementing on-campus executive education programs

Joe O'Brien Story VIDEO: 13 minutes

Story regarding his experience attending HBS in the 1990s, including the strong friendships he made at school, and the understanding of human behavior integral to conducting business, which he learned from the case study method. He also gives an account of influential professors and courses.

John Dyment Story VIDEO: 9 minutes

Story regarding his international experience attending HBS in the 1990s, pursuing a summer job in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall, forming a small company with fellow students to privatize regional telephone services in Hungary, and the complexities of running a business from a dorm room.

First "HBS Design Fair" is held in Kresge

First "HBS Design Fair" -- culmination of Management of Technology elective -- is held in Kresge; 20 student teams show products that they have designed

HBS sponsors first national satellite teleseminar for alumni

HBS sponsors first national satellite teleseminar for alumni, focusing on achieving breakthrough service; 42 HBS clubs across the U.S. (and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Barbados, and Canada) participate

Dean Clark appointed

Kim B. Clark, HBS professor and expert in Technology and Operations Management, is named HBS's 8th dean.

HBS Experience VIDEO: 5 minutes

Interview clip with Saquib Shirazi, MBA 1995, regarding his educational experience at HBS, colored by the certainty of successive employment and the teaching of Professor Richard Tedlow. He also discusses the influence of Professor Howard Stevenson on his career and on the development of entrepreneurship education at HBS.

High Tech and New Media Club organizes first "WesTrek," West Coast trip for students

High Tech and New Media Club organizes first "WesTrek," West Coast trip for students; 500 students tour companies in San Francisco and Silicon Valley

Six-year-old research-focused online forum, Working Knowledge, has more than 110,000 readers

Six-year-old research-focused online forum, Working Knowledge, has more than 110,000 readers

Netta Kivilis Story VIDEO: 9 minutes

Story regarding her experience attending HBS in the 2000s, a discussion of Career Treks organized by students, and the impressive helpfulness and responsiveness of HBS alumni (some, very powerful and busy people) to participate in treks and give career advice. She and other students from Israel were inspired to organize a trek there.

Booting up at HBS VIDEO: RT: 01:35

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Warren McFarlan who relates the beginnings of information technology at the Harvard Business School, including the first HBS course on computers, taught by John Dearden in 1962.

Erika McCaffrey Story VIDEO: 4 minutes

Story regarding her experience working at the Baker Library, featuring nesting pigeons, a rug heist, and an inventive attempt to evade photocopying fees.

From Punch Cards to Computer Games VIDEO: RT: 04:20

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Warren McFarlan who talks about the processing of punch cards at the Baker Library and Jim McKenney's business game of the early 1960s as an initial major use of computers in teaching at the Harvard Business School.

Investing in the Information Infrastructure VIDEO: RT: 02:11

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Warren McFarlan who talks about how Deans John McArthur and Kim Clark managed the Harvard Business School's resources to build the technological infrastructure to capitalize on the Internet.

On Coming to HBS VIDEO: RT: 01:38

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Warren McFarlan about his career choice of the Harvard Business School over Carnegie-Mellon and his disagreements with senior faculty about the use of computers in business education.

One's Very Own Computer VIDEO: RT: 02:03

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Warren McFarlan about how Dean John McArthur tasked him to research how computers could enhance the learning experience and his conclusion that students should acquire their own computers and their response.

The Educational Core in the Electronic Classroom VIDEO: RT: 02:34

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Warren McFarlan who states that as technological innovations such as online course tools and Google have greatly enhanced learning and teaching, the case method is still the core of the Harvard Business School.

The Learned Pivotal Point VIDEO: RT: 01:56

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Warren McFarlan who discusses Ed Learned's report on the future of information technology at the Harvard Business School and its impact on the School's educational and administrative processes and his career.

Warren McFarlan: Embracing Change with Intellectual Courage VIDEO: RT: 05:20

Story regarding the beginnings of computing at the HBS and his involvement in Jim McKenney's business game of the early 1960s, a landmark in the use of computers in teaching at the School. He chose HBS over Carnegie-Mellon despite the latter's techie credentials. He explains how the climate of experimentation at HBS and its search for restless intellects are key elements of its educational leadership.