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Big Data's Management Revolution

Harvard Business Review

Big data has the potential to revolutionize management. Simply put, because of big data, managers can measure, and hence know, radically more about their businesses, and directly translate that knowledge into improved decision making and performance. Case #1: Using Big Data to Improve Predictions.

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Yes, Managing IT Is Your Job

Harvard Business Review

"Information Technology Changes the Way You Compete" was a trailblazing HBR article by Warren McFarlan back in the early 1980s. It told how American Airlines and others had introduced systems to help their customers choose their products and services. These "channel" systems helped steer business to American Airlines.