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Leadership and IT Strategist
Andrew McAfee joined the faculty of the Technology and Operations
Management Unit at Harvard Business School in 1998. His research
investigates how managers can most effectively select, implement,
and use Information Technology (IT) to achieve business goals.
He was the recipient of a US Department of Energy Integrated
Manufacturing Fellowship for his doctoral research, which
focused on the performance impact of enterprise information
technologies such as SAP's R/3.
His current research falls into three categories. The first
is an exploration of how Web 2.0 technologies can be used
within the enterprise, and what their impact is likely to
be. The second is an exploration of when IT leads to increased
use of market mechanisms for coordinating activity, and when
it instead leads to greater use of hierarchies. The third
is a study of IT's impact over time on the structure of US
industries.
He launched the first HBS
faculty blog, which examines the impact of IT on businesses
and their leaders.
McAfee teaches the MBA course Managing in the Information Age.
He also teaches in Executive Education courses, including Delivering
Information Services, the Owner/President Manager Program, the
General Manager Program, and Senior Executive Program from the
Middle East.
He was awarded a Doctorate in Business Administration at
HBS in 1999. He also holds dual MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering
and Management from MIT as a Leaders for Manufacturing fellow,
and BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering and in Humanities
from MIT.
Prior to coming to HBS, he worked as a consultant in operations
management, advising clients in a range of industries including
aerospace, consumer electronics, white goods, and OEM electronics.
He continues to consult, primarily on helping companies formulate
and execute IT strategies. He speaks frequently to industry
and trade groups.
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