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Andrew McAfee
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Andrew P. McAfee is Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. His research investigates how managers can most effectively select, implement, and use IT to achieve business goals. McAfee launched the first HBS faculty blog, which examines the impact of IT on businesses and their leaders.
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.
McAfee was awarded a Doctorate in Business Administration at HBS in 1999. He received 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. 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 joining HBS, McAfee 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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