Technology Transitions - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Facing the New World Order

partnership with Harvard University, will be publishing a special regional report on this transitional economy and on Latin America later this year, and also a report on IT. Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Jun 2022
News

Research Brief: Weatherproofing Renewables

renewables and the promise of meeting the Paris Climate goals by 2050, says Assistant Professor Jorge Tamayo. His paper, “Saving for a Dry Day: Coal, Dams, and the Energy Transition,” examines Colombia’s example for lessons on the View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

22 Aug 2019
News

Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

out in his HBS admission essay: “When I graduate,” Sulyman wrote, “I'm going to go back to Africa and lead a technology company that is creating massive impact that will propel Africa into the future.” Today, Sulyman is carrying out that... View Details

01 Apr 2025
Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: Miami

Kanter highlighted how this model builds natural constituencies of support by addressing the health impacts of diesel exhaust on children who often stand near bus tailpipes. Highland's innovative financing model makes the transition... View Details

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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

for New Economic Thinking (INET) The financial economics of sustainability and climate change As business strives to reduce carbon emissions and transition to clean energy, Gasparini plans to study the financial economics of climate... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Vision: Sound Science

biotech firm, an HBS Blavatnik Fellowship provided a year of funding and transitional time to spend in the lab and assemble a team of scientists, clinicians, and managers. “When you’re attempting something no one has ever done before,... View Details

Keywords: Deb Blagg

16 Dec 2016
News

An Environmental Epiphany

35-year-old institution. We have been working on the transition to a clean, prosperous, and secure low carbon energy future for the last 35 years. I joined the organization three years ago, with a specific mandate from the board to take... View Details

08 Aug 2016
Blog Post

CS50 for MBAs: Coding at HBS

knowledge I had was some basic HTML/CSS knowledge from keeping a Xanga blog in high school (how's that for a throwback?). One of my stated goals for business school was to transition to a company and career path that was mission-driven.... View Details

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Brendan Mosher

Defense (DOD) fellowship to Stanford. There, he concentrated on engineering design and worked on energy reduction optimization for a Nissan factory in Tennessee, as well as an innovative consumer technology that helps improve automobile... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Action Plan: Whole Sale

of Walmart’s beauty business. Balbale was a vice president at the Vitamin Shoppe in the mid-2010s when he saw Amazon and startup e-tailers moving into the wellness category. The competition inspired him to transition into the e-commerce... View Details

Keywords: April White; ecommerce; bricks and mortar; marketing; beauty

25 Feb 2020
News

The Past Informs the Future of Work

economies that are facing shrinking workforces due to aging demographics. But we must navigate the transition well.” Gross agrees: “As I discuss with students, these technologies are more likely to... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Telecommunications; Information

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Stephanie Tilenius

slow for me.” In the first of a series of important career shifts, she moved into investment banking where she handled technology accounts at Alex Brown. “I got very excited – not by the banking part, but by the technology. I knew then... View Details

23 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 23, 2007

necessity of reducing the inequalities, and of their complicity in what has happened. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=907411 Still Leading (A): Issues in Transitioning to New Forms of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 2003 (Revised August 2005)
Case

Reinventing the Automobile: General Motors' AUTOnomy Project

By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman

Describes the history of General Motor's attempts to develop a hydrogen fuel-cell powered car. As of 2003, GM developed several prototypes of such a vehicle to demonstrate the viability of the overall concept. Many uncertainties remained, however, with respect to the... View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Management; Information Technology; Transition; Competency and Skills; Disruptive Innovation; Machinery and Machining; Auto Industry

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01 Feb 1998
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Innovative Course Brings Students and Alumni Together

In the fall of 1996, HBS professor David A. Garvin was searching for teaching materials for his elective course General Management: Processes and Action. He wanted to help his students understand the pitfalls and opportunities that accompany a career View Details

Keywords: Meg Gardner; photo by Joshua Lavine

December 2023 (Revised February 2024)
Case

Transforming Healthcare Delivery at Karolinska University Hospital

By: Susanna Gallani, Mary Witkowski, Elena Corsi and Nikolina Jonsson

The case study examines the journey toward value-based healthcare at Karolinska University Hospital. The hospital's ambitious shift to a patient-centered care delivery model, accompanied by the construction of a new facility, encountered challenges such as high costs,... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Business Organization; Communication Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Service Delivery; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Health Industry; Sweden; Europe

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05 Sep 2024
Blog Post

District Heating in Denmark: How Fjernvarme Fyn fuels an integrated and sustainable future

In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of... View Details

01 Dec 2009
News

Alumni Books

Major Career Transitions by Michael D. Watkins (PhDDS ’92) (Harvard Business Press) Although leaders get their toughest tests in career transitions, far too often they fail to move effectively into new roles. Watkins shows how to survive... View Details

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring Bryan Guerra...

little daunted by the challenge of transitioning into an entirely new industry, such as higher education, or taking on such a demanding role at a startup that's filled with a variety of different pressures, deadlines, and uncertain... View Details

Keywords: Technology

09 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Career Advancement Without Experience

technology so I learn something It's like playing pool You hit the green ball with the white ball, and the point is to place the white ball to get the next shot. So I take that job in order to learn skills for my next project." The... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Technology; Technology

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