transitions - Publications - Faculty & Research

September 2021 (Revised December 2021)
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Telepass: From Tolling to Mobility Platform

By: Chiara Farronato, Stefano Denicolai and Sarah Mehta

Telepass, until very recently the sole processor of electronic toll payments on Italy’s highways, has ambitions beyond tolling. Since the mid-2010s, the company has been expanding into adjacent services. In 2017, Telepass launched TelepassPay—a mobile payment... View Details

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01 Dec 2018
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Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter

homelessness. But the affordable housing problem is especially acute in urban areas, where entire tranches of the workforce—teachers, laborers, first responders, restaurant and transit workers, for example—are squeezed out of their... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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Jennifer DeWhitt

world, but it was the most meaningful thing I've ever done." Living a “messy” but rewarding life Jennifer returned to Bain, where she has negotiated a transition that allows her to work at home while she reconsiders her post-Bain... View Details

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Veterans & Active Military | MBA

opportunities for others. For more information, visit the LunaCap Foundation . The American Warrior Association Scholarship The American Warrior Association Scholarship provides up to $10,000-$15,000 to veterans transitioning to civilian... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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3-Minute Briefing: Fred Newman (MBA 1978)

always listening. That is the key. When people ask “How do you do that?” I say it’s not about getting the sounds out, it’s about getting them in. Since I was 10 years old, I’ve recorded sounds wherever I’ve gone, particularly at dawn and dusk. That View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2014
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Ask the Expert: Taxing Questions

revenue-neutral reform: A much-reduced rate, to facilitate US domestic investment and discourage transfer pricing games. A transition to a territorial regime of taxation with only US-earned profits subject to taxation and foreign... View Details

Keywords: ask the expert; Finance

14 Jan 2021
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Better Than Cash

Goals. Whether it’s improvements in sanitation or health or education, it starts with a payment system everyone can use.” The Better Than Cash Alliance advocates for this type of digital financial inclusion, provides guidance to governments and corporations in their... View Details

22 Mar 2016
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Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George

answering President Kennedy’s call to give back. He then transitioned to the private sector. “I’ve always been interested in how leadership leads to service,” says George, who served in senior executive positions at Honeywell and Litton... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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One Student’s HBS Journey

transition from HBS back to the real world, encouraging classmates to regularly reflect on their choices and continually examine their priorities. In the fall, Wallace will join Boston Consulting Group’s Washington, D.C., office. “Thanks... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

August 2017 (Revised May 2019)
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Hilti (A): Fleet Management?

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer

This case explores the strategic decision-making process of premium power tools manufacturer Hilti in 1999, when the company was considering implementing a fleet management system in the construction industry. Fleet management would involve a shift from selling power... View Details

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18 Dec 2018
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"There's No Substitute For Finding The Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015

startups that have an impact on cities and sustainable living." "By the end of my Fellowship," James says, "I knew I wanted to be part of a startup and that it was the right time to take risks. It's easier earlier in a career than later, and I was... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

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Caitlin Reimers

assumed consulting roles, first at The Parthenon Group, then at Strategic Value Capital Management. Reaching beyond technical skills After years of consulting, "I was getting too comfortable and wanted new challenges," says Cait. An MBA would help her View Details

05 Sep 2024
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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

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Films & TV | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

mills in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. Full film available at: https://www.filmpreservation.org/sponsored-films/screening-room/steel-man-s-servant-1938 Unfinished Business (1948) This postwar film follows Jim Robbins, a young veteran returning... View Details

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Meet the Tech Club - Recruiting

organize sessions tailored to the needs of both students transitioning into tech and those with existing tech backgrounds. Examples include Tech Functions 101, Pivoting into Tech, PM Mock Interviews (in partnership with CPD), Startup... View Details

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IT Strategy: Building a Smarter, Scalable Future in the Cloud | Information Technology

help us continually improve the economics of running in the cloud. Cloud Migration Roadmap and Playbook: We are evaluating our current applications and services to determine which ones can be moved to the cloud. This transition will help... View Details

02 Jan 2020
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Empowering Rural Communities

purely economic perspective—turning off the carbon-based energy production and building wind farms and solar farms can save people money,” he explains. But he saw that, in many of those places, the transition wasn’t happening. Often,... View Details

Keywords: April White; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Mar 2006
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A New Path for Alumnae

transition back to full-time employment? Those who are really “ready to go” want a personalized plan plus a timely update on key business skills such as marketing, accounting, finance, social enterprise, and entrepreneurship. The New Path... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2005
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Better than Cash

HBS, and many use the experience to help them transition to the nonprofit sector or to prepare for work on nonprofit boards.” Horwitz adds, “Through CAP, alumni have a chance to get to know an organization and go deeper into an issue. We... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; CAP; HBS; nonprofits; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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Andrew Goldin

Andrew Goldin's academic interest in socio-linguistics proved its practical value where it matters most: in a middle school classroom in New York City. "My research in reading curricula," Andrew says, "made the transition... View Details

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