Transition - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives

You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

07 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands

consumer retail clients, including luxury retail brands like Oscar de la Renta, BCBG, and Badgley Mishka. During this time, Twist found that she was a “marketer at heart” and entered HBS with a plan to transition from banking into an... View Details

29 Sep 2014
Blog Post

Don’t leave this out of your job posting…

is your ideal candidate? Use the qualifications section to clearly state who your ideal candidate might be. If you have specific requirements, let candidates know. If your qualifications are more open, let candidates know that as well. Many of our students are... View Details

10 Mar 2011
News

Philanthropy’s Dilemma

support to guide them with practical advice on how to make the transition from aspiration to real impact. It’s a topic they know a lot about. Tierney is cofounder and chairman of The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit consultancy that enhances... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

09 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 9, 2007

people—particularly star performers—making major career transitions to management. As firms have become leaner and more dynamic, new managers have described a transition that gets more difficult all the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

representation on boards, and even the potential to create social good. Covering both public and private markets, the course will present the unprecedented opportunities that have arisen due to energy transition and other trends through... View Details

December 2004 (Revised October 2005)
Case

Innovation Corrupted: The Rise and Fall of Enron (B)

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Presents a brief historical overview of Enron's rise, its strategic successes and failures, the evolution of its business model, and the organizational processes relied upon by Enron's management to drive and monitor the business. A rewritten version of an earlier... View Details

Keywords: Transition; Risk Management; Management Practices and Processes; Success; Business Model; Strategy; Business History; Governance Controls; Innovation and Management; Failure; Business Processes; Energy Industry; United States

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11 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 11

Alibaba Group's transition from a startup to a multibusiness firm with over 15,000 employees in just over a decade. They analyze the evolving dynamics of internal competition and cooperation among Alibaba Group's subsidiaries. Students... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Kira Epler

people from Kansas. I wanted to be surrounded by people from different backgrounds." The transition can be challenging. "I had to become comfortable speaking in front of ninety people every day. The case method is so different... View Details

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Bei Guo

skepticism to speaking openly Bei confesses that she was "initially skeptical about the case method. But HBS does a great job transitioning students to a speaking mode." She is especially appreciative of the Learning at HBS... View Details

04 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Celebrating Black History Month at HBS

the incredible accomplishments highlighted over the past month. African American Student Union Spotlight Series The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) strives to be an extended family for its members from the moment they decide to attend HBS, through the View Details

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Map & Directions | About

North Harvard Street and Western Avenue. Directions by Rapid Transit Coming by MBTA, take the Red Line to Harvard Square. John F. Kennedy Street runs through the center of Harvard Square. Walk south on John F. Kennedy Street, crossing... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

A Force for Good

“In doing so, we can open up access to economic opportunities to traditionally marginalized groups and bring more equity into our economy, all while making hiring an easier, better experience for companies.” “We have to help companies as they View Details

February 2000 (Revised November 2000)
Case

Women.com

By: Myra M. Hart and Sarah S. Khetani

Entrepreneurs Ellen Pack and Marleen McDaniel have founded a women's online network and watched it grow from an online subscription service in 1992 to one of the best known, widely visited women's networks on the web in 1999. While the company's vision has remained... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Internet and the Web; Partners and Partnerships; Initial Public Offering; Networks; Transition; Web Services Industry

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01 Aug 2001
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

Role as a Nonprofit Board Member, and Transitions and Transformations. This spring, a fourth was launched: Charting Your Course, which focused on women reentering the workforce after raising a family. The committee urges the School to... View Details

Keywords: John Hoffman

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Annora Wang

a panel organized by the Career Center and the Entertainment Club, I met Professor Harry McGee, who was the former head of HBO’s entertainment division. We talked about how I might make the transition from finance to entertainment. The... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

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Janelle McDonald

people.” Taking a chance, she started consulting with a small firm just outside of Washington DC. From there, Janelle went on to Accenture, where she enjoyed the rush of “working on some of the most challenging business problems every day.” “I had completely View Details

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John Clayton

engaging external partners within the international development community. Despite the high-quality exposure, John felt a need “for something different, less bureaucratic” and turned toward the MBA “as a platform to transition into the... View Details

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Drew Richard

had a catastrophic injury, a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. I spent a year and a half in intense rehabilitation. This past summer, I transitioned from the military to school. HBS has proven to be a phenomenal way to move forward; it’s... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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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

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