transitions - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Jul 2024
News

Leading the Way

of underserved youth like Trejo in Arizona, and currently serves more than 14,000 middle, high school and college students annually. Programs aim to develop leadership skills, self-awareness, and familiarity with pathways to postsecondary education. They help students... View Details

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Rocio Parra

behavior. I wanted to transition to a marketing manager role in the consumer marketing space, for which getting a business education was necessary. How has your HBS experience shaped your career path? My HBS classes such as RC Marketing... View Details

Keywords: Retail

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Emmanuel Mensah

people throw a ball from a space you never expect.” Returning to the source The unexpected is one of the things Emmanuel regularly anticipates from HBS. For FIELD 2, Emmanuel found himself in South Africa, helping LexisNexis navigate the View Details

03 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Energy & Environment Club

renewable and traditional energy sources, energy efficiency, and innovative solutions to foster a sustainable energy transition. Our focus also extends to corporate transitions in carbon management, understanding the environmental impacts... View Details

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Zayed Muhammed Yasin

says. "I've always loved fixing things, putting things together." But he made the transition from engineering to medicine, and eventually to entering the MD/MBA program, to bring another dimension to his career. "I also... View Details

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Ben Seipel

seizing a post-graduation, pre-child-raising opportunity to cycle across the country. When they return, they plan to settle in Boston where Ben has accepted a sales development role with Google, and Kate has found a law firm position. "I'm so grateful for the HBS... View Details

Keywords: Tech

31 Jul 2014
News

Making Private Equity Public Knowledge

first tried to transition to private equity from consulting, looking for more ownership over his work. Because the consulting company he worked for wasn't targeted by private equity, he had to go out and sell himself. "Traditional... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

August 2017 (Revised May 2019)
Case

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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Educators

Purchase

08 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Koppert Cress: Macro Greenhouses, Microgreens

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

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Black History Month | Baker Library

stories such as Luther White's rise from a one-truck operation to a $750,000 tire service business and Audrey Frazier’s transition from accounting to founding a successful fashion company, the pieces motivate readers towards... View Details

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

01 Jun 2025
News

Origin Story: Mary Chen (MBA 2026)

transition fund focusing on utilities and grid tech, so it ties back to sustainability and what I really enjoyed at Bain and Bain Capital.” Game on: “I think immigrant parents sometimes miss what sports can offer; I never played anything... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photo by Leah Fasten; climate finance; MBA; student life

15 Dec 2024
News

Kelp Is on the Way

Petrochemicals are all around us—from ubiquitous plastic packaging to the inconspicuous lining of your takeaway coffee cup, and in everyday products like soaps, deodorants, and toothpaste. But that will change, according to Matthew Perkins (MBA 2009). When industries... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustration by Melinda Beck; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

15 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners

viability of opportunities within ACP’s pipeline. Each day was an immersion into critical questions about climate impact and financial viability, set against the backdrop of a fast-evolving sector. Why This Path? I came to HBS with the goal of View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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

01 Dec 2018
News

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

03 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 3

teaching hospitals, we find evidence of a gradual trend of decreasing performance that begins several months before the actual cohort turnover and may result from a transition of responsibilities at major teaching hospitals in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

king of the commute, even though public transit often has lower direct dollar cost. The prevalence of private automobiles causes problems that go far beyond the combustion engine and its massive carbon footprint. In city centers,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

03 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Web Services

coding over a new solution." Using a common code base to build applications that automate repetitive tasks is key to serving the needs of various business partners. The Customer's View Representing the customer perspective, GM's CTO Tony Scott outlined View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Service

20 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Taking Care to Prepare Leaders: Lessons in Leadership Development from DaVita Kidney Care

Despite the pressure, “Most people love their practicums!” In the third and final phase, Redwoods transition into their fulltime roles. They assume management positions while being mentored with not one, but three DaVita colleagues with... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

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