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Doctor of Philosophy with a specialisation in Digital Transformation

Faculty Website:    Johannesburg Business School Department:  Department of JBS Programme Level: Postgraduate Programme Name:  Doctor of Philosophy with a specialisation in Digital Transformation Programme Code: P19DTQ

Medium of Facilitation: part-time NQF Level:  10 NQF Credits:  360 SAQA:  117902

Application Start Date : 1 April 2024 Application End Date: 31 October 2024

Campus:  Auckland Park Kingsway

Contacts: Mariëtte Steyn 011 559-1866 Email: [email protected]

Duration of Study:  2 Years

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Applicants who are interested in undertaking in-depth research on topics related to digital transformation, addressing real world transformational issues, and empowering society at large to bridge the digital divide. A Masters in business, economics, science and behavioural sciences will be required, although the cross-disciplinary approach of the programme will also make provision for applicants with Masters in the creative areas. We aim to create and develop knowledge relevant to challenges that exist across a range of industries and sectors.

During the first year, students will take tailored coursework covering research methods and relevant academic literature to enable them to carry out independent and high-calibre research with a sound understanding of the principles and theories underpinning digital transformation practices. At the end of the first year students will be required to produce and defend a final research proposal. Subsequent years of registration are taken up by the research component, which culminates in a DPhil thesis. The DPhil programme is organised into a course-work component and supervised research: A discipline-based core curriculum: This structured course-work component is non-credit bearing, but candidates are required to pass the requisite courses and submit a comprehensive proposal before proceeding with their thesis. An independent research thesis: As a DPhil student, you will be expected to pursue supervised research culminating in a doctoral thesis which constitutes the examinable product for which the DPhil degree is eventually awarded.

Admission Requirements

The JBS Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) with specialisation in Digital Transformation is a research degree undertaken with the guidance of a supervisor for at least a minimum period of two years after full registration. Full registration will only be allowed after the successful completion of course work and defense of research proposal. DPhil applicants need to: Hold a recognised Master’s degree (or in special circumstances, at the discretion of the Senate, a qualification recognised by the Senate as equivalent). A Master’s degree in an associated field of business, economics, science or behavioural sciences is preferred, however, given the cross-disciplinary approach of this programme, provision will also be made for applicants with Master’s degrees in the creative areas. Candidates with a Master’s degree in a related discipline may also qualify at the sole discretion of the JBS. Submit a certified copy of the applicant identity document. Provide certified copies of academic records and transcripts of the applicant’s qualifications to date. In the case of master’s equivalent credentials, verification of whether the qualification is equivalent to a South African degree is required. This can be done by contacting the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). Two written motivations by either academics or senior management peers or colleagues who are able to testify as to the applicant’s written and verbal competencies, as well as ability to perform high level academic research and writing. Nominate a suitable potential supervisor with the application – should the applicant not have a suitable supervisor in mind, a supervisor will be allocated to the student. Provide a written motivation by the applicant as to their preferred topic of research and rationale as to why they believe they should be selected as an appropriate programme candidate. Append their most recent CV to the application submission. There is NO requirement to submit a research proposal document. This will be produced by the student during the provisional registration phase.

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Ph.D. in Technology Management

The Technology Management doctoral program is designed to produce exceptional scholars with a deep knowledge of technology’s effects on organizations and work, technological change, technology entrepreneurship, and technology-enabled innovation who will go on to conduct research and teach at top universities across the country and around the world.

The deadline to submit your application for Fall 2025 admission consideration is January 15, 2025 (11:59 PM Pacific Time). Please read on for program details or contact the PhD Admissions team at Click here to show mail address with  any questions or to schedule a virtual appointment.

Technology Management invites you to explore the crucial role of technology and technological change in work, organizations, and society. Nelson Phillips , Faculty Graduate Advisor, Ph.D. Program

Curious about how technology and technological change influence people, organizations, and society? The Ph.D. program in Technology Management provides students with a vibrant interdisciplinary environment where they have the opportunity to work with leading scholars in organizational behavior, organization theory, technology management, entrepreneurship, and innovation. If you are interested in technology, regardless of whether you have a background in the social sciences, physical sciences, management, or engineering, we encourage you to apply. Technology Management is accepting applications for its 2025 Cohort in September, 2024. The deadline to submit your application is January 15, 2025 (11:59 PM Pacific Time).

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Technology Management is an academic discipline focused on understanding technology and technology’s effects on society, including how technology is shaping organizations and work, the process of technological change, technology entrepreneurship, and technology-enabled innovation.

The Ph.D. program in Technology Management provides students interested in technology and its role in society with a vibrant interdisciplinary environment where they have the opportunity to work with leading scholars in organizational behavior, organization theory, technology management, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Applicants will be expected to follow their interests and develop their own research program under the guidance of faculty.

We seek excellent students who aspire to become exceptional scholars and go on to research and teach at top universities across the country and around the world. You would fit our program well if you are interested in technology, regardless of whether you have a background in the social sciences, physical sciences, management, or engineering.

The program is designed to prepare students for an academic career as tenure-track professors. Graduates go on to research and teach at top universities across the country and around the world. 

All applications must be received by January 15, 2025, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

All applications require a non-refundable application fee. If you are a US citizen or Permanent Resident, the application fee is $135; for all others, the application fee is $155. No application will be processed until the application fee has been received. This fee can be paid by credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or with a check/money order using the Check/Money Order Submission Form found on the last page of the application.

Application fee waivers are available to qualified U.S. citizens and permanent resident applicants through UCSB’s Graduate Division, not the Department. International applicants are not eligible for fee waivers. If you are eligible, you must apply for the fee waiver at the end of your application on the payment page. Fee waivers take approximately two weeks to be approved, so please apply early.

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We seek students who want to become exceptional scholars and who will go on to research and teach at top universities across the country and around the world. You would fit our program well if you are interested in technology-related work regardless of whether you have a background in the social sciences, physical sciences, management or engineering.

Our program integrates organizational studies with technology and innovation studies in an interdisciplinary environment that transcends the distinctions between disciplines. If you come from a technology or scientific background we will teach you about the importance of organizations and social systems. If you have a social science or management background you will learn to understand the role of technology and innovation in shaping organizational action.

The job market for interdisciplinary Ph.Ds. with training in technology and organizations is expected to be strong over the next decade. We anticipate that most graduates will pursue academic positions in Schools of Communication (where the study of organization and technology is increasing swiftly), in Schools of Information (which are being rapidly founded across the country), in Schools of Engineering (that are increasingly interested in the social aspects of technical work), and in Business Schools (where the study of technology innovation and entrepreneurship is growing). Unlike the demand for Ph.D. tenure track faculty in many other disciplines, the number of tenure track openings in these schools exceeds the number of Ph.Ds. awarded each year, and that gap is increasing.

UCSB is world renowned for its interdisciplinary culture. Faculty and students are encouraged to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries and to pioneer exciting new interdisciplinary fields and programs. The Technology Management Program is just such a program. Our faculty is world renowned for its commitment to interdisciplinarity. The faculty have backgrounds that range from engineering and management to the social sciences. We encourage our students to explore courses and to make links to faculty in the social sciences, environmental science, and other engineering departments. The Technology Management Program is housed in the College of Engineering ranked as the number one in the world among public universities for engineering research. The National Research Council ranks all the College of Engineering’s research programs among the top five for their disciplines.

Stephen Barley, Distinguished Professor, Technology Management

Barley has written over 100 articles on the impact of new technologies on work, the organization of technical work, and organizational culture. He is currently researching corporate power in the United States, artificial intelligence and work. His PhD is from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and he was formerly on the faculty at Cornell University and Stanford School of Engineering.

Matt Beane, Assistant Professor, Technology Management

Beane studies the impact of introducing machine intelligence—and specifically robotics—into the workplace. Matt has done extensive field research in settings such as robotic surgery and robotic materials transport. His PhD is from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Prior to academia, he worked as a strategic advisor with several robotics startups.

Paul Leonardi, Professor, D epartment Chair

Leonardi is the Chair of the Technology Management Department. His research, teaching, and consulting focus on helping companies to create and share knowledge more effectively. He has authored more than 50 articles on how implementing new technologies and harnessing the power of informal social networks can help companies take advantage of their knowledge assets to create innovative products and services. His PhD is from Stanford, and was previously on the faculty at Northwestern University.

Nelson Phillips, Professor, Technology Management

Phillips’ has written over 200 articles and 6 books that cut across organization theory, innovation, and technology. He teaches courses on leadership, strategy, and teamwork. His PhD is from University of Alberta, and was previously on the faculty at Cambridge, McGill, and Imperial College London. His BS is in EE/CS from the University of Calgary and prior to academia worked as an engineer.

Renee Rottner, Associate Professor, Technology Management

Rottner’s research focuses on the dynamics of innovation,  including NASA projects, semiconductor startups, and Federal nanotechnology initiatives. She teaches courses on organizational behavior and negotiations. Her PhD is from UC-Irvine, and was previously on the faculty at New York University. Prior to academia, she co-founded an electro-optics company and an avatar-based educational platform for science education.

Jessica J. Santana, Assistant Professor, Technology Management

Santana studies the role of networks in innovation and entrepreneurship in settings including synthetic biology and cryptocurrency crowdfunding. She develops computational techniques to conduct her research. Her PhD is from Stanford in Sociology, and an M.Sc. Information Science from UC-Berkeley. Prior to academia, she was a Senior Product Manager at Electronic Arts, a consultant with Monitor Group, and a cofounder of a mobile augmented reality startup.

Mary Tripsas, Professor, Technology Management

Tripsas is a leading management scholar whose research and teaching focus on disruptive technological innovation and entrepreneurship. Her PhD is from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, MBA from Harvard, and B.S. in Computer Science and Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana. Previously, she was on the faculty at Harvard Business School, Wharton (U Penn), and Boston College. Prior to academia, she was a consultant for the Monitor Group and worked as a software and sales engineer for IBM.

Sukhun Kang, Assistant Professor, Technology Management

Kang studies innovation and entrepreneurship within biopharmaceutical and high-tech industries His PhD is from the London Business School, and has a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois, ad a MS from the University of Southern California in Computer Engineering and Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Prior to academia, he worked as a semiconductor engineer at Samsung Electronics.

Dylan Kreis, Doctoral Candidate

Kreis received his MS in Information Studies from The University of Texas at Austin and his BBA in Economics and Management Information Systems from Baylor University. His interests include the impact of new technologies on workers and the nature of work within organizations.

Roni Shen, D octoral Candidate

Shen earned her BS in Aquatic Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and has since worked in fields such as fisheries management, veterinary medicine and organizational development. Her interests include the impacts of remote work on team dynamics, diversity in the tech industry, and work culture within organizations.

Sienna Parker, Doctoral Candidate

Parker received her BS in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy. After graduation, she spent three years in Silicon Valley including working at LinkedIn and a housing technology start-up. Her research interests include aging in the workforce, technology skills development, and occupational identity.

Fares Ahmad, PhD Student

Ahmad earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida and his Master of Social Science from UCLA. He has over a decade of international experience scaling technologies for organizations such as Procter & Gamble, Apple, Boeing, and GE Aviation. Fares is currently studying the intersection of compassion and technology.

Mostafa Khoshbash, PhD Student

Khoshbash received a BS in Electrical Engineer from Sharif University of Technology, and a Master of Business Administration (Strategy) from the University of Tehran. He has published his work in Research Policy, and is interested in innovation processes and the role of platform technologies.

Brandon Lepine, PhD Student

Lepine studied Business Administration, concentrating in Finance, at Boston University. After graduation, he worked in operations management roles at Amazon and other e-commerce firms. He then obtained his Masters in Business Analytics from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He is primarily interested in the adoption of AI-based healthcare informatics tools used to support clinician decision making and its efficacy in attenuating implicit bias in healthcare delivery.

Danielle Morales, PhD Student

Morales earned her MA in Sociology from California State University-Northridge, and her BA in Sociology from University of California-Riverside.  Her research interests are in organizational behavior, social network analysis, and computational sociology. Her research leverages big data to increase equity in public spaces for traditionally marginalized communities.

Virginia Leavall

Job Upon Graduating: Assistant Professor, Judge Business School, Cambridge University

Dissertation: The future isn’t what it used to be: Anticipatory organizing in the digital transformation of water infrastructure.

Primary Advisor:  Paul Leonardi

Dr. Leavell’s research focuses on the relationship between organizational anticipation and digital technologies. Her research investigates both how ideas about the future influence work and organizing during the lead-up to the implementation of digital technologies and also how organizations use digital technologies to make predictions about the future. She uses ethnographic methods and social network analysis. Her dissertation investigated anticipatory organizing in the context of water infrastructure management. Dr. Leavell has a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Georgetown University and a Master of Arts in Sociology from UC Santa Barbara.

Danielle Bovenberg

Job Upon Graduating: Postdoctoral Researcher, Yale School of Management  

Dissertation:  The Role of Scientific Support Occupations in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge in Core Facilities

Dr. Bovenberg  studies occupations and technological innovation. Specifically, she studies how scientific support occupations (e.g., staff scientists, equipment engineers and laboratory technicians) connect ostensibly distant domains of science through their knowledge of scientific instrumentation and technique. Her dissertation research was set in a nanofabrication facility, which are key nodes in the United States’ semiconductor R&D infrastructure. Her research is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Dr. Bovenberg earned her BA in Social Sciences with a minor in Statistics from Utrecht University  and her MSc. in Culture, Organization and Management from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

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In order to complete your graduate application, you will be required to upload the following four documents in your online application:

• Statement of Purpose
• Personal History and Diversity Statement
• Résumé or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Supplemental Document: Writing Sample

1. Statement of Purpose

Give a brief statement outlining your reasons for undertaking a graduate program, your particular area of specialization within the major field (in which you majored as an undergraduate or master's student), your past academic work, and your plans for future occupation or profession. Also include any additional information that may assist the selection committee in evaluating your preparation and aptitude for graduate study at UC Santa Barbara. In your Statement of Purpose, please clearly emphasize your research interests, experience, and goals.

2. Personal History and Diversity Statement

UC Santa Barbara is interested in a diverse and inclusive graduate student population. Please describe any aspects of your personal background, accomplishments, or achievements that you feel are important in evaluating your application for graduate study. For example, please describe if you have experienced economic challenges in achieving higher education, such as being financially responsible for family members or dependents, having to work significant hours during undergraduate schooling or coming from a family background of limited income. Please describe if you have any unusual or varied life experiences that might contribute to the diversity of the graduate group, such as fluency in other languages, experience living in bicultural communities, academic research interests focusing on cultural, societal, or educational problems as they affect underserved segments of society, or evidence of an intention to use the graduate degree toward serving disadvantaged individuals or populations.

3. Résumé or Curriculum Vitae

List your positions of employment or volunteer work/community service since high school, either full or part-time, including the hours per week worked and the nature and dates of employment or service.

4. Supplemental Document: Writing Sample

A writing sample of no more than 40 pages in length. Writing samples should be substantial papers written in English in an upper-division or graduate class.

Document Uploads

UC Santa Barbara accepts PDF and Microsoft Word (.doc and .docx) documents for upload in the online application. The maximum file size allowed is 4 MB per document. You may view and replace documents you have uploaded. Once you click the "Lock" button, you will not be able to replace what you have uploaded. Please preview each document carefully to ensure you have uploaded the correct documents. Graduate Division and departmental staff will not be able to replace documents for you once you have locked a document.

Documents must be uploaded to the online application absolutely no later than 11:59 PM Pacific Time by the application deadline. Documents received after 11:59 PM on the departmental application deadline may be considered ineligible for review, and your application may be marked as Incomplete, and therefore unreviewable, by the department. The application fee is non-refundable for incomplete applications.

Three letters of recommendation are required as part of your application (at least two from professors). You will be asked to supply the name, email address, and current institution of each recommender. Once supplied, the online application will provide instructions to each of your recommenders via email.

If you are using a Letter Service (such as Interfolio or a university career center) to submit one or more letters, you will be able to indicate this information within the recommender profile. UCSB needs a rating on our rating scale from each recommender you indicate. If the letter will come from a letter service, we will only request the necessary rating from your recommender.

Letters Submitted via Postal Mail

Online submission is the preferred method for submitting letters of recommendation. If your recommender is unable to submit a letter online, a letter of recommendation may be sent directly to the Technology Management Program address below. A Letter of Recommendation Coversheet must accompany the letter. You must still add the recommender's information to your online application.

University of California, Santa Barbara Technology Management Program 1333 Phelps Hall, MC 5129 Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5129

You are required to upload an official transcript created by your university. This transcript will be used to review and evaluate your application. Scan and upload all pages of your official transcript from this institution (including the grading scale, which may be on the backside of the transcript). The uploaded transcript must be an official transcript, produced by the university with all appropriate seals/stamps. Remove your Social Security Number by crossing/blacking out numbers before uploading (if applicable).

International Applicants: Please include your degree certificate within the same file if you have received your degree. You must upload both the original language transcript and certified English translation. English transcripts are required and must be a complete, exact and literal translation of the original transcripts. English translations must be provided by the school or an official agency.

Final/Official transcripts will be required for all applicants who are admitted and have indicated their intent to enroll at UC Santa Barbara by submitting a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR). Official transcripts must be sent to the UC Santa Barbara Graduate Division by mail directly from the school in the institution's sealed envelope. Final/Official transcripts must be received before the first day of instruction of the quarter to which you are admitted.

GRE or GMAT

For all tests, UCSB reviews only the most recent and complete set of test scores reported. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required of all applicants. Official GRE scores are those submitted directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Official GRE test scores are valid for five years after the testing year in which the test was taken (July 1–June 30). The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) will serve as an acceptable alternative. There are no minimum required GRE or GMAT scores; however the ideal applicant will score in the top 20 percent of each test. 

TOEFL/IELTS/DET (if applicable)

Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the TOEFL or IELTS exam, or the Duolingo English Test. International applicants who have or will have completed the equivalent of a U. S. undergraduate or graduate degree from an institution whose sole language of instruction is English are exempt from the TOEFL/IELTS/DET exam.

An excellent command of written and spoken English is required prior to enrollment at UCSB. Proficiency is determined using a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

TOEFL Reporting Applicants taking the TOEFL must make arrangements directly with the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Instruct ETS to report scores to UCSB at institution code 4835.  The online application requires you to enter the Test Date and sixteen digit Registration Number found on your official Report of Scores from ETS.

IELTS Reporting Applicants taking the IELTS must make arrangements directly with IELTS for testing and score reporting. UCSB prefers paper test reports from IELTS.  Please have paper test reports sent to the Graduate Division:

UCSB Graduate Division   Attn: Graduate Admissions 3117 Cheadle Hall   Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2070

If you choose to have you scores reported electronically you must email using the form below with a notification that your scores have been reported online.  Provide your Centre Number, Candidate Number, and Test Date in your email. The online application requires you to enter the Centre Number, Candidate Number, and Date found on your Test Report Form from IELTS.

Minimum scores for admission to the Ph.D. program:

Internet-based TOEFL

Minimum Score: 80

Paper-based TOEFL

Minimum Score: 550

Minimum Score: 7 overall band-score

Duolingo English Test

Minimum Score: 120, or higher

All applications require a non-refundable application fee of $135 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $155 for international applicants. No application will be processed until the application fee has been received. This fee can be paid by credit card or with a check/money order using the Check/Money Order Submission Form found on the last page of the application.

Fee Waivers A limited number of application fee waivers are available to qualified U.S. citizens and permanent residents who demonstrate evidence of financial need or proof of participation in an undergraduate research program. McNair Scholars and Project 1000 applicants are among those eligible. Fee waivers are not available to international applicants.

You may apply for a fee waiver through the online application. This is reviewed by the Graduate Division. Graduate Division will notify you via online application if they will grant you the fee waiver request or not. Within your application, click on the Payment Information tab and scroll down to the fee waiver information. Submit your request online by selecting the option relevant to you and uploading your supporting documentation. You must submit your fee waiver request at least two weeks before the application deadline. Do not submit a fee waiver request the day before the application deadline; it will not be processed, and your application will not be reviewed.

It is important that proposed departments are notified of any changes in your address, phone number, or e-mail address during the application process. Otherwise, important notifications regarding applications, missing supporting materials, or admissions decisions may be seriously delayed or lost. Departments will notify the Graduate Division of any changes.

Please note that once your application has been submitted, you cannot make changes to the content of your online application. Please review your application carefully before submitting and print out a copy for your files.

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Assemble all documents and other materials prior to beginning your application. Be sure to carefully read the instructions listed above to ensure that you correctly complete each section of the application properly. We recommend that you keep personal copies of all application materials. A full explanation of the graduate application can be found on the  Graduate Division website . 

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As technological advancements continue to radically alter the business landscape, digital transformation strategies are no longer a nice-to-have, they’re required. However, digital transformation isn’t solely reliant on adopting new technologies. It demands new ways of thinking about how business is done, who the work is done by, and the customer experience attached to it. The case for a cohesive innovation strategy is only growing bolder as top performing companies see the potential of these transformative tactics unfold.

Guided by Sang Kim, Professor of Operations Management, this program unpacks digital technologies’ potential to redesign business processes and transform industry dynamics. Over six weeks, you’ll examine monetization models and strategies to create and capture value in the digital age, and explore how organizations can adapt their processes to respond to changing customer behaviors. Learn how to create new value propositions by using digital technologies to facilitate business model innovation. Led by industry experts, you’ll delve into cultural change as a result of digital transformation, and consider how to effectively address workforce-related challenges. Walk away with an agile approach to implementing a transformation strategy, and learn to measure its effectiveness. You’ll also get the opportunity to interact with the thoughts and experiences of a diverse group of participants, and grow your global network online.

Program Dates

Registration closes: October 15, 2024

Start date: October 23, 2024

Program Details

Length: 6 weeks (excluding orientation), online

Commitment: 8 - 10 hours per week

Fee: $2,400

Outcome: Reinvent your business with a multidisciplinary approach to digital transformation.

Yale SOM developed this program to be administered by our program collaborator, GetSmarter. Please direct all program-related inquiries, including questions about fees and registration, to  GetSmarter .

The content covered deep dives on a gamut of successful and unsuccessful digital transformations, helping me learn what worked and what did not and why not, making me confident in what approaches and frameworks to apply as a leader. Pardeep Brar

About the Program

What to expect.

• Explore a multifaceted approach to digital innovation and its ability to generate value, in order to ultimately drive business growth
• Learn how various business functions can transform to fulfill changing customer needs
• Gain expert insights to identify and implement your own transformation strategy
• Learn how transformation strategies can be effectively measured against business objectives
• Engage with empirical research, real-life case studies, and interactive experiential learning, as well as a global cohort of business professionals

Who Should Attend

• Senior business managers and leaders who need to navigate digitalization’s business impact while enabling a competitive advantage
• Directors of various business functions and business consultants who are interested in integrating, sustaining, and scaling their organization’s tech transformation
• Mid-level managers who are responsible for the execution of digital transformation plans in their departments or product lines
• Software and data-centric professionals who want to bridge the gap between their technical knowledge and how technologies are applied in business
• Professionals who want to prepare for industry disruption by being introduced to high-level strategic thinking
• Orientation module
• Module 1: Understanding digital disruption
• Module 2: Value creation and value capture in digital transformation
• Module 3: Customer-centric operating models
• Module 4: Reinventing value chains for growth
• Module 5: Change management and workforce transformation
• Module 6: Leading digital transformation

The course was an eye-opener for me. The case studies provided insights from different angles about the considerations and applications of digital transformation within an organization or industry. Ahmad Bsat

Program Convener

Professor of Operations Management

Areas of Expertise: Analytics, Manufacturing, Operations, Operations Research, Service Operations, Strategy, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Technological Innovation

Sang Kim is a Professor of Operations Management at the Yale School of Management. Professor Kim specializes in supply chain management and service operations, with a particular interest in management of business process failures. He develops analytical models based on operations research and game theory to study practice-driven problems. His recent research interests include managing low-probability/high-impact disruptions in supply chains, sustainable operations, and social responsibility in supply chain management. Using the risk management framework, he has studied problems in application areas such as aftermarkets in the aerospace and defense industry, environmental regulation, and social enterprises in developing economies. Kim’s research has been published in top management journals including  Management Science, Operations Research,  and  Marketing Science . Currently he serves as an associate editor at  Management Science  and  Manufacturing & Service Operations Management . Professor Kim received his PhD degree in Operations and Information Management from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, MS in Scientific Computing & Computational Mathematics from the Stanford University, and BA in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Program Co-designers

James Baron

William S. Beinecke Professor of Management

Areas of Expertise: Careers, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Labor Issues, Leadership, Nonprofit Management, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Design, Social Enterprise, Social Networks, Startups, Strategy, Women in Leadership, Workplace Issues

Professor Baron’s research interests include human resources; organizational design and behavior; social stratification and inequality; work, labor markets, and careers; economic sociology; and entrepreneurial companies. Before coming to SOM in 2006, he taught at Stanford's Graduate School of Business from 1982-2006. At Stanford, he taught the MBA core course, Human Resource Management. He was co-director of the Stanford Project on Emerging Companies (SPEC), a large-scale longitudinal study of the organizational design, human resource management practices, and financial and non-financial performance measures of entrepreneurial firms in Silicon Valley. Papers based on the project appeared in leading disciplinary journals, and an overview of the project in California Management Review won the 2003 Accenture Award for making “the most important contribution to improving the practice of management.”

Cydney Dupree

Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, UCL School of Management

A social psychologist by training, Dr. Dupree studies stereotyping, intergroup interactions, and social inequality using interdisciplinary approaches grounded in theory.

She earned her B.A. in Psychology from Brown University and her Ph.D. in Psychology and Social Policy from Princeton University. In 2022, she was awarded the American Psychological Society’s Rising Star Award and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s SAGE Early Career Trajectory Award.

Vineet Kumar

Associate Professor of Marketing

Areas of Expertise: Business Strategy, Digital Strategy, Social Networks

Vineet Kumar is a faculty member at the Yale School of Management, and an expert on Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence. His focus areas include machine learning using large scale data analytics (big data), digital products and services and networks. He studies how artificial intelligence and other digital technologies can allow us to better understand and create value drivers for firms, customers as well as policy makers.

His interests include the following specific topics: (a) economic benefits of AI / ML, (b) fairness and bias in ML, (c) digital transformation of companies, (d) digital business models and platforms, including product strategy and technological innovation. His work has been published in top academic journals and featured in national and international media.

Registration Information

Registration closes: October 15, 2024 Program starts with orientation: October 23, 2024

There are no prerequisites for this program. Register to get started. Our online program partner, GetSmarter, will welcome you and guide you through the steps to secure your place in the program.

Program Fee Assistance

A program fee reduction of 15% is available for those working in the nonprofit or government sectors; Yale University alumni; small groups of 3-6; and those who have previously participated in a Yale Executive Education program with Yale SOM or 2U/GetSmarter.*

*Discounts cannot be combined.

This program does not qualify for veteran financial aid or veterans benefits at this time.

Program Collaborator

This program is presented entirely online in collaboration with a leader in digital education,  GetSmarter , a  2U, Inc. brand. Technology meets academic rigor in GetSmarter’s people-mediated model, which enables lifelong learners across the globe to obtain industry-relevant skills that are certified by the world’s most reputable academic institutions. This interactive, supportive teaching model is designed for busy professionals and results in unprecedented certification rates for online programs.

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Digital transformation program preview.

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This short preview will give you a chance to experience what it’s like to take courses in this program. You will access the course platform, watch videos, and do short activities. You will get to know the teaching styles of the faculty and instructors and get a taste of the content you can learn throughout the program. Experienced Stanford faculty, Pamela Hinds and Kathleen Eisenhardt, present introductory concepts and offer industry examples of key transformation topics, ranging from digital culture to product platforms.

While this is not a comprehensive introduction to digital transformation, it is a valuable starting point based on some of our most popular material. If you’re considering whether this program is right for you, this is a great tool to help you decide with no commitment.

• The key factors that drive a successful digital transformation
• The crucial role that company culture plays in transforming
• The basics of product platforms and how they’re being shaped by digital transformation

Core Competencies

• Digital Transformation
• Organizational Behavior
• Organizational Culture
• Collaboration
• Technology Integration
• Product Development

What You Need to Get Started

There are no prerequisites for this course. All you need is an internet connection and a curiosity about digital transformation.

All-Access Plan

One Year Subscription

Enroll in all the courses in the Digital Transformation program. View and complete course materials, video lectures, assignments and exams, at your own pace. Revisit course materials or jump ahead – all content remains at your fingertips year-round. You also get 365 days of email access to your Stanford teaching assistant.

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Enroll as a group or team and learn together. We can advise you on the best group options to meet your organization’s training and development goals and provide you with the support needed to streamline the process. Participating together, your group will develop a shared knowledge, language, and mindset to tackle the challenges ahead.

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The NTNU Digital Transformation initiative

48 PhD candidates, 9 projects and one overall goal: to pursue research on the development and application of digital, transformative technology.

The digital transformation our society undergos lead to disruptive changes, opens a wealth of opportunities and exposes us to several societal challenges.

Among the goals of NTNU’s Digital Transformation initiative are the support of groundbreaking ideas where digital technology and applied research is merged, the creation of more knowledge on digital transformation processes and the development of opportunities for spin-off projects and activities related to digital transformation.

Autonomous all-electric passenger ferries for urban water transport (Autoferry)

The digital transformation projects.

The concept of small autonomous passenger ferries in urban areas is a more flexible and environmentally-friendly alternative to bridges or manned ferries. Autoferry therefore aims to develop groundbreaking new concepts and methods which will enable the development of such ferries for urban water transport. NTNU has recently developed a 5-m long (1:2 scale) prototype of an autonomous all-electric passenger ferry which will be used as the main experimental platform in the project. Succeeding with the Autoferry project requires a broad multi-disciplinary approach and therefore involves six PhD positions.

Autoferry page .

Digital Economy (DigEco)

The transformative dimension in the digital economy appears when technologies are combined with market and business models, allowing radically changing capabilities for speed, scale and scope of economic activities, transactions, products and services:

• Making informed decisions faster, more frequently, precisely and with better quality.
• Scaling activities from a local to a global activity context.
• Performing transactions between persons, companies and entities in a network/chain and dynamically establishing the networks, value chains and links to do so.

DigEco page .

Digital infrastructures and citizen empowerment (DICE)

«Smart» digital infrastructures have been delegated more and more tasks and responsibility in society, at the same time as they become less transparent to public scrutiny. The DICE project aim to analyze and evaluate both the public benefits and risks that digital infrastructures pose to democracy and citizen empowerment across four key fields of social life: access to media and culture, enabling of new citizen-government relations, empowerment in social interaction and autonomy in working life.

DICE page .

A digital twin for essential hypertension management and treatment – My medical digital twin (MYMDT)

By a novel combination of exercise-, hypertension-, mathematical modelling-, machine learning-, statistical-, biosensor-, genetic epidemiology- and population based research we will develop a personalized Medical Digital Twin (MyMDT) that serve as a transformative platform for patient specific hypertensive intervention. MyMDT aims to identify, and implement, primary and secondary hypertension prevention schemes to improve individual health outcomes and reduce health care cost. MyMDT aim to radically improve prevention and treatment of hypertension. 

My Medical Digital Twin page .

Rational Alloy Design – ALLDESIGN

ALLDESIGN will create a digital materials design platform for intermetallic alloy design. The project focuses on aluminium-based alloys, which are of great importance for the Norwegian industry, and investigates the physical processes behind slow-diffusion precipitation phenomena starting from atomistic scale and  in silico . The goal is to develop efficient theoretical methods to understand materials properties at different length and time scales and to limit costly trial-and-error measurements in the laboratory. The data from the multiscale modelling approach will be used for digitalization of the alloy manufacturing process in the newly invested 3D stretch-bending machine.

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Transforming Citizen Science for Biodiversity

The project is an interdisciplinary research programme that will develop tools and methods to improve the way that members of the general public collect data on what they observe in the natural world, and the way this data is used to inform us about the natural world and how it is changing. Massive amounts of data are being generated and uploaded to databases such as the Norwegian Artsobservasjoner (species observation system), and the huge quantities combined with the unsystematic way the data are collected present challenges when making inferences from the data. This project will (1) encourage citizens to collect data, (2) help scientists correctly interpret and use this data, and (3) provide information back to the citizens about how the data they have collected is being used.

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Trondheim Analytica

Trondheim Analytica aims to provide state of the art insight into the possibilities for deriving key information about European citizens’ political viewpoints and associated emotions based on their social media profiles. We do this by: A) developing tools for studying public opinion through merging big data analysis with qualitative analysis; B) raising awareness among decision makers, academics, and the general public; and C) studying the strategies of successful social media campaigns.

Trondheim Analytica page .

Trust and Transparency in Digital Society Through Blockchain Technology

The overall aim of this project is to advance knowledge and understanding of the technology, societal impact, and application potential of blockchain technology. Blockchains are only relevant when they relate mistrusting entities in a social context and serve a real application. Therefore the planned research on blockchains takes a multi-disciplinary approach including technological aspects (cryptographic mechanisms, networking requirements, identity management), societal aspects and application areas. The project team involves 12 professors across several different departments and faculties. Six interconnecting PhD positions are available. All project researchers will work together to solve problems with a sound theoretical basis and practical impact.

Trust and Transparency in Digital Society Through Blockchain Technology page .

World of Wild Waters – Gamification of Natural Hazards

WoWW focus on gamification of natural hazards and aim at bringing together knowledge on physical and statistical behavior of Natural Hazards with knowledge on digital storytelling and human behavior to create immersive user experiences based on real data, realistic scenarios and simulations. Experiences to be used as basis for preventive and emergency measures to safe live and cost. WoWW aim at being the future tool for analyzing and communicating cause and effect of potential Natural Hazards as floods and landslides.

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Digital Transformation : Leading People, Data & Technology

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Why Take This Program?

Every organization, regardless of industry and whether it sells goods or delivers services, is now an information company. From relationships with external partners and customers, to internal operations, digital technologies have changed how information is transmitted and processed. Consequently, every job function within every firm and industry is vulnerable to some manner of digital disruption.

With this program from UC Berkeley, identify and work with the three key components of digital transformation for your organization, namely—data, technology, and people—to make the leap toward staying relevant in a digitally centric world.

Enrolling in this program is the first step in your journey to alumni benefits.

Who is this program for.

This online program is designed for:

• Mid- to senior-level managers who need a strategy to lead their business unit or firm through a sea of massive disruption.
• Leaders who strive to be more proactive in implementing new ideas, staying ahead of the competition, and aligning their people, data, and technology.
• Participants who may be leaders of a functional department, head of a business unit or region, or who have general management responsibilities.

Director of Technology

VP of Technology

IT Director

Director of Engineering

IT Project Manager

Engineering Manager

Tech Manager

Systems Manager

Product Head

Analytics Head

Consultants (Management Consultant, Technology Consultant, Software Consultant, IT Consultant, Principal Consultant, Digital Transformation Consultant)

Solution Architect (Might have other titles such as President, CEO, Partner, Head of a consultancy firm)

Key Takeaways

This program will position you to:

Identify opportunities to address specific problems within the firm and frame them in a way where a digital solution can be optimal.

Manage the organizational transformations, in the form of people and processes, required to enable measurable and significant change.

Navigate the legal and ethical considerations that surround digital business practices, such as privacy and data protection.

Your Learning Journey

Live Webinars

Peer Discussions

Case Studies

Assignments

Live Office Hours

Program Topics

There’s no question that data and technology are key levers for digital transformation, but it’s also about people and organizational alignment. While much of this online program focuses on opportunities for advancing your strategic digital plan, there is also an emphasis on people and the organization.

Industry Examples

Across all industries, digital technologies have changed how information is transmitted and processed. Every organization is effectively an information company, and every industry is vulnerable to some degree of disruption. Learn from these examples:

Optimize hospital patient flow in an emergency department.

Conduct network analysis to find the high-value customers and leverage those relationships.

Advertising

Use A/B testing to determine the effectiveness of advertising—how much exposure is enough to convert?

Optimize an in-store shopping order using “shopper engineering” from Instacart and predict what item the shopper will add to cart next.

Transportation

Using indoor location tracking of airline passengers, learn how predictive and prescriptive analytics help understand where passengers go and what services to offer them.

Company Examples

UC Berkeley Executive Education's faculty have strong relationships with industry. Content from the program is either inspired by or directly derived from research and applications from companies that include:

Cambridge Analytica

One of the most notorious data breaches of all time occurred when Cambridge Analytica sold Facebook user data and violated the terms and conditions of the API. Learn the ways that legal and ethical considerations factor into digital business transactions.

Panera Bread

The customer experience was suffering at Panera Bread due to long order and wait times. Being a data-driven company, they studied the problem using customer data and launched an ‘order-ahead’ mobile app, greatly decreasing order and wait times. They also updated the staffing algorithm, achieving operational gains.

How does a payment platform become ubiquitous? It requires both buyers and sellers to get on board, presenting the old chicken and the egg conundrum: which comes first? Learn how a onesided market evolves into a two-sided market where both buyers and sellers derive value.

United Parcel Service (UPS)

Imagine you are tasked with creating the best driving routes to provide the ‘last mile’ of residential delivery service to customers. How can data help you find the optimal routes for your drivers? We’ll pull from descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics techniques to solve this challenge

Note: All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. The study of these products and/or companies does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.

Participant Testimonials

Program Faculty

Learn from our distinguished faculty at the forefront of information and communication technology, online marketing strategy and management philosophy.

Professor & Harold Furst Chair in Management Philosophy and Values

Sameer B. Srivastava is Associate Professor and Harold Furst Chair in Management Philosophy and Values at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and is also affiliated with UC ...

Associate Adjunct Professor, Research Scientist

Thomas Lee is an Associate Adjunct Professor and Research Scientist in the Haas Operations and Information Technology Management Group at the Haas School of Business. He teach...

Professor of Marketing

Zsolt Katona holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Eotvos University in his native Hungary and a Ph.D. in marketing from INSEAD France. He is a Professor of Marketing and...

Path to Alumni Benefits

Enrolling in the Digital Transformation : Leading People, Data & Technology program can become your first step toward pursuing the UC Berkeley Executive Education Certificate of Business Excellence (COBE). The Certificate of Business Excellence gives individuals the opportunity to acquire and hone new skills and do it on a timeline that works with your busy schedule. Participants will earn a mark of distinction with certification from a world-class university, and enjoy the flexibility of completing the program in up to three years. Learn more about the program and associated alumni benefits here .

Networking and events

Join local alumni chapters or clubs in your region

Participate in the annual Berkeley Haas Alumni Conference

Attend select Berkeley Haas and Berkeley Executive Education Networking events open to the COBE community

Exclusive Berkeley Resources

Activate an @haas.executivealumni.berkeley.edu email forwarding address

15% discount on the list price of future eligible Berkeley Executive Education programs.

30% discount on the list price of future eligible programs after completion of your Certificate of Business Excellence.

Public visitor access to select campus libraries and university database services.

News and communication

A one year complimentary digital subscription to California Management Review

Berkeley Haas Alumni newsletter

Berkeley Haas Alumni Jobs e-Newsletter featuring job postings from distinguished employers

Haas Insights offering the latest research and thought leadership from industry speakers and faculty

Note: All benefits are subject to change. The discounts mentioned may not be combined with other promotions or special offers.

Certificate

Get recognized! Upon successful completion of the program, UC Berkeley Executive Education grants a verified digital certificate of completion to participants. Participants must complete 80% of the required activities including a capstone project (if any) to obtain the certificate of completion. This program also counts toward a Certificate of Business Excellence.

Successful completion of this program fulfills two curriculum days (minimum requirement of 17 curriculum days) towards the UC Berkeley Certificate of Business Excellence (COBE) . Learn more on how it works here.

Note: This program results in a digital certificate of completion and is not eligible for degree credit/CEUs. After successful completion of the program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you in the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of UC Berkeley Executive Education.

This program counts toward a Certificate of Business Excellence

Curriculum Days: Two days

Pillar(s): Strategy & Management and Entrepreneurship & Innovation

A UC Berkeley Certificate of Business Excellence gives individuals the opportunity to create a personal plan of study structured by our four academic pillars. Participants will earn a mark of distinction with certification from a world-class university, and enjoy the flexibility of completing the program in up to three years.

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN

Digital transformation, the digital transformation, a 360-degree impact.

Constant evolution is one of the most important features of the times we live in and, as expected, it has fully affected the business world. Now, cultural richness and diversity is more present than ever, mastery of the latest technologies is key to making a difference, and the existence of leaders with global vision and the ability to inspire others plays a crucial role in determining the success of a project.

The transformation resulting from technological change has a strong impact on organizations at the cultural level as well, as it makes it essential for management to acquire a mentality of continuous innovation and important leadership skills, both to develop and retain talent, and to create high-performance teams with a strong capacity to adapt.

The most digitally developed companies are 23% more profitable than their less developed counterparts.

Source: MIT

89% of all companies have already adopted a digital priority business strategy or plan to do so.

Source: IDG

87% of companies think that digital will affect their industry, but only 44% are prepared for a possible digital disruption.

Source: Deloitte

An online Professional Certificate Program to master all aspects of change

This Professional Certificate Program in Digital Transformation prepares participants to understand the new digital paradigm that presents the technological revolution we are currently living in, as well as the key technologies behind that revolution. It has been designed with a holistic point of view and considering the possible applications in different industries, sectors and types of organizations; and its practical approach is aimed at participants becoming an active part of the change.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM SPECIFICS

The learning journey.

For nine months, and in a completely online format, we guide participants through the five courses that will influence and help them carry out their own digital evolution:

• Blockchain: Disruptive Technology

Cloud & DevOps: Continuous Transformation

Designing High-Impact Solutions with MITdesignX

• Smart Manufacturing: Moving From Static to Dynamic Manufacturing Operations
• Designing Product Families: From Strategy to Implementation
• Digital Platforms: Designing Two-Sided Markets from APIs to Feature Roadmaps

Persuasive Communication: Critical Thinking to Enhance Your Message

• Machine Learning: From Data to Decisions

Management of Technology: Roadmapping & Development

• Innovation and Technology
• Women in Leadership: Becoming an Agent of Change
• Applied Generative AI for Digital Transformation

The skills you will develop

By studying and passing the five courses that are part of the Professional Certificate in Digital Transformation, you will be able to develop:

Technological Skills

Human skills, you will learn about the five technologies that are transforming our societies.

and how they are doing it: Blockchain, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and Cybersecurity.

You will understand the current transformation of the manufacturing sector

and the opportunities created by new technologies.

You will understand the context of globalization

to which we are exposed in order to be able to operate in this new culture of innovation.

You will become familiar with Cloud Computing and DevOps

to analyze how best to leverage their potential for secure and affordable software design and efficient technology operations.

You will develop a deeper insight

into the fundamentals of Blockchain and its practical applications.

You will learn to combine technical excellence

with great interpersonal and leadership skills.

You will discover how to make reliable decisions

based on data and reduce the spaces of uncertainty and arbitrariness with Machine Learning.

You will learn how to develop and design efficient platforms and product families,

both digital and non-digital, in order to optimize the processes in your organization.

In addition, you will receive a Certificate of Completion

All the participants who successfully complete Digital Transformation will recieve a Certificate of Completion from MIT Professional Education. Furthermore, the participants who complete the program recieve Continuing Education Units (CEUs)*.

To obtain CEUs, complete the accreditation confirmation, which is available at the end of the course. CEUs are calculated for each course based on the number of learning hours.

* The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is defined as 10 contact hours of ongoing learning to indicate the amount of time they have devoted to a non-credit/non-degree professional development program.

To understand whether or not these CEUs may be applied toward professional certification, licensing requirements, or other required training or continuing education hours, please consult your training department or licensing authority directly.

This Professional Certificate Program is aimed at

• PROFESSIONALS WITH LEADERSHIP SKILLS, who seek to have a successful impact in innovation processes in their organizations.
• CTOs, CInOs AND TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS who wish to gain a broader strategic vision of how core technologies can transform their business operations.
• CEOs, GENERAL DIRECTORS AND OTHER EXECUTIVES OR FUNCTIONAL MANAGERS in technical areas of companies that are undergoing digital transformation processes and want to create new business models and optimize their current operations.
• ENTREPRENEURS OF TECHNOLOGICAL STARTUPS with an innovative vocation.
• ANY PROFESSIONAL who wants to understand the benefits and opportunities that cultural diversity, leadership in innovation and the latest technologies offer for the digital transformation in their organization.

Meet the instructors of this program

Listed in alphabetical order .

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MIT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Mr. bhaskar pant.

"At MIT Professional Education we strive to make our knowledge available to as many people as possible, from anywhere in the world, with different experiences".

Bhaskar Pant is the executive director of MIT Professional education, the branch of MIT that provides technology professionals access to MIT knowledge. Under his direction, the MIT Professional Education offering has grown considerably, as have corporate relationships and its global reach, as professionals from more than 120 different countries participate in the classroom, internationals and, recently, also in those launched in online and mixed formats. The courses, which cover such cutting-edge areas as big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT), combined with other professional development courses in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship, have benefited thousands of professionals worldwide.

Mr. Pant was part of the “The Future of Education at MIT” team, created by the MIT President, and contributed specifically to the work of the subcommittee that was responsible for “opening the doors of MIT to the world”. Building on Mr. Pant’s initiative, whose objective was to expand globally, MIT Professional Education offers short programs in an increasing number of regions in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe. Prior to joining MIT, Mr. Pant held important leadership positions in education and corporate companies around the world.

DIRECTOR OF THE MIT MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, MIT.NANO

Dr. brian w. anthony.

"Using technology to refine the manufacturing process allows us to offer better products in the market, faster and more economically".

Dr. Anthony is director of the MIT Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Program, co-director of the Medical Electronic Device Realization Center and deputy director of the MIT Skoltech Initiative. He possesses more than 20 years of product realization experience and has won an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his innovations in broadcast technology. Dr. Anthony designs instruments and techniques to monitor and control physical systems. His work involves the analysis and the design of systems. He also uses mechanical, electrical and optical engineering as well as computer science and optimization to develop solutions.

Dr. Anthony´s research revolves around the design of instruments and techniques for measuring and controlling complex physical systems and includes the development of instruments and measurement solutions for manufacturing, medical diagnostics, and imaging diagnostics. In addition to his academic work, he has extensive experience in market-driven technological innovation, product development and entrepreneurship, and marketing at the point where information technology and advanced manufacturing come into contact. As a teacher, his main interests are the modeling of large-scale systems in a variety of areas involving decision making and the development of optimization algorithms and software useful for analyzing and designing these types of systems. He is an expert in market-driven technological innovations, as well as in entrepreneurship.

PROFESSOR OF AERONAUTICS, ASTRONAUTICS AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AT MIT

Prof. olivier de weck.

"The design of platforms and product families is aimed at achieving long-term success and survival of companies".

Olivier de Weck was born in Switzerland and has a degree in industrial engineering from the ETH Zurich and in aerospace systems engineering from MIT. Prior to joining MIT, he was an engineering liaison and later director of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 aircraft engineering program.

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Degrees offered in this discipline.

The focus of these programs is the integration of information technologies with business processes and strategies within a dynamic legal and business environment. The core of e-business technologies is centred on the concept that the application of Internet and information technologies lead to remarkable new ways of conceiving and organizing businesses. This, in turn, leads to many innovative modes of management, new organizational structures and information architectures, new legislation as well as new legal and corporate strategies.

The Digital Transformation and Innovation program is a multi-faculty collaboration between the Telfer School of Management, the Faculty of Arts, and the Faculty of Engineering to train highly qualified professionals to create, manage and research the profound change to our world that is happening as a result of electronic digital technology. At its heart, the technology enables the collection and communication of huge amounts of data that transforms how business and society works. It also creates a new online environment where the experience of business and social interactions by individuals is being reinvented. Innovation is an important aspect of the program to emphasize the re-invention and creative design of user experiences in business and social interactions. 

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• Master of Digital Transformation and Innovation with Concentration in Applied Data Science
• Master of Science (MSc) in Digital Transformation and Innovation
• Doctorate (PhD) in Philosophy Digital Transformation and Innovation

The master's program includes a CO-OP option, which provides two consecutive terms of valuable industry experience.

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Advancing your knowledge and practice through research and the exploration of the latest trends and biggest challenges found at the intersection of business and technological innovation.

Overview for Business Administration Ph.D.

The Ph.D. in business administration is designed to inspire and train scholars to identify, investigate, and solve novel business challenges that influence business and society, particularly, those that are triggered by technological changes. Our program has a sharp emphasis on the effects of technological innovation on discipline-based theories and research. Faculty work with students in an apprenticeship model so that students become independent scholars, cutting-edge researchers, and well-trained educators at research-oriented universities.

The program offers three areas of specialization:

Digital Transformation: Digital transformation emphasizes the integration of digital technologies that have altered the marketing of products and services, as well as the management of information systems. In this area of specialization, you will study the design and development of digital artifacts and their implications for interpersonal interaction, analyze the modes of human information processing in digitally transformed business contexts, and theorize the emergence of new business models and ways of organizing in digitally immersive environments. This specialization is accepting students for academic year 2025-26.

Strategy and Innovation: A distinct feature of 21st century competition is the pivotal role played by technological innovation as a competitive advantage for organizations. In the strategy and innovation specialization, research emphasizes the growing role of technological capabilities and innovation-based products and processes as a source of competitive advantage. You will acquire knowledge and skills to address novel research questions about firm-level strategy and innovation-related challenges faced by managers and policy makers.  This specialization is accepting students for academic year 2025-26.

Finance and Accounting: The finance and accounting specialization emphasizes new challenges and research areas that have emerged from technological innovations within finance and accounting disciplines. These areas include FinTech, high-frequency trading, alternative trading systems (dark pool and ECNs), crowdfunding platforms, P2P lending platforms, blockchains, cryptocurrencies, data analytic tools in auditing and credit rating, digital transformation of SEC filings and corporate disclosures. In this area of specialization, you will study the antecedents and consequences of technology in finance and accounting.  This specialization is not accepting students for academic year 2025-26.

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Curriculum for 2024-2025 for Business Administration Ph.D.

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Focus Areas

Students must declare a focus area in either finance and accounting, strategy and innovation, or digital transformation. The tables below detail the courses for each focus area and corresponding support area and graduate electives.

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Please discuss with your advisor about which electives aligns with the focus area

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† Students can take either MGIS-812 or MKTG-810, not both

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Admissions and Financial Aid

This program is available on-campus only.

Full-time study is 9+ semester credit hours. International students requiring a visa to study at the RIT Rochester campus must study full‑time.

Application Details

To be considered for admission to the Business Administration Ph.D. program, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

• Learn tips to apply for a doctoral program and then complete a graduate application . The application fee for this program is waived for the Fall 2025 term.
• Submit copies of official transcript(s) (in English) of all previously completed undergraduate and graduate course work, including any transfer credit earned.
• Hold a baccalaureate degree (or US equivalent) from an accredited university or college.
• A recommended minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (or equivalent).
• Submit a current resume or curriculum vitae.
• Submit a statement of purpose for research which will allow the Admissions Committee to learn the most about you as a prospective researcher.
• Submit two letters of recommendation .
• Entrance exam requirements: GMAT or GRE required. No minimum score requirement.
• Writing samples are optional.
• Submit English language test scores (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE Academic), if required. Details are below.

English Language Test Scores

International applicants whose native language is not English must submit one of the following official English language test scores. Some international applicants may be considered for an English test requirement waiver .

International students below the minimum requirement may be considered for conditional admission. Each program requires balanced sub-scores when determining an applicant’s need for additional English language courses.

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An RIT graduate degree is an investment with lifelong returns. Ph.D. students typically receive full tuition and an RIT Graduate Assistantship that will consist of a research assistantship (stipend) or a teaching assistantship (salary).

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PhD Program Overview

The digital transition implies profound and highly complex technological, organizational, managerial, and economic changes in all sectors of society, with an important impact on green revolution and environmental sustainability. The ability to govern such changes is essential to take advantage of the opportunities made available by digital innovation by dominating the potential associated risks. The entrepreneurial system, in particular the small and medium-sized enterprises that constitute the beating heart of the Italian economic fabric, may not be ready to grasp the challenges posed by the digital transition as they do not have distinctive multi- and interdisciplinary skills capable of combining set strategic directions with the innovations deriving from the application of digital technologies. Digital transformation also necessarily addresses the psychological and cultural elements of change. Therefore, a correct socio-cultural, behavioral, and psychological approach is necessary to foster change.

The objective of the PhD course in "Management of Digital Transformation" (MDT) is to train a new executive class to respond to the management needs of digital transition processes, drawing inspiration from and responding to the needs outlined in the PNRR to bring businesses and institutions together with universities and research.

The MDT doctoral program pursues this goal by combining a "horizontal" approach to academic activities with a "vertical" approach to research. The PhD Program offers a cross-disciplinary educational offer of a multidisciplinary nature dedicated to digital transition issues addressed from a cultural, economic, social, engineering, IT, legal, managerial, neuroscientific, and psychological perspective. Research activities envision a specific in-depth study on a highly-qualified scientific project aligned with the student's curricular profile and motivations.

In this context, a distinguishing feature of the PhD Program in MDT is the presence of a company: in fact, a preponderant share of scholarships is expected to be co-financed by - and each scholarship related to - a research project developed jointly by an academic advisor, to ensure scientific quality, and by a company representative, to ensure the relevance and industrial transferability, even in the long term, of the research object. The descriptions of research projects that candidates can choose are listed here .  

Input and Output Profiles

In the study on "The Future of the Jobs" presented at the World Economic Forum 2016, it emerged that, in the coming years, technological and demographic factors would profoundly influence the evolution of the labor market. With the advent of enabling technologies for Enterprise 4.0, the skills and abilities sought will change. To date, companies and public institutions are encountering increasing difficulties in identifying, both at the level of graduates and graduates, the skills necessary for the digital transition. Universities cannot adequately train people and guarantee an effective and rapid placement into the job market around these innovative issues. Thus, this PhD Program aims to provide highly sought-after digital skills for the new tasks of the future, that is, that extensive set of technological skills that make it possible to identify, evaluate, use, share, and create content thanks to information technology and the Internet. The PhD Program will also provide in-depth transversal skills both in research and innovation on enabling technologies for Industry 4.0, with particular regard on their exploitation for the green revolution and the environmental sustainability, and corporate lean and personnel management to be in line with the features of intelligent work, i.e., work that integrates manual interventions with solid technical skills of analysis, diagnosis, and scientific reasoning, and the application of complex knowledge.

Career opportunities comprise the academic field in different scientific disciplinary sectors, including engineering, information technology, and economics, as well as technical-scientific and managerial roles in public and private companies. The partnership with leading companies in their respective sectors to develop research projects of high industrial interest will provide an additional advantage to students in terms of employment opportunities.

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Prof. Marco Paggi (Full professor of Structural Mechanics, IMT School)

Prof.  Maria Luisa Catoni (Full professor of Ancient Art History and Archaeology, IMT School)

Dr. Luca Cecchetti (Assistant professor of General Psychology, IMT School)

Prof. Gabriele Costa (Associate professor in Computer Security, IMT School)

Prof. Rocco De Nicola (Full professor of Computer Science, IMT School)

Prof. Nicola Lattanzi (Full professor of Business Administration, IMT School)

Dr. Andrea Mola (Assistant professor of Numerical Analysis, IMT School)

Dr. Riccardo Olivito (Assistant professor in Classical Archaeology, IMT School)

Prof. Armando Rungi (Associate professor of Industrial Organization and International Trade, IMT School)

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Igniting Innovation in the Digital Age

Available online and on-campus, the University of Michigan-Flint’s Master of Science (MS) in Digital Transformation program provides a solid understanding of the principles of Digital Transformation and its application to real-world problems. With three concentration options— Productivity Systems and Quality Management, Digital Analytics, and Digital Finance – the program builds your in-demand skills in the areas that align with your career goals. The Master of Science in Digital Transformation program welcomes all students. Through rigorous study, you are empowered to enter and excel in a career as a digital transformation strategist, manager, chief digital officer, and more. Current UM-Flint students may wish to consider enrolling on our Joint BS/MS in Digital Transformation . The joint program curriculum allows students to simultaneously earn undergraduate and graduate credits, which count for bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

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Why Choose UM-Flint’s MS in Digital Transformation Program?

Get your degree on-campus or 100% online.

Whether you live far from campus or nearby, the MS in Digital Transformation is designed to accommodate your life and goals with our leading-edge Cyber Classroom learning format. It allows you to tailor your learning experience with the convenient 100% online format, the face-to-face interaction of the classroom, or a combination of both. Our approach redefines the traditional classroom experience by seamlessly blending in-class and online learning.

Transformative Cyber Classroom

UM-Flint’s Master’s in Digital Transformation program immerses students in the lectures captured in our unique cyber classroom experience through an advanced robotic audio-video recording system. The system processes multiple cameras, microphones, and digital input devices such as digital whiteboards and document cameras with an intelligent autonomous recording system to clearly capture everything.

As an online student, you can interact with the faculty through our Canvas online content management system. You also can utilize the playback on-demand feature, allowing you to watch the lectures as many times as necessary to grasp concepts.

Real-World Experience

The MS in Digital Transformation program empowers you to apply the knowledge you gain in the classroom and research to real-world technology projects at the University of Michigan-Flint. During the program of study, you learn through team-based projects to build the collaborative and problem-solving skills needed to be an effective team member and leader.

Ample Research Opportunities

Graduate students of the Digital Transformation program have ample opportunities to engage in research with our esteemed faculty. These scholarly pursuits encourage collaborations between faculty and students and drive innovation in the industry. Check out the current research interests of our faculty .

Master’s in Digital Transformation Program Curriculum

The MS in Digital Transformation offers a curriculum that allows students to personalize their degree through concentration courses and electives based on their academic and career aspirations. Through rigorous study, students can improve their skills in problem-solving, Information Technology, Leadership and Cultural Changes, and the Business and Finance aspects of Digital transformation.

Concentration Options

• Productivity Systems and Quality Management : This track will cover the needed skills to improve productivity by optimizing processes and speeding up workflows with automation.
• Digital Analytics : This track will empower you to deliver value through analytics of data collected within the organization and beyond.
• Digital Finance: You will learn new skills related to project cost estimation, Return on Investment, fintech, and beyond.

Thesis or Non-Thesis Track

Whichever concentration you select, you can choose between a thesis track or non-thesis track to complete the degree requirements. The thesis track challenges students to write a research paper and conduct an oral defense in addition to the required coursework. Students completing the non-thesis track complete additional credits in elective graduate-level courses.

Review the MS in Digital Transformation curriculum here .

Career Opportunities with a Master’s Degree in Digital Transformation

The University of Michigan-Flint’s master’s degree in Digital Transformation arms you with competitive advantages to pursue leadership positions in the technology industry. It can also assist career changers to break into the fast-growing technology industry with advanced skills in computing. According to the recent statistics , employment in Digital Transformation careers is projected to grow 11% from 2019 to 2029, exceeding the average growth rate in the United States. The median annual wage for the related occupations is $125,000.

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How to Apply to the MS in Digital Transformation?

Interested applicants to the MS in Digital Transformation program should meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor of Science from an accredited institution. Preference will be given to students with a background in a Business or a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) field. 
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale. Applicants who do not meet the minimum GPA requirements may be offered admission. Admission in such cases will depend heavily on other indices of the student’s ability to handle graduate-level work. These might include strong performance on GPA in the major, and/or other experiences that are clearly indicative of strong academic ability.
• Applicants with a three-year bachelor’s degree from an institution outside of the U.S. may be eligible for admission at the University of Michigan-Flint if it is determined through the credential review process that the three-year degree completed is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree.
• University of Michigan will consider a three-year degree from India equivalent to a US bachelor’s degree if the degrees have been earned with a minimum of 60% marks and the awarding institutions have been accredited by India’s National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a grade of “A” or better.

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In recent years, the federal government has emphasized the need for universities and colleges to be in compliance with the distance education laws of each state. If you are an out-of-state student intending to enroll in an online program, please visit the State Authorization page to verify the status of UM-Flint with your state.

Application Requirements

To be considered for admission, submit an online application below. Other materials can be emailed to [email protected] or delivered to the Office of Graduate Programs, 251 Thompson Library.

• Application for Graduate Admission
• $55 application fee (non-refundable)
• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. Please read our full transcript policy for more information.
• For any degree completed at a non-US institution, transcripts must be submitted for an internal credential review. Read the following for instructions on how to submit your transcripts for review.
• If English is not your native language, and you are not from an exempt country , you must demonstrate English proficiency (additional information can be found below).
• Two letters of recommendation from individuals who can evaluate your scholarly and/or professional ability (At least one recommendation must be from an academic reference). This requirement is waived for all University of Michigan Alumni.
• Statement of Purpose describing your objectives for graduate study and reasons for selecting this program
• Students from abroad must submit additional documentation .

This program can be completed 100% online or on-campus with in-person courses. Students living abroad may also complete this program online in their home country. Other nonimmigrant visa holders currently in the United States please contact the Center for Global Engagement at [email protected] .

As a new academic degree, this program is not currently accepting applications from international students seeking an F-1 visa. This program will accept applications from international students who are required to have an I-20 as soon as authorization from the Department of Homeland Security is received.

Submit all application materials to the Office of Graduate Programs by 5 p.m. on the application deadline. The MS in Digital Transformation program offers rolling admission with monthly application reviews. To be considered for admission, all application materials must be submitted on or before:

• Fall – May 1 (guaranteed consideration*)
• Fall – Aug. 1 (if space permits)
• Winter – Dec. 1
• Summer – April 1 

*You must have a complete application by the early deadline to guarantee application eligibility for scholarships, grants, and research assistantships .

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The University of Michigan-Flint takes education affordability seriously. You can learn more about our tuition for our program here .

Academic Advising

At the University of Michigan-Flint, we provide a dedicated academic advising expert to help guide your educational journey toward the MS in Digital Transformation. For any questions, contact Aubree Kraut at [email protected] or 810-762-3121 or Book an appointment today .

Learn More about the MS in Digital Transformation Program

Do you envision yourself starting a rewarding career or advancing your current role in the technology field? If so, take the next step to submit your application ! Our online and on-campus learning format makes it convenient for you to earn the MS degree in Digital Transformation. Want to learn more about the program? Request information .

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Digital Transformation: Leading Organizational Change in the Age of AI

Choose a session:, 03 aug 2025 – 08 aug 2025, faculty leadership.

Yossi Feinberg

• Director, Stanford Ignite – Part-Time
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• Director, Stanford Ignite – Full-Time
• Co-Director, Digital Transformation: Leading Organizational Change in the Age of AI
• Director, Stanford Ignite – Post-9/11 Veterans

Jonathan Levav

• Co-Director, The Emerging CMO: Strategic Marketing Leadership
• Co-Director, Innovative Product Leadership: The Emerging Chief Product Officer

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Michael Bernstein

Amir Goldberg

Charles O’Reilly

Sarah Soule

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Digital Transformation Hub PhD Scholarship

Help support research and teaching with digital technologies across the Faculty of Arts.

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One half-funded PhD Scholarship available to provide support in the Hub. The award covers half of a UK full-time postgraduate research tuition fee per year (£2,298 for 2022/23).

You will be expected to:

• Provide an efficient reception and enquiry service, assisting users in the Centre
• Maintain the equipment and manage the equipment loans service
• Provide support for the DTH Manager and cover in his absence
• Administer and support the student volunteer scheme
• Ensure the security of the Centre and its equipment
• Work with student volunteers to market and promote the Centre, including through social media feeds

Who we are looking for

We are looking for people with an interest in technology for the arts and humanities, and a willingness to learn and experiment.

We are looking for someone who has excellent organisational and PC skills . You will be part of a team responsible for delivering teaching and research support and therefore you should have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively within larger groups as well as with individual colleagues and students .

Our ideal candidate is interested and enthusiastic about digital technologies , and is willing to learn about the latest technologies and share their learning with others . Experience with photo or video editing applications, the Adobe Creative Cloud, scanning and digitisation, or with virtual reality would be beneficial, but are by no means required. You do not need to be a “digital expert” to take up this role; the DTH team will provide training and support for you to learn a variety of software packages, digitisation methods, and more.

In joining the DTH, you’ll be part of a small team working closely together to support digital research and teaching in Arts. The DTH Manager will be available for day-to-day support in the Hub. The Director of the DTH leads the DTH team, and will provide advice and career development opportunities in the digital humanities throughout your studentship.

Eligibility

Faculty of arts phd students only.

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New PhD applicants

You must hold a conditional or unconditional offer to study a PhD with an entry date by 3 October 2022.

Current PhD students

Current University of Nottingham PhD students can apply but the award will be shortened by your existing term of study.

Other funding sources

The award is not available for students who receive other funding, such as through Midlands4Cities .

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• Return it to [email protected] by midday, Friday 29 July 2022

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For informal queries about the Scholarships contact [email protected]

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Cybercrime: The Transformation of Crime in the Information Age, 2nd Edition

ISBN: 978-0-745-65352-5

Digital Evaluation Copy

David S. Wall

How has the digital revolution transformed criminal opportunities and behaviour? What is different about cybercrime compared with traditional criminal activity? What impact might cybercrime have on public security?

In this updated edition of his authoritative and field-defining text, cybercrime expert David Wall carefully examines these and other important issues. Incorporating analysis of the latest technological advances and their criminological implications, he disentangles what is really known about cybercrime today. An ecosystem of specialists has emerged to facilitate cybercrime, reducing individual offenders’ level of risk and increasing the scale of crimes involved. This is a world where digital and networked technologies have effectively democratized crime by enabling almost anybody to carry out crimes that were previously the preserve of either traditional organized crime groups or a privileged coterie of powerful people. Against this background, the author scrutinizes the regulatory challenges that cybercrime poses for the criminal (and civil) justice processes, at both the national and the international levels.

This book offers the most intellectually robust account of cybercrime currently available. It is suitable for use on courses across the social sciences, and in computer science, and will appeal to advanced undergraduate and graduate students.