Description
This whitepaper summarizes DuPont’s efforts to launch and scale its Spark Digital Academy, the challenges it faced, and the lessons the company learned. The text relies on several interviews with DuPont’s leaders responsible for the conception, launching, and management of the Digital Academy. It presents insights for other organizations to
use in their digital transformation efforts.
Contributors
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Ruben Mancha- Assistant Professor of Information Technology, Technology, Operations, and Information Management Division, Babson College
Dr. Mancha is an assistant professor of Information Systems at Babson College. His research is in the areas of digital platforms and responsible digital transformation. Dr. Mancha has published research in journals such as Decision Support Systems, Journal of Business Strategy, International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, Business Horizons, and the Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting. In addition, he has contributed essays to a number of practitioner-oriented publications and edited books, such as MIT Sloan Management Review Frontiers and Contemporary Perspectives in Data Mining. Before completing his doctoral studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he held consulting and research positions in the food and biotechnology industries in Spain and the U.S.
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Salvatore Parise- Babson College · Division of Technology, Operations and Information Management Doctorate of Business Administration