William F. Hamilton Faculty Profile

William F. Hamilton
Ralph Landau Professor of Management and Technology; Professor of Management, Operations and Information Management, and Systems Engineering
Director, Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Program

PhD, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1967; MBA, University of Pennsylvania, 1964; MS, University of Pennsylvania, 1964; BS, University of Pennsylvania, 1961

Research Areas
Technology strategy and planning; entrepreneurship; technological innovation

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1967-present (named Ralph Landau Professor of Management and Technology, 1978; Director, Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Program, 1978-present; Associate Director, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and the National Health Care Management Center, 1975-78; Director of Research and Development, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, 1972-74; Senior Research Associate, Management Science Center, 1967-69).

Other Positions
Special Assistant to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1974-75; Senior Operations Analyst, University City Science Center, 1967-70; Research Engineer, Sun Oil Company, 1961-64

Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
White House Fellow, 1973-74; Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, University of Pennsylvania, 1972; Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award for Teaching Excellence, 1971; David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching (Undergraduate Division), 1991, 2003; Excellence in Teaching Award (Undergraduate Division), 1991-1999, 2003; Outstanding Teaching Award for distinguished undergraduate teaching, 2000

Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2003-2007
Director, Neose Technologies, 1991-present; Director, Marlton Technologies, 1988-present; Director, Hunt Manufacturing, 1986-present; Director, Centocor, 1985-present; Director, Digital Lightwave, 1997-present

Representative Publications
"Corporate Strategies for Managing Emerging Technologies." Technology in Society 7.2/3 (1985)

"The Dynamics of Technology and Strategy." European Journal of Operational Research 47 (1990).

"Managing Technology as a Strategic Asset." International Journal of Technology Management 14.2/3/4 (1997).