Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions

Last Updated: May 10, 2013

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Accounting and Management
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Suraj Srinivasan, Paul M. Healy Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Design Thinking and Innovation (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Srikant M. Datar Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Designing Competitive Organizations Robert Simons, Anette Mikes Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Fundamentals of Financial Reporting and Analysis David F. Hawkins Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
I-LAB Course: Design Thinking Project (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Srikant M. Datar Winter 2014 J 1.5
Leading the Global 1000 (also listed under General Management) George Serafeim Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Business, Government & the International Economy
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarters Credits
Creating the Modern Financial System David Moss Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
The Energy Business and Geopolitics Noel Maurer Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Geoffrey Jones

Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Globalization and Emerging Markets Aldo Musacchio Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
History of American Democracy David Moss Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy Rafael M. Di Tella, Lakshmi Iyer Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Managing International Trade and Investment Dante Roscini Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Role of Government in Market Economies Matthew C. Weinzierl Winter 2014 Q3 1.5
Entrepreneurial Management
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Building Life Science Businesses Richard G. Hamermesh Fall 2013 Q1 1.5
The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: The United States Tom Nicholas Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Creating Shared Value: Entrepreneurial and Corporate Models for a Changing Economy (also listed under Organizational Behavior ) Christopher Marquis Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Creative High-Impact Ventures: Entrepreneurs Who Changed The World Mukti Khaire Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Design Thinking and Innovation (also listed under Accounting and Management) Srikant M. Datar Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Entrepreneurial Finance (also listed under Finance)

William Sahlman, Ramana Nanda

Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy) Geoffrey Jones

Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Entrepreneurship in Healthcare IT and Services Robert Higgins Fall 2013 Q2 1.5
Field Course: Business Marketing & Sales (also listed under Marketing) Frank V. Cespedes Fall 2013 Q2 1.5
Field Course: Innovation in Business, Energy, and Environment (also listed under Technology & Operations Management and Finance) Joseph B. Lassiter, Forest L. Reinhardt, Rebecca M. Henderson, John D. Macomber Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Launching Technology Ventures Thomas R. Eisenmann Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Product Management 101 Thomas R. Eisenmann Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Product Management 102 Thomas R. Eisenmann Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Financial Management of Smaller Firms (also listed under Finance )Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Founders' Dilemmas Noam Wasserman Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
I-LAB Course: Cultural Entrepreneurship in New York City Thomas R. Eisenmann, Beth Altringer Winter 2014 J 1.5
I-LAB Course: Design Thinking (also listed under Accounting & Management) Srikant M. Datar Winter 2014 J 1.5
Innovation in Business, Energy, and Environment (also listed under Finance ) Joseph B. Lassiter, Forest L. Reinhardt, Rebecca M. Henderson, John D. Macomber Fall 2013 Q1 1.5
Launching Global Ventures William R. Kerr Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Launching Technology Ventures Thomas R. Eisenmann, Jeffrey Bussgang Winter 2014 Q3 1.5
Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship (also listed under General Management) Lena Goldberg Fall 2013 Q2 1.5
The Online Economy: Strategy and Entrepreneurship (also listed under Negotiation, Organizations & Markets) Benjamin Edelman Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Venture Capital and Private Equity (also listed under Finance) Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Venture Capital in Historical Perspective Tom Nicholas ,G. Felda Hardymon Winter 2014 Q4 1.5
Finance
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarters Credits
Behavioral and Value Investing Robin Greenwood, Malcolm P. Baker Winter 2014 Q3 1.5
Business at the Base of the Pyramid (also listed under Marketing and General Management) Shawn Cole, V. Kasturi Rangan

Michael Chu
Fall 2013

Winter 2014
Q1Q2

Q3Q4
3.0

3.0
Corporate Financial Management Lucy White, Timothy A. Luehrman Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) W. Carl Kester Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring Stuart Gilson, Kristin Williams Mugford Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Dynamic Markets Joshua D. Coval Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Entrepreneurial Finance (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management)

William Sahlman, Ramana Nanda

Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Housing in the United States Nicolas Retsinas Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Impact Investing and Social Commercial Models (also listed under Marketing and General Management)

Michael Chu, Shawn Cole

Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Innovation in Business, Energy, and Environment (also listed under Entrpreneurial Management, Technology & Operations Management) Joseph B. Lassiter, Forest L. Reinhardt, Rebecca M. Henderson, John D. Macomber Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Stock Pitching

Lauren Cohen

Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Financial Management of Smaller Firms (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management )Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Innovation in Business, Energy, and Environment (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management ) Joseph B. Lassiter, Forest L. Reinhardt, Rebecca M. Henderson, John D. Macomber Fall 2013 Q1 1.5
Introduction to Tax Decisions by Individuals and Companies

Robert C. Pozen

Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Investment Strategies

Lauren Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy

Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Managing the Financial Firm David S. Scharfstein Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Private Equity Finance Paul A. Gompers, Victoria Ivashina Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Real Asset Finance

Andre F. Perold

Winter 2014 Q4 1.5
Real Estate in Frontier Markets Nicolas Retsinas Winter 2014 Q3 1.5
Real Estate Private Equity Nori Gerardo Lietz Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Real Property

Arthur Segel

Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Sustainable Cities: Finance, Design, and Innovation John D. Macomber Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Venture Capital and Private Equity (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
General Management
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance (also listed under Organizational Behavior) Jay Lorsch, John C. Coates Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Business at the Base of the Pyramid (also listed under Finance and Marketing) Shawn Cole, V. Kasturi Rangan

Michael Chu
Fall 2013

Winter 2014
Q1Q2

Q3Q4
3.0

3.0
Doing Business in China William Kirby Winter 2014 Q3 1.5
Enterprise Risk Management:  Strategy and Leadership in the face of Large-Scale Uncertainties Herman B. Leonard Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Entrepreneurial Solutions for Market Failure Joseph L. Bower Winter 2014 Q3 1.5
Field Course: Entrepreneurial Solutions for Market Failure Joseph L. Bower Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Health Care Computer Assisted Innovations Regina E. Herzlinger, Margo Seltzer Fall 2013 Q2 3.0
Field Course: Innovating in Health Care Regina E. Herzlinger Fall 2013 Q2 3.0
Field Course: Impact Investing and Social Commercial Models (also listed under Marketing and Finance)

Michael Chu, Shawn Cole

Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Planning Your Business in China William C. Kirby Winter 2014 Q4 1.5
General Management: Processes and Action David Garvin Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Innovating in Health Care Intensive Course Regina E. Herzlinger, Margo Seltzer Fall 2013 Q1 3.0
Leading the Global 1000 (also listed under Accounting and Management) George Serafeim Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Leadership in the Social Sector Alnoor Ebrahim Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Lena Goldberg Fall 2013 Q2 1.5
Legal Aspects of Management Lena Goldberg Fall 2013 Q1 1.5
The Moral Leader Sandra Sucher, Joseph L. Badaracco Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Power and Glory in Turbulent Times: The History of Leadership from Henry V to Mark Zuckerberg Nancy F. Koehn Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Reimagining Capitalism (also listed under Strategy) Rebecca M. Henderson, Clayton S. Rose Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Marketing
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Agribusiness David E. Bell Winter 2014 Q4 1.5
Business at the Base of the Pyramid (also listed under Finance and General Management) Shawn Cole, V. Kasturi Rangan

Michael Chu
Fall 2013

Winter 2014
Q1Q2

Q3Q4
3.0

3.0
Consumer Marketing John T. Gourville, Anat Keinan Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Digital Marketing Strategy Sunil Gupta, Thales S. Teixeira Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Business Marketing & Sales (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Frank V. Cespedes Fall 2013 Q2 1.5
Field Course: Impact Investing and Social Commercial Models (also listed under Finance and General Management)

Michael Chu, Shawn Cole

Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Retailing Jose Alvarez Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Strategic Marketing in Creative Industries Anita Elberse Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Deals Kevin Mohan Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Great Negotiators James K. Sebenius Winter 2014 Q4 1.5
Managing, Organizing & Motivating for Value Brian Hall, Andrew Wasynczuk Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Managing Global Health: Applying Behavioral Economics to Create Impact Nava Ashraf Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Negotiation Michael Luca, Kevin Mohan, Andrew Wasynczuk

Alison Wood Brooks, John Beshears
Fall 2013

Winter 2014
Q1Q2

Q3Q4
3.0

3.0
Negotiation Intensive Course Francesca Gino

James K. Sebenius
Fall 2013

Winter 2014
Q1

Q3
3.0

3.0
The Online Economy: Strategy and Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Benjamin Edelman Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Organizational Behavior
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Authentic Leadership Development Scott Snook, Leslie A. Perlow, John J. Gabarro

Thomas DeLong, Scott Snook
Fall 2013

Winter 2014
Q1Q2

Q3Q4
3.0

3.0
The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance (also listed under General Management) Jay Lorsch, John C. Coates Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Creating Shared Value: Entrepreneurial and Corporate Models for a Changing Economy (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management ) Christopher Marquis Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Entrepreneurship in Education Reform John Jong-Hyun Kim Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
High Performance Collaboration in a Global Economy Tsedal Neeley Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
How Star Women Succeed: Leading Effective Careers and Organizations Boris Groysberg Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
IXP Course: China; Current Challenges, Future Opportunities Christopher Marquis Winter 2014 J 1.5
Leading Professional Service Firms Heidi K. Gardner, Robert G. Eccles Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Managing Human Capital Michel Anteby Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Strategy
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Competing Globally Juan Alcacer Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Competing with Social Networks Mikolaj Piskorski Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Contemporary South Asia: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Intractable Social & Economic Problems (University-wide Course) Tarun Khanna Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Corporate Strategy David J. Collis Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage Eric J. Van den Steen Fall 2013 Q1 1.5
Executing Strategy J. Bruce Harreld Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Games of Chance and Strategy Elon Kohlberg Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Global Strategic Management Jordan Siegel Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
IXP Course: Competing with Social Networks-California Mikolaj Piskorski Winter 2014 J 3.0
IXP Course: Japan; Innovating for Recovery: Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship Hirotaka Takeuchi Winter 2014 J 3.0
Knowledge-Based Strategy Hirotaka Takeuchi Winter 2014 Q4 1.5
Microeconomics of Competitiveness Michael Porter Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Reimagining Capitalism (also listed under General Management) Rebecca M. Henderson, Clayton S. Rose Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Strategic IQ John R. Wells Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Strategy and Technology Andrei Hagiu Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Technology & Operations Management
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Stephen P. Kaufman, Chet Huber

Willy C. Shih, Chet Huber, Derek van Bever
Fall 2013


Winter 2014
Q1Q2


Q3Q4
3.0


3.0
Digital Innovation and Transformation Karim R. Lakhani, Marco Iansiti Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Commercializing Science Vicki Sato Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Innovation in Business, Energy, and Environment (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and Business, Government & the International Economy) Joseph B. Lassiter, Forest L. Reinhardt, Rebecca M. Henderson, John D. Macomber Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Managing Medicine Richard M.J. Bohmer Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Innovation in Business, Energy, and Environment (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and Business, Government & the International Economy) Joseph B. Lassiter, Forest L. Reinhardt, Rebecca M. Henderson, John D. Macomber Fall 2013 Q1 1.5
Managing Medicine Richard M.J. Bohmer Winter 2014 Q3 1.5
Managing Service Operations Anita L. Tucker Winter 2014 Q3Q4 3.0
Operations Strategy: Managing Growth Gary P. Pisano, David F. Drake Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Supply Chain Management Janice H. Hammond Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0
Understanding and Influencing Operations as an Investor Ananth Raman Winter 2014 Q3 1.5
Understanding Technology Businesses Willy C. Shih Fall 2013 Q1Q2 3.0