General Management
MBA Required Curriculum
(FIRST YEAR)
Leadership and Corporate Accountability
In this course, students learn about the complex responsibilities facing business leaders today. Through cases about difficult managerial decisions, the course examines the legal, ethical, and economic responsibilities of corporate leaders. It also teaches students about management and governance systems leaders can use to promote responsible conduct by companies and their employees, and shows how personal values can play a critical role in effective leadership.
MBA Elective Curriculum
(SECOND YEAR)
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becoming a General Manager (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and Technology & Operations Management) | Amy Edmondson | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Business at the Base of the Pyramid | Michael Chu | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (also listed under Marketing) | Anita Elberse | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Capitalism and the State (CATS) (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy) | Debora L. Spar | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| The CEO Experience | John H. Lynch | Spring 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 |
| Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry | Michael S. Kaufman | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders (also listed under Accounting & Management and Organizational Behavior) | Robert Simons | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 |
| Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors | Lynn Paine | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) | Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Doing Business with China 2035 | William Kirby | Spring 2023 |
Q3 | 1.5 |
| Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy and Entrepreneurial Management) | Geoffrey Jones | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Field Course: Arts and Cultural Entrepreneurship (also listed under Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management) | Rohit Deshpande, Henry McGee | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Field Course: HBS Impact Investment Fund (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and Finance) | Archie L. Jones, Emily R. McComb, Henry McGee, George A. Riedel, Brian Trelstad | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Field Course: Innovating in Health Care (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Regina Herzlinger | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Field Course: Scaling Minority Businesses (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Jeffrey Bussgang, Archie L. Jones, Henry McGee | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| IFC: Los Angeles; Hollywood: Distribution and Marketing Challenges in a Digital World | Henry McGee | January 2023 |
J | 3.0 |
| Innovating in Health Care (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Regina Herzlinger | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Law, Management and Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | John Batter | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| John Batter | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Leadership and Happiness | Arthur Brooks | Spring 2023 |
Q3 | 1.5 |
| The Moral Leader | Joseph Badaracco | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Public Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Mitchell Weiss | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Purpose & Profit (also listed under Strategy) | Mark Kramer | Fall 2022 |
Q1 | 1.5 |
| Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems (also listed under Strategy and Accounting & Management) | Ethan Rouen | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change | Brian Trelstad | Fall 2022 |
Q1 | 1.5 |
| Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship | John Jong-Hyun Kim | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| U.S. Healthcare Strategy (also listed under Strategy) | Leemore S. Dafny | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Unpacking the US-China Rivalry (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy) | Andy Zelleke | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |