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General Management

General Management

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Overview Faculty Curriculum Awards & Honors

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

Doctoral Programs

Faculty from the General Management unit work with students across several doctoral programs. Detailed curriculum information for each doctoral program associated with this unit can be found on the doctoral programs website:
DBA in Management
PhD in Organizational Behavior
DBA in Strategy

Executive Education

Disruptive Innovation
20–25 JUN 2022
Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management
10–16 JUL 2022
General Management Program
01 AUG–18 NOV 2022
Advanced Management Program
06 SEP–28 OCT 2022
Owner/President Management
23 OCT–11 NOV 2022 (Unit 1 only)
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