MBA Required Curriculum (1st 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 (2nd Year)

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General Management
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
The Arts of Communication Timothy McCarthy

Timothy McCarthy

Larry Quartana		 Fall 2019

Fall 2019

Spring 2020		 Q1

Q2

Q3		 1.5

1.5

1.5
Becoming a General Manager (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) Amy Edmondson, Joseph Fuller Spring 2020 Q3Q4 3.0
Business at the Base of the Pyramid (also listed under Marketing) Michael Chu Spring 2020 Q3Q4 3.0
The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (also listed under Marketing) Anita Elberse Fall 2019 Q1Q2 3.0
Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry Lena Goldberg, Michael Kaufman Spring 2020 Q3Q4 3.0
Competitive Strategy and Social Impact: Creating Shared Value (also listed under Strategy) Mark Kramer Fall 2019 Q1 1.5
Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors (also listed under Organizational Behavior) Lynn Paine Spring 2020 Q3Q4 3.0
Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) Herman Leonard Fall 2019 Q1Q2 3.0
CS50 for MBAs: Computer Science for Business Leaders David Malan Spring 2019 Q3 1.5
CS50 for MBAs: Computer Science for Business Leaders (Intensive) David Malan Spring 2019 Q3 3.0
Doing Business in China William Kirby Spring 2020 Q3 1.5
Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and Business, Government & the International Economy) Geoffrey Jones Fall 2019 Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Arts and Cultural Entrepreneurship (also listed under Marketing) Rohit Deshpande, Henry McGee Spring 2020 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Social Innovation Field Projects John Jong-Hyun Kim, V. Kasturi Rangan Spring 2020 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Innovating in Health Care Regina Herzlinger Spring 2020 Q3Q4 3.0
Immersive Field Course: Los Angeles; Hollywood: Distribution and Marketing Challenges in a Digital World Henry McGee January 2020 J 3.0
Innovating in Health Care Regina Herzlinger Spring 2020 Q3Q4 3.0
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) John Batter Fall 2019 Q1Q2 3.0
Leadership and Happiness Arthur Brooks, Leonard Schlesinger Spring 2020 Q3 1.5
Managing Change and Transformation Rosabeth Kanter Spring 2020 Q3Q4 3.0
Mastering Strategy Execution (also listed under Accounting & Management and Strategy) Susanna Gallani, Robert Simons Fall 2019 Q1Q2 3.0
The Moral Leader Joseph Badaracco

Sandra Sucher		 Fall 2019

Spring 2020		 Q1Q2

Q3Q4		 3.0

3.0
Public Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Mitchell Weiss Fall 2019 Q1Q2 3.0
Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems (also listed under Accounting & Management and Strategy) Ethan Rouen, George Serafeim Spring 2020 Q3Q4 3.0
Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Brian Trelstad Spring 2020 Q3Q4 3.0
Tech Ethics: AI, Biotech, and the Future of Human Nature Douglas Melton, Michael Sandel Fall 2019 Q1Q2 3.0
Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship John Jong-Hyun Kim Fall 2019 Q1Q2 3.0
U.S. Healthcare Strategy (also listed under Strategy ) Leemore Dafny Fall 2019 Q1Q2 3.0
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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

General Management Program
AUG–NOV 2019 SESSION

Governing for Nonprofit Excellence
04–07 SEP 2019

Owner/President Management
SEP 2019 SESSION (Unit 1 only)

Advanced Management Program
08 SEP–25 OCT 2019 SESSION

Disruptive Innovation
28 OCT–02 NOV 2019

HBS Working Knowledge

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3QUESTIONS Why is it so difficult for American health care providers to compete for customers? Raffaella Sadun and Leemore Dafny discuss why health care needs a business strategy.
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