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General Management

General Management

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Overview Faculty Curriculum Awards & Honors Doctoral Students

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
The Arts of Communication Candace Bertotti Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) Derek van Bever Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (also listed under Marketing) Anita Elberse Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Capitalism and the State (CATS) (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy) Debora L. Spar Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
The CEO’s Journey: Dilemmas and Choices on the Path to Significance Rosabeth Kanter Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Michael S. Kaufman, Andy Pforzheimer Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders (also listed under Accounting & Management and Organizational Behavior) Robert Simons Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) Andy Zelleke Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Energy (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy) Dustin Tingley Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism Geoffrey Jones Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Business of the Arts (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Rohit Deshpande, Henry McGee Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Advanced Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care Regina Herzlinger, Ben Creo Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care Regina Herzlinger, Ben Creo Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
Field Course: Investing for Impact (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian, Archie L. Jones, Emily R. McComb Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
Immersive Field Course: Cape Town: Africa Rising (also listed under Finance) Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie, John Macomber January
2027
J 3.0
Immersive Field Course: India: Development at Scale: Energy, Industry, and AI in India Vikram Gandhi January
2027
J 3.0
Immersive Field Course: Saudi Arabia: A Nation and its Oil Economy Reimagined (also listed under Strategy) Tarun Khanna, Andy Zelleke January
2027
J 3.0
Immersive Field Course: Singapore: Shaping a Global Innovation Hub Amy Schulman, Nien-hê Hsieh January
2027
J 3.0
Innovating in Health Care Regina Herzlinger, Ben Creo Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) John Batter Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
John Batter Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (also listed under Technology & Operations Management and Strategy) Amy Edmondson, Tiona Zuzul Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
The Moral Leader Sandra Sucher Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Ownership by Design (also listed under Accounting & Management) Ethan Rouen, Nien-hê Hsieh Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
Reweaving Ourselves and the World: New Perspectives on Climate Change Rebecca Henderson Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change Gerald Chertavian, Brian Trelstad Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
The Spiritual Lives of Leaders Nien-hê Hsieh, Derek van Bever Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
U.S. Healthcare Strategy (also listed under Strategy) Leemore S. Dafny Spring
2027
Q4 1.5

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:
PhD in Organizational Behavior
PhD in Business Administration, Strategy

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