Financial Management Programs
Financial markets have undergone a profound shift. Tightened credit markets, market volatility, and faltering merger and acquisition activity have intensified the pressure on companies to improve financial management. With a diverse portfolio of programs variously tailored to financial specialists or general managers, HBS can help expand your capacity to drive corporate finance strategy, harness revenue opportunities, and increase profitability.
Corporate Restructuring, Mergers, and Acquisitions
A tumultuous market can be a rare opportunity to create value. This program helps executives take advantage of corporate restructuring options. As you examine the complexities of different strategic options and the ways each approach creates value, you will acquire a portfolio of proven financial management strategies that can be implemented to sustain and enhance your firm's position—even in times of instability.
PROGRAM FACULTY: C. Fritz Foley, William E. Fruhan, Jr., Stuart C. Gilson (faculty chair), Francisco de Asís Martínez-Jerez, Ronald W. Moore
Driving Corporate Performance
Senior financial executives learn to design effective control systems for their firms in this program emphasizing strategic alignment. As you explore the relationship between a company's strategy, economics, and control systems, you gain the ability to design, implement, and manage systems that align the entire organization in pursuit of company goals—thereby advancing your company's strategy and improving its financial position.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Dennis W. Campbell, Robert S. Kaplan (faculty chair), Francisco de Asís Martínez-Jerez, Anette Mikes, Robert L. Simons
Driving Corporate Performance – Asia
With executives around the world looking for new ways to create strategic alignment, Driving Corporate Performance is now available in Asia. Offered through a collaboration between HBS and Guanghua School of Management in Shanghai, this program explores the vital relationship between company strategy, economics, and control systems and provides you with insight into designing, implementing, and managing systems that enhance corporate value.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Dennis W. Campbell, Robert S. Kaplan (faculty chair), Liu Xue
Finance for Senior Executives
Senior executives acquire a broader, deeper understanding of corporate finance in this program designed for the non-specialist. This offering provides insight into corporate finance as practiced by today's best-run companies. You will increase your contributions to your company by mastering frameworks for establishing the best financial systems and learning how to read capital markets, evaluate market strategies, and maintain financial equilibrium.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Malcolm P. Baker, Daniel B. Bergstresser, William E. Fruhan, Jr., Stuart C. Gilson, Robin Greenwood, Timothy A. Luehrman, Thomas R. Piper, Henry B. Reiling (faculty chair), Clayton S. Rose
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Build a successful investment strategy and improve your effectiveness at all stages of a deal, even in today's turbulent market. In this program, you examine critical aspects of investing, such as negotiation strategy and portfolio management, while exploring industry models—from venture capital to growth equity to buyouts. You emerge with practical approaches to industry infrastructure, portfolio strategies, and decision making.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Paul A. Gompers, G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner (faculty chair), Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
Private Equity and Venture Capital – Asia
Investors pursuing opportunities in the emerging markets of Asia need to understand the region's unique market dynamics and characteristics. Providing insight into the impact of market cycles, this program enables you to recognize, structure, and negotiate deals that offer the best potential. (Offered jointly by HBS and the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University; taught in a Chinese/English bilingual format.)
PROGRAM FACULTY: Li Jin (faculty cochair), Josh Lerner (faculty cochair), Li Liao (faculty cochair)
Strategic Finance for Smaller Businesses
Designed for owners and top managers in small to midsize firms, this program paves the way to a well-crafted, successful financial strategy. Executives often delegate financial responsibility, but relinquishing control can put corporate missions at risk. With a focus on the empowerment that comes with knowledge, this program enables you to apply financial methods at major decision points and take control of your firm's financial strategy.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Samuel L. Hayes III, Henry B. Reiling (faculty chair)
Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation
Develop the skills to analyze company financial data accurately and strategically in this program focused on improving executive decision making. Whether your concern is your own company, competitors, or potential acquisitions, you will master tools and techniques that give you a comprehensive view of any business, so you can monitor and forecast performance, measure profitability, assess competitiveness, and analyze restructuring opportunities.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Paul M. Healy (faculty chair), Sharon P. Katz, Edward J. Riedl, Suraj Srinivasan
The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
Programs, dates, fees, and faculty are subject to change.
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