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
Dates and Fees
June 27–30, 2010
- $7,250
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
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
Driving Corporate Performance
Dates and Fees
July 18–23, 2010
- $10,500
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
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
Dates and Fees
January 9–12, 2011 (Harvard Center Shanghai)
- TBD
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
Discover how to create strategic alignment by exploring the vital connections between company strategy, economics, and control systems. A collaboration between HBS and Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, this program helps executives design, implement, and manage systems that focus an organization on business goals and in turn, improve performance and enhance corporate value.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Dennis W. Campbell, Robert S. Kaplan (faculty chair), Liu Xue
Strategic Finance for Smaller Businesses
Dates and Fees
Last Ran: February 14–19, 2010; check back for next scheduled offering.
- $8,250
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
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
Dates and Fees
March 21–24, 2010
- $7,750
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
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
Programs, dates, fees, and faculty are subject to change.
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