Social Enterprise Portfolio
Harvard Business School Executive Education's portfolio of social enterprise programs enable senior managers to pave a decisive, proactive path to leadership.
The Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) at Harvard Business School generates and shares knowledge that helps individuals and organizations create social value in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors. By integrating social enterprise-related research, teaching, and activities into the daily life at HBS, the Initiative plays a critical role in supporting the School's mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Developed to help executives integrate social responsibility with corporate strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility helps senior managers align organizational goals with social responsibility strategies and measure the impact of those strategies on the business—and on the bottom line. Designed for senior executives in charge of socially responsible corporate programs, public affairs, philanthropy, environmental health and safety, or community affairs, this strategic business education program offers strategy training for managing risk and decision making, exploring the political and social consequences of investment decisions, and measuring overall performance.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Joshua D. Margolis, Jane Nelson, V. Kasturi Rangan (faculty chair)
Governing for Nonprofit Excellence
Nonprofit organizations require strong, innovative leadership. Governing for Nonprofit Excellence (GNE): Critical Issues for Board Leadership is designed to maximize the contributions of individual nonprofit board members. Participants are challenged to examine their role and the role of their boards in improving organizational effectiveness.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Richard P. Chait, Stacey M. Childress, Allen S. Grossman, Regina E. Herzlinger, James P. Honan, Robert S. Kaplan, Rakesh Khurana, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard (faculty chair), F. Warren McFarlan
Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations
To improve the effectiveness of a nonprofit organization, an executive must first determine its current performance. Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations (PMNO) helps with this challenging task by demonstrating measurement and its impact on resource allocation, organizational learning, internal processes, and internal and external accountability.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Nava Ashraf, Alnoor S. Ebrahim, Allen S. Grossman (faculty cochair), James P. Honan, Robert S. Kaplan, Christine W. Letts (faculty cochair), Christopher Stone
Public Education Leadership Program
Designed for teams of eight participants, one of whom must be the district superintendent; this program will explore management and leadership best practices in successful school districts, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Participants will develop and implement a strategy that will improve classroom instruction—as well as student performance—in their school districts.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Stacey M. Childress, Richard Elmore, Allen S. Grossman (faculty chair), Monica C. Higgins, Susan Moore Johnson, Karen Lucretia Mapp, David A. Thomas
Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management
In a time of shifting demands for services, changing operating environments, and recurring financial pressures, the skills of nonprofit leaders are put to the test. Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) provides executives with the opportunity to examine their missions and develop new strategies.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Nava Ashraf, Stacey M. Childress, Amy C. Edmondson, Frances X. Frei, Allen S. Grossman, Regina E. Herzlinger, James L. Heskett, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard (faculty chair), F. Warren McFarlan, Mark H. Moore, V. Kasturi Rangan
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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