Programs for Alumni
Business doesn't stand still—and neither should you.
Extend your HBS experience with Executive Education programs on the latest business challenges and emerging opportunities. Choose from programs designed for alumni and leaders in the fast-changing world of business, including digital marketing, global energy, healthcare, and more. As always, you'll connect with world-renowned faculty and the diverse network of industry peers found only at HBS.
Remember—HBS alumni receive a 30-percent discount on open-enrollment programs.
Taking Marketing Digital
Dates and Fees
March 28–31, 2010
- $8,000
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
Learn benefits and potential pitfalls of the latest digital marketing techniques in this highly focused program for senior marketing executives. As you delve into social networking, mobile marketing, online communities, wikis, and blogs, you will explore how successful companies are taking advantage of changing consumer media habits to market more effectively. You will return ready to leverage today's digital media to achieve your goals.
PROGRAM FACULTY: John A. Deighton (faculty chair), Benjamin G. Edelman, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Anita Elberse, Sunil Gupta, Karim R. Lakhani, Mikołaj Jan Piskorski, John A. Quelch, Jonathan L. Zittrain
Managing Healthcare Delivery
Dates and Fees
- October 24–29, 2010 — Module 1
- February 27–March 4, 2011 — Module 2
- June 12–17, 2011 — Module 3
- $22,000
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
For healthcare leaders in clinical and nonclinical roles, this program delivers leadership skills that can dramatically improve patient care. Exploring the keys to organizational effectiveness, from strategy to finance to operations, you will master techniques and frameworks that expand your capacity to diagnose organizational weaknesses, develop innovative solutions, and enhance performance and outcomes in your healthcare delivery system.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Robert D. Austin, Richard M.J. Bohmer (faculty chair), Clayton M. Christensen, Arthur A. Daemmrich, Amy C. Edmondson, Frances X. Frei, William W. George, Richard G. Hamermesh, Regina E. Herzlinger, Robert S. Huckman, Joshua D. Margolis, F. Warren McFarlan, V.G. Narayanan, Michael E. Porter, V. Kasturi Rangan, William A. Sahlman, W. Earl Sasser, Robert L. Simons, Anita L. Tucker, Michael A. Wheeler
Managing Negotiators and the Deal Process
Dates and Fees
September 19–24, 2010
- $10,000
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
Leaders of negotiation-intensive functions develop strategies for aligning their team's work with company goals in this illuminating program. You will examine how top firms nurture strong negotiators, deploy effective dealmaking processes, leverage knowledge across a large team, and align incentives with strategic objectives. Armed with new management approaches, you will empower your team to close deals that serve the best interests of the firm.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Max H. Bazerman, Amy J.C. Cuddy, Ian I. Larkin, Guhan Subramanian (faculty chair)
Global Energy Seminar
Dates and Fees
November 14–17, 2010
- $8,000
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
Develop a keen understanding of the political and economic risk involved in capturing maximum value in the global energy marketplace. Created for energy industry executives, this offering examines the innovations and dynamic forces that affect how energy is produced and distributed worldwide. You gain strategies and frameworks that enable superior decision making and expand your capacity to capitalize on growth opportunities domestically and abroad.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Rawi Abdelal (faculty cochair), Rebecca M. Henderson, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Joseph B. Lassiter III, André F. Perold, Forest L. Reinhardt (faculty cochair), Richard H.K. Vietor
The Global Economy
Dates and Fees
February 2011
- TBD
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
Business leaders who can spot the forewarnings of financial stress are better equipped to respond with the right long-term strategy. In this new program, Professor Niall Ferguson provides a broader economic context to inform better financial decision making. By evaluating how historical precedents impact the world economy, you will become more adept at identifying and leveraging new opportunities for growth.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Niall Ferguson (faculty chair), Noel Maurer, Aldo Musacchio
Asia in the Recovering World Economy
Dates and Fees
Last Ran: March 8–12, 2010 (Harvard Center Shanghai); check back for next scheduled offering.
- $4,500
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
A redefined business landscape has intensified the need for fresh insights, global perspectives, and best-in-class ideas. Designed exclusively for AMP alumni, this program addresses topics critical to succeeding in today's global economy through a highly interactive and case-oriented format. Participants will gain practical lessons for improving leadership effectiveness and return to their organizations with fresh ideas.
PROGRAM FACULTY: F. Warren McFarlan, John A. Quelch, Richard H.K. Vietor, David B. Yoffie
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
Dates and Fees
April 11–23, 2010
- $22,000
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
Learn how to plan for tomorrow while mastering today's complex business conditions in this program for leaders in small-to-midsize companies. You will examine fresh approaches to strategy, financing, and organizational planning in the context of the current economy, internalizing best practices that prepare you to achieve your goals. Providing new insights and tools, this two-week program readies you to build your company's future.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Lynda M. Applegate (faculty chair)
Breakthrough Insights
Dates and Fees
April 21–24, 2010
- $3,000
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
Exclusively offered to HBS alumni, Breakthrough Insights focuses on helping you navigate recent changes to the business environment. The comprehensive curriculum explores key themes that are on the minds of business leaders across the globe including the rise of digital media, the dynamics of globalization, and new models of healthcare delivery.
PROGRAM FACULTY: Rawi Abdelal, Nava Ashraf, Richard M.J. Bohmer, John A. Deighton, Anita Elberse, Niall Ferguson, Raymond V. Gilmartin, Regina E. Herzlinger, W. Carl Kester (faculty chair), F. Warren McFarlan, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Elie Ofek, Alvin E. Roth, Peter Tufano
Programs, dates, fees, and faculty are subject to change.
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