H a r v a r d | B u s i n e s s | S c h o o lExecutive EducationMounting social and environmental pressures are reshaping the competitive landscape for companies in every industry, including retail, manufacturing, health, financial services, energy, and food and beverage. For corporate leaders, the message is clear: In today's world, companies that address societal challenges as part of their core strategy achieve a competitive advantage.
This program will prepare you to meet this challenge by creating Shared Value, a concept that connects economic performance with social progress. Led by faculty cochairs Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer, the program will show you how to move beyond corporate social responsibility and sustainability reports and shift your company's strategy to create Shared Value. You will discover how to positively impact social issues in a way that delivers a stronger competitive position and better bottom-line results.
Mounting social and environmental pressures are reshaping the competitive landscape for companies in every industry, including retail, manufacturing, health, financial services, energy, and food and beverage. For corporate leaders, the message is clear: In today's world, companies that address societal challenges as part of their core strategy achieve a competitive advantage.
This program will prepare you to meet this challenge by creating Shared Value, a concept that connects economic performance with social progress. Led by faculty cochairs Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer, the program will show you how to move beyond corporate social responsibility and sustainability reports and shift your company's strategy to create Shared Value. You will discover how to positively impact social issues in a way that delivers a stronger competitive position and better bottom-line results.
To accelerate organizational change, teams of executives are encouraged but not required.
To accelerate organizational change, teams of executives are encouraged but not required.
When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.
When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.
Featuring faculty presentations, case studies, guest speakers, and guided discussions, this program offers a rich learning experience that emphasizes practical application. In addition to hearing firsthand from CEOs who have successful integrated Shared Value into their companies, you will explore cases about innovative global organizations.
Featuring faculty presentations, case studies, guest speakers, and guided discussions, this program offers a rich learning experience that emphasizes practical application. In addition to hearing firsthand from CEOs who have successful integrated Shared Value into their companies, you will explore cases about innovative global organizations.
This Harvard Business School Executive Education program was developed by and is taught by HBS professor Michael E. Porter, the leading authority on strategy and competitiveness, along with Harvard Kennedy School senior fellow Mark R. Kramer. One of the most-cited authors in business and economics, Professor Porter has authored 18 books and has written a series of articles on the role of business in society.
Mark R. Kramer
Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government and cochair of "Creating Shared Value."
"Understanding how Shared Value can shape your competitive positioning gives you a tremendous competitive edge."
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Michael E. Porter
Bishop William Lawrence University Professor. Member of the Strategy Unit; and director of the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness. Faculty chair of "Strategy for Health Care Delivery"; faculty cochair of "Creating Shared Value" and of "Value Measurement for Health Care."
V. Kasturi Rangan
Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing; cochair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative. Member of the Marketing Unit. He is the author of Transforming Your Go-to-Market Strategy: Three Disciplines of Channel Management. Cochair of "Managing Sales Teams and Distribution Channels."
This Harvard Business School Executive Education program was developed by and is taught by HBS professor Michael E. Porter, the leading authority on strategy and competitiveness, along with Harvard Kennedy School senior fellow Mark R. Kramer. One of the most-cited authors in business and economics, Professor Porter has authored 18 books and has written a series of articles on the role of business in society.
Mark R. Kramer
Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government and cochair of "Creating Shared Value."
"Understanding how Shared Value can shape your competitive positioning gives you a tremendous competitive edge."
Learn MoreMichael E. Porter
Bishop William Lawrence University Professor. Member of the Strategy Unit; and director of the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness. Faculty chair of "Strategy for Health Care Delivery"; faculty cochair of "Creating Shared Value" and of "Value Measurement for Health Care."
V. Kasturi Rangan
Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing; cochair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative. Member of the Marketing Unit. He is the author of Transforming Your Go-to-Market Strategy: Three Disciplines of Channel Management. Cochair of "Managing Sales Teams and Distribution Channels."
