In this course, students learn about the complex responsibilities facing business
leaders today. Through cases about difficult managerial decisions, the course examines
the legal, ethical, and economic responsibilities of corporate leaders. It also teaches
students about management and governance systems leaders can use to promote responsible
conduct by companies and their employees, and shows how personal values can play a
critical role in effective leadership.
| Course Title |
Faculty Name |
Term |
Quarter |
Credits |
| Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a
Continent |
Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie |
Spring
2025 |
Q4 |
1.5 |
| The Arts of Communication |
Candace Bertotti |
Spring
2025 |
Q4 |
1.5 |
| Building Trusted Organizations |
Sandra Sucher |
Fall
2024 |
Q2 |
1.5 |
| Business at the Base of the Pyramid
(also listed under
Entrepreneurial Management)
|
Natalia Rigol, Benjamin N. Roth |
Fall
2024 |
Q1Q2 |
3.0 |
| Benjamin N. Roth, Natalia Rigol |
Spring
2025 |
Q3Q4 |
3.0 |
| The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports
(also listed under
Marketing)
|
Anita Elberse |
Fall
2024 |
Q1Q2 |
3.0 |
| Capitalism and the State (CATS)
(also listed under
Business, Government & the International Economy)
|
Debora L. Spar |
Fall
2024 |
Q1Q2 |
3.0 |
| Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry |
Michael S. Kaufman, Andy Pforzheimer |
Spring
2025 |
Q3Q4 |
3.0 |
| Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders
(also listed under
Accounting & Management and Organizational Behavior)
|
Robert Simons |
Spring
2025 |
Q3Q4 |
3.0 |
| Climate Action Now |
Rosabeth Kanter |
Spring
2025 |
Q4 |
1.5 |
| Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors
(also listed under
Organizational Behavior)
|
Lynn Paine |
Spring
2025 |
Q3Q4 |
3.0 |
| Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) |
Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard |
Fall
2024 |
Q1Q2 |
3.0 |
| Crucibles of Crisis Leadership |
Nancy Koehn |
Spring
2025 |
Q4 |
1.5 |
| Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty |
William Kirby |
Spring
2025 |
Q3 |
1.5 |
| Energy |
Dustin Tingley |
Fall
2024 |
Q2 |
1.5 |
| Field Course: Business of the Arts
(also listed under
Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management)
|
Rohit Deshpande, Henry McGee |
Spring
2025 |
Q3Q4 |
3.0 |
| Field Course: Innovating in Health Care
(also listed under
Technology & Operations Management)
|
Regina Herzlinger |
Spring
2025 |
Q3Q4 |
3.0 |
| Field Course: Innovating in Health Care, Q2
(also listed under
Technology & Operations Management)
|
Regina Herzlinger |
Fall
2024 |
Q2 |
1.5 |
| Field Course: Investing for Impact
(also listed under
Entrepreneurial Management and Finance)
|
Archie L. Jones, Emily R. McComb, Brian Trelstad |
Spring
2025 |
Q3Q4 |
3.0 |
| Field Course: Scaling Minority Businesses
(also listed under
Entrepreneurial Management)
|
Archie L. Jones, Henry McGee |
Fall
2024 |
Q1Q2 |
3.0 |
| Field Course: The United States and China: Challenges for your Business |
William Kirby |
Spring
2025 |
Q4 |
1.5 |
| Global Trade, Capital and National Institutions
(also listed under
Business, Government & the International Economy)
|
Laura Alfaro |
Spring
2025 |
Q3 |
1.5 |
| IFC: Ghana; Africa Rising |
Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie |
January
2025 |
J |
3.0 |
| IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero
(also listed under
Entrepreneurial Management)
|
Vikram Gandhi |
January
2025 |
J |
3.0 |
| Innovating in Health Care
(also listed under
Technology & Operations Management)
|
Regina Herzlinger, Lee Kaplan, Ben Creo, Brian Walker |
Fall
2024 |
Q1 |
1.5 |
| Law, Management and Entrepreneurship
(also listed under
Entrepreneurial Management)
|
John Batter |
Fall
2024 |
Q1Q2 |
3.0 |
| John Batter |
Spring
2025 |
Q3Q4 |
3.0 |
| Leadership and Happiness |
Arthur Brooks |
Spring
2025 |
Q3 |
1.5 |
| Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Job (MDD)
(also listed under
Entrepreneurial Management and Technology & Operations Management)
|
Amy Edmondson, Tiona Zuzul |
Spring
2025 |
Q3Q4 |
3.0 |
| The Moral Leader |
Joseph Badaracco |
Fall
2024 |
Q1Q2 |
3.0 |
| The Power of DEI: Harnessing Talent and Opportunity for Enduring Success |
Nancy Koehn |
Fall
2024 |
Q1 |
1.5 |
| Public Entrepreneurship
(also listed under
Entrepreneurial Management)
|
Mitchell Weiss |
Fall
2024 |
Q1Q2 |
3.0 |
| Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems
(also listed under
Strategy and Accounting & Management)
|
Ethan Rouen |
Fall
2024 |
Q1Q2 |
3.0 |
| Reweaving Ourselves and the World: New Perspectives on Climate Change |
Rebecca Henderson |
Spring
2025 |
Q3Q4 |
3.0 |
| Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC)
(also listed under
Accounting & Management and Entrepreneurial Management)
|
George Serafeim |
Spring
2025 |
Q3Q4 |
3.0 |
| Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change |
Gerald Chertavian, Brian Trelstad |
Fall
2024 |
Q1Q2 |
3.0 |
| The Spiritual Lives of Leaders |
Nien-hê Hsieh, Derek van Bever |
Spring
2025 |
Q3Q4 |
3.0 |
| Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship |
John Jong-Hyun Kim |
Fall
2024 |
Q1Q2 |
3.0 |
| U.S. Healthcare Strategy
(also listed under
Strategy)
|
Leemore S. Dafny |
Fall
2024 |
Q1Q2 |
3.0 |
| Unpacking the US-China Rivalry |
Andy Zelleke |
Fall
2024 |
Q1 |
1.5 |
