Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions

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# Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
3 Technologies that Will Change the World Entrepreneurial Management Shikhar Ghosh Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
A Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals Negotiation, Organizations & Markets James Sebenius Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
The Anatomy of Fraud (TAF) Accounting & Management Aiyesha Dey,
Jonas Heese		 Fall
2025		 Q1 1.5
Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Robin Ely,
Monique Burns Thompson		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Avoiding Startup Failure Entrepreneurial Management DJ DiDonna Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
B Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
B2B Sales and Distribution Marketing, Entrepreneurial Management Lou Shipley Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
Building Trusted Organizations General Management Sandra Sucher Fall
2025		 Q2 1.5
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Technology & Operations Management, General Management Willy Shih,
Derek van Bever		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive Technology & Operations Management, General Management Willy Shih Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive General Management, Technology & Operations Management Willy Shih Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Accounting & Management Joseph Pacelli Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Accounting & Management Yuan Zou Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Business Solutions for the Poor (Global and Local) General Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurial Management Kash Rangan,
Benjamin N. Roth,
Natalia Rigol		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Business and Geopolitics Business, Government & the International Economy Jeremy Friedman Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
Business at the Base of the Pyramid General Management, Entrepreneurial Management Benjamin N. Roth,
Natalia Rigol		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports General Management, Marketing Anita Elberse Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Business of Ideas Business, Government & the International Economy Caroline Elkins Fall
2025		 Q2 1.5
C Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Capitalism and the State (CATS) Business, Government & the International Economy, General Management Debora L. Spar Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Capitalism: Past, Present, Future Business, Government & the International Economy Sophus A. Reinert Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry General Management, Entrepreneurial Management Michael S. Kaufman,
Andy Pforzheimer		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders Accounting & Management, General Management Robert Simons Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
The Coming of Managerial Capitalism Entrepreneurial Management Tom Nicholas Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) Finance C. Fritz Foley Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors General Management, Organizational Behavior Lynn Paine Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA Organizational Behavior Leslie Perlow Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Creating Brand Value Marketing Julian de Freitas Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring Finance Stuart C. Gilson Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) General Management Andy Zelleke Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage Strategy Eric J. Van den Steen Fall
2025		 Q1 1.5
Creating the Modern Financial System Business, Government & the International Economy David Moss Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Crucibles of Crisis Leadership General Management Nancy Koehn Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
D Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Deals Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Guhan Subramanian Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Deals Q2 Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Guhan Subramanian Fall
2025		 Q2 1.5
Demystifying the Family Enterprise Technology & Operations Management Christina Wing Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Designing Tech Ventures Technology & Operations Management Robert Howe,
Tom Clay		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Digital Marketing & AI Workshop Marketing Jacob Cook Fall
2025		 Q1 1.5
Digital Operations Technology & Operations Management Antonio Moreno Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty General Management William Kirby Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
Driving Profitable Growth Technology & Operations Management, Strategy Juan Alcacer,
Raffaella Sadun		 Fall
2025		 Q2 1.5
E Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Energy General Management Dustin Tingley Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
Entrepreneurial Finance Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Sabrina Howell Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Entrepreneurial Finance (Q3) Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Raymond Kluender Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Entrepreneurial Management Mark Roberge,
Lou Shipley		 Fall
2025		 Q2 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Entrepreneurial Management Mark Roberge,
Lou Shipley,
DJ DiDonna		 Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 102: Building the First Sales Team Entrepreneurial Management Lou Shipley Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism General Management, Business, Government & the International Economy, Entrepreneurial Management Geoffrey Jones Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences Entrepreneurial Management, General Management Satish Tadikonda Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
F Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Field Course: Business of the Arts General Management, Entrepreneurial Management Rohit Deshpande,
Henry McGee		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Advanced Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care General Management, Technology & Operations Management Regina Herzlinger,
Ben Creo		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care, Q2 General Management, Technology & Operations Management Regina Herzlinger,
Ben Creo		 Fall
2025		 Q2 1.5
Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) Finance Richard Ruback,
Royce Yudkoff		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Field X Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Randolph Cohen Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Randolph Cohen Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Go to Market Sales Playbook Field Study Entrepreneurial Management Lou Shipley Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
Field Course: Ideation and Prototyping for Innovation Entrepreneurial Management Thomas Eisenmann,
Shai Bernstein		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Investing for Impact Entrepreneurial Management, General Management Archie L. Jones,
Emily R. McComb,
Brian Trelstad,
Gerald Chertavian		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation Entrepreneurial Management Satish Tadikonda Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems Finance, Entrepreneurial Management, General Management John Dionne Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Public Markets Investing Seminar Finance Sara Fleiss Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Startup Operations Entrepreneurial Management Christina Wallace Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Value Creation in Small and Medium Firms Finance Jason Pananos Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Venture Capital Journey Entrepreneurial Management Jeffrey Bussgang Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Financial Management of Smaller Firms Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Richard Ruback,
Royce Yudkoff		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Founder Launch Entrepreneurial Management Reza Satchu,
Shai Bernstein		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
The Founder Mindset Entrepreneurial Management Reza Satchu Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
G Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Generative AI for Business Leaders Accounting & Management, Technology & Operations Management Suraj Srinivasan Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Ashley Whillans Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Global Climate Change Business, Government & the International Economy, Strategy Gunnar Trumbull Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Global Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Paul Gompers Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Globalization and Emerging Markets Business, Government & the International Economy Reshmaan Hussam Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
I Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising General Management Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie January
2026		 J 3.0
IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero Entrepreneurial Management, General Management Vikram Gandhi January
2026		 J 3.0
IFC: Israel; Startups and Venture Capital Finance Paul Gompers,
Richard Ruback		 January
2026		 J 3.0
IFC: Italy; Tradition and Innovation Business, Government & the International Economy Sophus A. Reinert,
Dante Roscini		 January
2026		 J 3.0
IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem Strategy, Marketing Ramon Casadesus-Masanell,
Tomomichi Amano		 January
2026		 J 3.0
IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification Strategy Tarun Khanna,
Andy Zelleke		 January
2026		 J 3.0
IFC: Silicon Valley; Disrupting Silicon Valley with AI Entrepreneurial Management Mark Roberge January
2026		 J 3.0
IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub General Management Amy Schulman,
Nitin Nohria		 January
2026		 J 3.0
Innovating at Scale Strategy Maria Roche Fall
2025		 Q1 1.5
Innovating in Health Care General Management, Technology & Operations Management Regina Herzlinger,
Ben Creo		 Fall
2025		 Q1 1.5
Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture Marketing Tomomichi Amano Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy Business, Government & the International Economy Vincent Pons Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Investment Management and Capital Markets Finance Luis Viceira,
Emil Siriwardane		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Investment Strategies Finance William Vrattos Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
L Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Launch Lab/Capstone 1 Entrepreneurial Management Alan MacCormack,
Russell J Wilcox		 January
2026		 J 3.0
Launch Lab/Capstone 2 Entrepreneurial Management Alan MacCormack,
Russell J Wilcox		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Launching Global Ventures Entrepreneurial Management DJ DiDonna,
Ebehi Iyoha		 Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
Launching Tech Ventures Entrepreneurial Management, Technology & Operations Management Jeffrey Bussgang,
Allison Mnookin		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship General Management, Entrepreneurial Management John Batter Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship General Management, Entrepreneurial Management John Batter Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) Organizational Behavior Ryan Raffaelli Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Leadership and Happiness General Management Arthur Brooks Spring
2025		 Q3 1.5
Leading a Family Business Strategy Josh Baron Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
M Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) Technology & Operations Management, Strategy Amy Edmondson,
Tiona Zuzul		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Managing Customers for Growth Marketing Eva Ascarza Fall
2025		 Q2 1.5
Managing International Trade and Investment Business, Government & the International Economy Meg Rithmire Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Managing Service Operations Technology & Operations Management Ryan Buell,
Robert Markey		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Managing and Innovating in Financial Services Finance David Scharfstein Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Market Perspectives Finance Robin Greenwood,
Richard Ruback		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills Organizational Behavior, Strategy David G. Fubini Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation Strategy Jorge Tamayo Fall
2025		 Q1 1.5
Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation Strategy Jorge Tamayo Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
The Moral Leader General Management Joseph Badaracco Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
N Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Navigating Your Worth:  AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise Entrepreneurial Management Zoe Cullen,
Shikhar Ghosh		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Katherine Coffman,
Kevin Mohan,
Julian J. Zlatev,
Max H. Bazerman,
Michael Norton		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Livia Alfonsi,
Alex Chan,
Jillian Jordan,
Amit Goldenberg,
Kadeem Noray		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Negotiation and Diplomacy Negotiation, Organizations & Markets James Sebenius Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
O Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
OWN: The Power of Company Ownership Strategy Josh Baron Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
P Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Power and Influence for Positive Impact Organizational Behavior Julie Battilana Fall
2025		 Q1 1.5
Private Equity Finance Finance Ted Berk Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Product Management Entrepreneurial Management Sara McKinley Torti Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
Public Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management, General Management Mitchell Weiss Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
R Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Real Estate Investing Finance Dwight Angelini,
W. Matt Kelly		 Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
Real Estate Private Equity Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Nori Gerardo Lietz Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Real Property Finance John Macomber,
Camille Douglas		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
RoGME: Role of Government in Market Economies Business, Government & the International Economy Matthew Weinzierl Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
S Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
SPACE: Space, Public and Commercial Economics Business, Government & the International Economy Matthew Weinzierl Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
Scaling Technology Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Jeffrey Rayport Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) General Management Gerald Chertavian,
Brian Trelstad		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
The Spiritual Lives of Leaders General Management Nien-hê Hsieh,
Derek van Bever		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Strategies for Value Creation - Abridged (SVC-S) Finance, Strategy Scott Mayfield Spring
2026		 Q3 1.5
Strategy Execution Accounting & Management Robert Simons Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
Strategy and Technology Strategy David Yoffie Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Strategy and Technology Strategy Andy Wu Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Strategy for Entrepreneurs Strategy, Entrepreneurial Management Rembrand Koning Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Supply Chain Management Technology & Operations Management Kris Ferreira Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Supply Chain Management Technology & Operations Management Ananth Raman Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Sustainable Investing Finance Vikram Gandhi,
Shawn Cole		 Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) Entrepreneurial Management, Accounting & Management Tatiana Sandino Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
T Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
TALK Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Alison Wood Brooks Spring
2026		 Q4 1.5
Tough Tech Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Joshua Lev Krieger,
Jim Matheson		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship General Management John Jong-Hyun Kim Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Transforming Health Care Delivery Technology & Operations Management, Accounting & Management Susanna Gallani,
Robert Huckman		 Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
Turnarounds and Transformation Entrepreneurial Management, Organizational Behavior Ranjay Gulati Spring
2026		 Q3Q4 3.0
U Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
U.S. Healthcare Strategy General Management, Strategy Leemore S. Dafny Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
Understanding Africa: Business, Entrepreneurship, Political Economy and the Complexities of a Continent General Management, Business, Government & the International Economy Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
V Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Venture Capital and Private Equity Entrepreneurial Management Jo Tango,
Archie L. Jones		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
W Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
War & Peace: The Lessons of History for Leadership, Strategy, Negotiation & Humanity Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Deepak Malhotra,
Kevin Mohan		 Fall
2025		 Q1Q2 3.0
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