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Technology & Operations Management

Technology & Operations Management

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MBA Required Curriculum

(FIRST YEAR)

Technology and Operations Management (TOM)

This course enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as well as the creation and delivery of services.

Topics encompass:

  • Process analysis
  • Cross-functional and cross-firm integration
  • Product development
  • Information technology
  • Technology and operations strategy

MBA Elective Curriculum

(SECOND YEAR)
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (also listed under General Management) Willy Shih, Derek van Bever Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive (also listed under General Management) Willy Shih Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Willy Shih Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Demystifying the Family Enterprise Christina Wing Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Designing Tech Ventures Robert Howe, Tom Clay Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Digital Operations Antonio Moreno Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Driving Profitable Growth (also listed under Strategy) Juan Alcacer, Raffaella Sadun Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
Field Course: Advanced Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care (also listed under General Management) Regina Herzlinger, Ben Creo Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care, Q2 (also listed under General Management) Regina Herzlinger, Ben Creo Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
Generative AI for Business Leaders (also listed under Accounting & Management) Suraj Srinivasan Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Innovating in Health Care (also listed under General Management) Regina Herzlinger, Ben Creo Fall
2025
Q1 1.5
Launching Tech Ventures (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Jeffrey Bussgang, Allison Mnookin Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) (also listed under Strategy) Amy Edmondson, Tiona Zuzul Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Managing Service Operations Ryan Buell, Robert Markey Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Supply Chain Management Kris Ferreira Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Ananth Raman Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Transforming Health Care Delivery (also listed under Accounting & Management) Susanna Gallani, Robert Huckman Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0

Doctoral Programs

Faculty from the TOM unit work with students across several doctoral programs. Detailed curriculum information for each doctoral program associated with this unit can be found on the doctoral programs website:
PhD in Business Administration, Technology & Operations Management
PhD in Organizational Behavior
PhD in Health Policy Management
PhD in Business Economics

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