Core Curriculum
Our core curriculum addresses topics of general interest to most business executives.
Corporate Finance
We explore how firms allocate, manage, and invest financial resources to create and sustain shareholder value. We first focus on financial management and how firms use financial resources to support corporate strategy, reduce risk, and maximize value for shareholders. Cases will examine companies experiencing rapid growth, plus the risks of such financial strategy and its sustainability. We then turn to how firms create value by mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring. Through cases and lectures, we explore what makes these actions successful, how some actions may destroy value, and how firms can create and realize value. Click here for more on our Corporate Finance Curriculum.
Corporate Governance
This comprehensive corporate governance course addresses the critical questions, “To whom do corporate officers and directors owe responsibilities? What is the nature of these responsibilities, and how are they fulfilled?” Through case studies, we examine the obligations to shareholders, customers, employers, and the public. We show how every decision should be tested with three lenses: financial, legal, and ethical. We also focus on the role of the board and its committees, as well as the impact of the board’s actions in instituting or reinforcing a corporate culture. Click here for more on our Corporate Governance Curriculum.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Whether you are an executive looking to take your business to the next level or an entrepreneur launching a business, this course helps you to address the various issues of building new ventures. We explore the skills and practices necessary to effectively assess opportunities and to make sound business decisions in developing an innovative new company. We’ll also help cultivate the management skills and perspective needed at all stages of a new venture’s development. Click here for more on our Innovation and Entrepreneurship Curriculum.
Private Equity
This course follows the life cycle of a private equity transaction, from deal sourcing, due diligence, and structuring to closing, monitoring, and adding value before finally looking at exiting an investment. We also step back to examine industry structure and fund strategies as they relate to value creation, explore areas of conflict between private equity firms and investors, and discuss what the future of the private equity industry may hold. Click here for more on our Private Equity Curriculum.
Tek Briefs
For busy executives, keeping up with evolving technologies can be impossible. This course brings you up to speed on emerging trends, technologies, and business models that are impacting economies around the world. We give clear background briefs on major developments, then look at cases and scenarios to see practical uses of new technologies. Finally, we engage in discussions about implications and applications to understand how your business can leverage these technologies. Click here for more on our Tek Briefs Curriculum.