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Harvard University
Harvard Business School
1999 Executive Education Profile
Address: Soldiers Field - Glass Hall
Boston, MA 02163-9986
E-Mail: http://www.exed.hbs.edu/about/gi/request.html
Website: www.exed.hbs.edu


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Statistics

ITEM 1998-99 1993-94 % change

Number of executive nondegree programs
(excluding multiple sessions of the same program)
69 32 115%

Number of executives attending above programs
(not including EMBA or part-time degree programs)
6500 2150 202%

Percent of attending executives
who live within 45 miles of the school
4% 4% 0%

Percent of attending executives
who live or work overseas
48% 40% 20%

Total participant days
(total participants x total length of programs)
N/A N/A N/A

Percent of professors with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience 8% N/A N/A

Total revenues generated by "nondegree" executive education programs
(including open enrollment and custom programs)
$65,000,000* $29,000,000* 124%*

Total budget for nondegree executive education N/A N/A N/A

Percent of overall executive education revenue that comes from custom programs to a single company 25% N/A N/A

Percent of total revenues coming from custom programs to a specific group of companies or a consortium N/A N/A N/A

Number of custom programs run 18 4 350%

Total revenues generated from custom programs $16,250,000* N/A N/A

Percent of participants from organizations with whom school has done business for three or more years 53% N/A N/A

*BW Estimate
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Primary Programs

Full course title Advanced Management Program Type of course General Management
Course length 9 weeks Class times full time residential program

Description Designed for senior corporate managers with 15-20 years of experience to help them enhance their leadership capabilities in a dynamic and changing environment.

Full course title Program for Management Development Type of course General Management
Course length 10 weeks Class times full time residential program

Description Designed for upper middle level managers with 10-15 years of experience. It provides managers with techniques and strategies they need as they move from functional to general management responsibilities.

Full course title The General Manager Program Type of course General Management
Course length 6 weeks Class times full time residential program divided into two modules

Description Helps new general managers understand their roles and learn to manage up, down, across and outside their organizations.

Full course title Program for Global Leadership Type of course General Management
Course length 6 weeks Class times full time residential program divided into two modules

Description Designed for managers with an average of 10 years of experience who are heavily involved in managing across borders and in a global business arena. The program addresses global issues and how they affect the manager's role.

Full course title Owner President Management Program Type of course General Management
Course length 9 weeks divided into three, three-week modules Class times full time residential

Description This program is tailored to owners of smaller to mid size businesses.

Full course title Driving Corporate Performance Type of course N/A
Course length 1 week Class times full time residential

Description None

Full course title Leadership in Professional Service Firms Type of course N/A
Course length 1 week Class times full time residential

Description None

Full course title Women Leading Business Type of course N/A
Course length 3 days Class times full time residential

Description None

Full course title Focused Financial Management Series Type of course N/A
Course length four 2 1/2 day modules Class times full time residential

Description None

Full course title Competition & Strategy Type of course N/A
Course length 1 week Class times full time residential

Description None


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New Open-Enrollment Programs

New courses launched within past 2 years Strategic Sales Management
What's Next and So What? Leading in the 21st Century
Program for Global Leadership (January '98)
Senior Executive Program for Southern Africa


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Overseas Programs / Partners

Program Senior Executive Program for Southern Africa Country South Africa & Boston
Partner University of WITS Year established 1997


Program Achieving Breakthrough Service Country South Africa
Partner University of Capetown Year established 1998


Program Achieving Breakthrough Service Country Spain
Partner IESE Year established 1995


Program Program for Global Leadership Country Singapore & Boston
Partner None Year established 1998


Program Agribusiness Country England
Partner London Business School Year established 1999


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Non-University Partnerships

Program Presidents Seminar Partner Young Presidents Organization Year established 1960


Program Chief Financial Officer Program Partner Financial Executives Institute Year established N/A


Program Senior Leadership Forum Partner NAACP Year established N/A


Program CEO Program Partner Chief Executives Organization Year established 1997


Program Senior Leadership Program Partner American Electronics Association Year established N/A


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Distance Learning

Distance courses offered or planned HBS feels that the residential component is an essential part of the learning process. Distance learning is used to enhance the school's existing programs. For example, the Program for Global Leadership has an extensive distance learning component between the two modules.


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Top Corporate Customers

Nondegree functional
programs
AT&T
Hewlett Packard
Novartis
General Motors
Unilever


Nondegree general
programs
Daimler Benz
Novartis
Compaq
World Bank
Young Presidents Organization


Custom programs to a single company or consortium United Technologies
Lucent
Nestle
Arrow Electronics
New York Stock Exchange


Organizations school has done business with for three or more years HBs works with over 300 companies and government agencies.


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Facilities

Date of
construction
N/A Number of classrooms 6 Cost N/A

Comments HBS has three dedicated Executive Education residences on its campus: McArthur Hall, Chase Hall, and Baker Hall. McArthur was just completed in the spring of 1999 and has 170 bedrooms and 20 living group lounges all with access to the High Speed HBS intranet and learning network. Baker Hall was built in 1968 and completely renovated in 1985. It has 165 bedrooms and 20 living group lounges, also with intranet access. Chase Hall has 120 bedrooms and 15 living group lounges. There are six dedicated classrooms and dining space for 350 participants on campus. All executive participants have full access to Baker Library, the Shad Athletic facilty, as well as other Harvard University facilities off the HBS campus.



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