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University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School
1999 Executive Education Profile
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ITEM
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1998-99
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1993-94
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% change
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Number of executive nondegree programs
(excluding multiple sessions of the same program)
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89
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85
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4%
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Number of executives attending above programs
(not including EMBA or part-time degree programs)
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8628
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9246
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-7%
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Percent of attending executives
who live within 45 miles of the school
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8%
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9%
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-12%
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Percent of attending executives
who live or work overseas
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23%
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15%
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53%
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Total participant days
(total participants x total length of programs)
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38000
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33000
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15%
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Percent of professors with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience
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10%
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N/A
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N/A
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Total revenues generated by "nondegree" executive education programs
(including open enrollment and custom programs)
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$40,100,000
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$16,000,000
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151%
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Total budget for nondegree executive education
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Percent of overall executive education revenue that comes from custom programs to a single company
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21%
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24%
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-13%
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Percent of total revenues coming from custom programs to a specific group of companies or a consortium
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8%
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10%
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-20%
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Number of custom programs run
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120
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43
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179%
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Total revenues generated from custom programs
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$11,800,000
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$5,433,000
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117%
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Percent of participants from organizations with whom school has done business for three or more years
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90%
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N/A
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N/A
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Full course title
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Advanced Management Program
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Type of course
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Senior Management
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Course length
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5 weeks
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Class times
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Sept 26-Oct 29, 1999; Jan 30 - Mar 3, 2000; June 4 - July 7, 2000
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Description
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For senior line executives who are in or directly support the office of the chief executive. The course focuses on global competition, critical thinking and leadership.
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Full course title
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Directors' Institute/Directors' Forum
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Type of course
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Senior Management
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Course length
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3 days
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Class times
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Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 1999; June 7-9, 2000; March 15-17, 2000; December 6-8, 2000
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Description
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A "live" case study puts participants of the board of MegaMicro, Inc., a ficticious multi-national company, learning and living governance and strategic issues.
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Full course title
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Executive Development Program
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Type of course
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Senior Management
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Course length
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2 weeks
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Class times
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November 7-19, 1999; January 16-28, 2000; May 7-19, 2000; Sept. 3-15, 2000
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Description
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For functional specialists making the transition to general management, this program helps build the technical foundation, leadership skills, and strategic perspectives to become a strong cross-functional leader.
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Full course title
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Wharton Executive Negotiation Workshop
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Type of course
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Leadership
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Course length
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5 days
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Class times
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October 24-29, 1999; April 9-14, 2000
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Description
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A combination of group work and individual counseling strengthens negotiation skills and strategies working within each participant's personal style.
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Full course title
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Type of course
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Finance
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Course length
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5 days
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Class times
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Jan, 9-14, 2000; June 4-9, 2000
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Description
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This course provides the tools and perspectives to negotiate and complete M&A's through faculty discussions, real-life case studies, and computer simulations.
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Full course title
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Leading Organizational Change
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Type of course
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Leadership
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Course length
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5 days
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Class times
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December 5-10, 1999; May 21 -26; 2000
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Description
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This program aims to teach participants how to do more than just deal with change--it teaches them to be a force for change. A mix of case simulatons and studies as well as group presentations make up the curriculum.
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Full course title
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Competitive Marketing Strategy
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Type of course
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Marketing
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Course length
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5 days
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Class times
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December 5-10, 1999; June 11-16, 2000
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Description
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Through competitive simulations that compress years of competition into a few days, this course provides a hands-on understanding of the interactions of decisions and those of competitors.
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Full course title
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Strategic Thinking and Management for Competitive Advantage
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Type of course
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Management
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Course length
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5 days
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Class times
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October 17-22, 1999; April 9-14, 2000
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Description
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This course helps participants meet the challenges of building strategy head-on and enables them to face complex, competitive environments and leverage those strategies to future successes.
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Full course title
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Finance and Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager
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Type of course
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Finance
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Course length
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5 days
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Class times
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Oct.24-29, 1999; Jan 2-7, 2000; March 19-24, 2000; May 14-19, 2000
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Description
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This course covers the core concepts of both finance and accounting, including terminology and concepts, financial statements, distinguishing income from cash flow and valuation.
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Full course title
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The International Forum
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Type of course
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Senior Management
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Course length
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Series of four-day forums
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Class times
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Jan. 12-16, 2000; May 16-20, 2000
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Description
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Bringing together a select group of business leaders from the around the world, forum participants focus their knowledge and expertise on the opportunities and challenges that they face in globalization.
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New Open-Enrollment Programs
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New courses launched within past 2 years
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Decision Models for Management
Essentials of Management
Gaining Strategic Advantage thru Effective Supply Chain Mgmt
Strategic Deployment of Health Care Information Technology
Critical Thinking: Real-World, Real-Time Decisions
Thinking Upstream for Health Care Strategy
Wharton/Windhover Program for Pharmaceutical Executives
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Overseas Programs / Partners
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Program
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Nomura
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Country
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Japan
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Partner
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Nomura
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Year established
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1991
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Program
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ICSEAD
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Country
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Japan
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Partner
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ICSEAD
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Year established
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1998
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Program
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Siam Cement
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Country
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Thailand
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Partner
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Siam Cement
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Year established
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1984
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Program
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Managing Strategic Challenges
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Country
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Taiwan
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Partner
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N/A
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Year established
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1993
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Program
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Scottish Power
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Country
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Scotland
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Partner
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Scottish Power
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Year established
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1995
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Non-University Partnerships
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Program
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Wharton Management Congress (Latin America)
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Partner
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Seminarium
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Year established
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N/A
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Distance courses offered or planned
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Wharton Direct is a satellite feed, Internet-combined, real-time distributed learning program that offers four different courses. Participants can attend the courses at local learning centers in over 30 locations equipped with interactive, Internet-supported technology.
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Nondegree functional
programs
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Johnson & Johnson
Bell Atlantic
Merck $ Co.
Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.
AT&T
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Nondegree general
programs
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Bell Atlantic
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Citigroup
Prudential Securities
Cigna Corp.
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Custom programs to a single company or consortium
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UBS AG
Hewlett Packard
Lucent Technologies
SmithKline Beecham
U.S. Investigations Services
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Organizations school has done business with for three or more years
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Johnson&Johnson
Merck & Co.
Lucent Technologies
DuPont
Bell Atlantic
Petroleus de Venezuela SA
Dean Witter
and others
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Date of
construction
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1989
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Number of classrooms
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5
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Cost
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$26,000,000
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Comments
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Wharton plans to continue to expand as it has for the last 10 years as opportunities and need arise
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