Harvard Business School Announces First Executive Education in India

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March 27, 2008

New Program Uses 10 years of Harvard’s Research in India to Build Tailored Curriculum Harvard Business School (HBS) in combination with the Harvard Business School India Research Center (IRC) today proclaim plans to offer its first executive education program in India in February 2008. The first-of-its-kind, Building a Global Enterprise in India will be taught by HBS senior power in Hyderabad and is in particular intended for senior executives from India and approximately the region.

The program is based on 10 years of extensive, on-the-ground HBS research in India. It uses cases customized to the precise needs of companies operating in India and incorporates examples from companies in the region that have addressed alike challenges facing Indian companies today.

This program was designed to address up-and-coming confront in the Indian business landscape as companies seek to manage and sustain growth in India, said Professor David Yoffie, Senior Associate Dean and Chair of Harvard Business School Executive Education programs.

“Participants will focus on the major challenges of building a global enterprise in India, such as developing leadership talent, employing innovation-based enlargement models, and recognize strategic compensation to drive growth. This program meets our object of enhancing business practices in India and satisfying Harvard Business School’s mission of educating leaders who make a difference in the world, The new program will replicate the world-renowned HBS learning experience with classes taught by members of the School’s senior faculty using the HBS case technique, which requires participants to make choice about real business situations. The program will also provide participants with the opportunity to meet and discuss business subject with a diverse and dynamic group of C-suite peers from India and around the world.

“This program is a distinct offering built on a decade’s worth of research conducted by HBS faculty in India and developed into tailored teaching materials,” said Professor Krishna Palepu, Senior Associate Dean for global Development. “While the program demonstrates Harvard Business School’s commitment to India, it also allows us to learn from the Indian companies we’ve worked with over the years because we continue to enhance our global set of courses.” Building a Global Enterprise in India will run from February 10-15, 2008, and will take place at the Hyderabad International Convention Center. Applications are due by January 14, 2008.

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