The Greater Boston Executive Program is an intensive general management program for high-potential, middle-level managers from a variety of backgrounds who seek to understand the rapidly evolving business environment.

The program is particularly appropriate for functional specialists who wish to have a broader perspective on critical management issues affecting the firm, executives of small and mid-size firms who do not have a recent MBA, and executives who cannot take time off from work to attend a full-time program.

The program consists of 15 full-day sessions held at MIT during the winter and spring each Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., beginning date January 29 and ending May 7, 2010.

Objective
The objective of the Greater Boston Executive Program is to bring to the participant relevant ways of thinking about and coping with the management of human, technical, and economic resources. Emphasis is placed on understanding complex systems and the analytic tools required for assessing opportunities and risks in strategic planning and decision-making.

This interdisciplinary program addresses current concerns of management, including global competition, rapid technological change, and effective human resource management. It incorporates concepts derived from current research and practice from the field of management.

Emphasis

• Integration of finance, managerial accounting, and business strategy
• Economic analysis and policy
• Marketing in a global economy
• Operations management and organization
• Organization studies
• Leadership
• Special faculty speakers on topical management issues

Strengths

• Quality of faculty and curriculum
• Small class size and close student-faculty interaction
• Diversity of topics and students backgrounds