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3.00 Credits
Considers the challenges and opportunities involved in managing innovation in high-growth and large organizations, including the design and execution of innovation portfolios, technology alliances, acquisitions and corporate venturing in large organizations. Also focuses on issues concerning organizational structure and incentives for scientists and engineers engaged in innovation and product development.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 15.910 or 15.911
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3.00 Credits
Develops a pragmatic, action-oriented approach to sustainability: the alignment between healthy businesses, healthy environments, healthy societies, and an economy that meets human needs. Discusses how sustainability is changing existing business models and market structures, how to develop sustainable management practices, and how firms can implement those practices successfully. In-class simulations, cases, role-playing, and guest speakers explore emerging strategies for sustainable businesses and organizations.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: None
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2.00 Credits
Focuses on competitive strategy in technology-driven markets. Students acquire a portfolio of models of the signature dynamics in these markets and use the models in projects with participating companies to analyze technology markets, formulate competitive strategies, and illuminate the challenges of execution. Addresses issues critical for both established incumbents and new market entrants. Restricted to graduate students.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 15.872; 15.365, 15.369, 15.900, or 15.902
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on what organizations can do to address the challenges we face as a society and as a species. Explores how commercial firms, nonprofits, and government agencies respond to problems including climate change, environmental degradation, and social dislocation. Provides tools and methods as well as practical applications of sustainability committed to both the reality of ?the bottom line? and the need to sustain the natural and human systems on which we rely. Students work in teams with a company/organization on a real-world sustainability project throughout the term.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 15.913
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2.00 Credits
Provides an opportunity for in-depth exploration of the social, economic, political and environmental contexts of organizational sustainability programs. Students interact with professionals from a diverse set of commercial, nonprofit, policy and governmental organizations that are actively pursuing sustainability in operations, products, strategy, and other areas. Includes detailed discussions with these leaders, and student reflections on their career experience and vision in light of the speakers' work.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: None
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the energy system in terms of sources and uses, market characteristics, and key metrics. Provides frameworks for understanding the structure and dynamics of the sector and the drivers of the energy future. Opportunities resulting from demand growth, supply challenges, environmental constraints, security of supply, technology breakthroughs, and regulation are analyzed from the perspectives of both established players and entrepreneurs. Student teams engage in projects that evaluate a segment of the energy landscape and develop a strategic prospectus for a new business opportunity.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 15.900 or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Provides theories, concepts and tools to craft, articulate and refine a "leadership point of view.? Students complete multiple self-assessments to better understand their leadership style and their strengths and opportunities for growth; interact with leaders in the real estate industry to gain insight on the leaders? experiences and development; and increase their ability to "connect" with others. Students design a plan for the on-going development of their leadership capabilities.
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Prereq: None
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0.00 - 6.00 Credits
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to strategy.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: Permission of instructor
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0.00 - 6.00 Credits
No course description available.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: None
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0.00 - 6.00 Credits
For students who desire to do advanced work or to carry out some special investigation of a management problem not specifically covered elsewhere and not qualifying as a thesis. Readings, conferences, laboratory and fieldwork, and reports. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and a final report.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: None
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