Leadership and Corporate Accountability India

Dates and Fees

November 1821, 2013 (Mumbai, India)

INR 2,15,000 plus service tax

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n today's highly challenging business environment, senior leaders are faced with complex and often

contradictory demands from a range of stakeholdersamong them customers, employees, investors, and governments. Leadership and Corporate AccountabilityIndia examines the dynamic and everevolving role of accountability in the 21st century Indian corporation. Focusing on strategic governance, this program uses case studies involving Indian and global companies to explore methods of managing the demands of external and internal stakeholders. A particular emphasis will be paid to case studies of leaders managing companies ethically and profitably in the context of widespread public corruption. Harvard Business School in India As part of Harvard's mission to build a truly global university, HBS has been cultivating stronger and deeper connections with India's business environment for more than a decade. Our engagement in this region, initiated with case studies focused on companies operating in India, has gradually expanded to include development initiatives for faculty in India, specialized education programs, analysis of local business challenges through the India Research Center, and a new state-of-the-art classroom at the Taj Lands End in Mumbai. Now, more than ever, HBS is committed to fostering a worldwide exchange of knowledge that will drive economic growth for years to come in India and around the world. What You Can Expect In this interdisciplinary program, you will examine strategic governance tools interactions with stakeholders inside and outside the companyas well as frameworks that business leaders can use to promote responsible and profitable corporate conduct. You will analyze how the latest research in economics, law, psychology, and organizational behavior can help you make decisions and define your leadership. Your Course of Study Through examination of both regional and global case studies as well as in-depth discussions with faculty and peers, you will investigate tools and techniques for interacting with stakeholders effectively. In the process, you will strengthen your ability to make decisions that support your company's external community, internal operations, and bottom line. Who Is Right for the Program

Leadership and Corporate AccountabilityIndia is ideal for executives in key decision-making roles at the divisional level and above in large established companies. It is particularly appropriate for C-level executives, general managers, senior vice presidents, directors, heads of business units, and partners.

What You Can Expect Improving Your Organization's Performance

The challenges facing today's business leaders are more daunting than ever. In an environment of heightened competition and transparency, executives are expected to consider the impact of every decision on their organization and their community. This program's broad scope is perfectly suited for the diverseand often competingdemands that today's companies must address to succeed in the long term. As a participant, you will learn how to integrate your company's financial needs, legal requirements, and ethical responsibilities in the process of making prudent and principled decisions. Leadership and Corporate AccountabilityIndia engages faculty and content from successful courses taught in other HBS Executive Education programs and in the innovative eponymous required course for Harvard Business School MBA students.

Taking Your Skills to the Next Level

Led by renowned faculty, you will interact with other accomplished business leaders to analyze the actions of real-world organizations confronted by complex challenges. Specifically, you will improve your ability to:

Establish guidelines for making ethical decisions Examine your responsibilities as a decision maker Make decisions that simultaneously support your organization's financial needs, legal requirements, and ethical obligations Understand the roles and requirements of fiduciaries Develop internal checks, balances, and incentives that promote more productive decision making Prepare your organization to avert or manage a crisis

Your Course of Study

Leadership and Corporate AccountabilityIndia is built around highly illustrative regional and global case studies that represent a broad range of issues faced by corporate leaders across businesses, industries, and countries. As a participant, you will explore the concept of strategic governance the mechanisms and systems that allow corporate leaders to interact with and manage the demands of both external and internal stakeholders. You will emerge better prepared to navigate the challenges that lie ahead for your organization. This program's curriculum is based on leading-edge global research, prevailing codes of business conduct, and the curriculum of Harvard's highly successful Leadership and Corporate Accountability required MBA course. It incorporates best-practice cases on Indian companies such as crisis management at Taj Hotels during 26/11, and building a globally trusted brand at Infosys as well as cautionary cases from Wall Street during the global financial crisis. The curriculum will also include case studies from businesses in other emerging markets such as China and Russia.

Engaging in analysis and discussion with faculty and executives from India and around the world, you will examine such timely topics as:

Gaining a practical understanding of the responsibilities of companies and their leaders

What are your leadership responsibilities as you move from a shareholder to a stakeholder view of the firm? How do successful leaders and the organizations they lead balance often conflicting stakeholder responsibilities? What frameworks can you learn to translate your responsibilities into sustainable long-term profitable firm performance?

Acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to meet corporate responsibilities

Examining the judgment checkpoints for carrying out corporate responsibilities in ambiguous, stressful, and rapidly changing situations

How can you apply a decision framework to analyze your economic, legal, and ethical responsibilities? What are the basic elements of an effective system of strategic corporate governance? What basic internal and external governance tools can you use to ensure your organization and its members make good on their responsibilities?

How can you test your decisions for integrity and objectivity? Are there fundamental principles for business conduct? How will you meet your responsibilities in the face of time pressure, uncertainty, and hostile circumstances?

Who Is Right for the Program Leadership and Corporate AccountabilityIndia is designed for executives at the highest levels of the organization. Through daily interaction with a group of accomplished Indian and global peers from large established companies in the Middle East, South Asia, and beyond, you will gain a professional and personal network that will provide value long after the program ends. Typical participant titles include, but are not limited to:

C-level executives General managers Senior vice presidents Directorsexecutive, managing, or divisional Heads of business units Partners

Past Participants Represented:

Industries 7% 27% 7% 3% 3% 13% Chem/Pharm/Bio Consumer Products Financial High Technology Manufacturing Nonprofit Services

Nationalities 3% 94% 3% Africa Asia/Pacific Middle East

17% 7% 7% 10%

Other Services Professional Services Raw Materials/Energy Real Estate/Construction

"I found the program to be a stimulating, thought provoking, and enriching experience. My major objectives were to keep abreast of thought leadership in that domain and gain insights into how to manage the often conflicting interests of various stakeholders. Leadership and Corporate AccountabilityIndia has certainly broadened my vision and deepened my knowledge." Puneet Madan [HeadPE Business], Reliance Industries Ltd., India