Online Learning Wharton Live Online Self-Paced Online Programs Wharton Online Programs Online and Blended Programs with Emeritus Online Programs with Wall Street Prep Blended Learning Solutions for Organizations Management Development Program Advance your leadership perspective with the Management Development Program. The Management Development Program from Wharton Executive Education is designed for professionals seeking to strengthen their strategic decision-making, cross-functional management, and ability to align teams around business priorities. Led by Wharton faculty, this 12-week online program will help you develop the cross-functional management perspective required for leadership roles. Through applied frameworks, practical tools, and a capstone-based Managerial Action Plan, you examine organizational challenges, assess strategic trade-offs, and develop a structured response to a leadership challenge in your organization. The program will enable you to: Analyze organizations and teams using systems thinking, alignment models, and job-design frameworks to recommend improvements Craft communication and trust-building strategies to motivate, engage, and collaborate with stakeholders Interpret financial statements and evaluate organizational performance using accounting principles, profitability ratios, and variance analysis Develop strategies for marketing, customer centricity, and organizational growth that enhance value creation Apply financial and operational decision-making tools to recommend initiatives that improve efficiency and enterprise value Create a personal leadership and career development plan aligned with your values, success metrics, and long-term goals Explore how AI is reshaping core business functions and identify potential implications to decide where to adapt and how to lead PROGRAM DETAILS Duration: 12 weeks, 4–6 hours per week Location: Online Learn more and apply The program fee is US$6,000 and covers teaching fees, all academic material, and access to online coursework. What Do the Live AI Webinars Cover?As part of the program, you will access expert-led, live, AI-focused webinars examining how emerging technologies are transforming core areas of business. Across marketing, management, and finance, you will explore how AI is influencing customer behavior, organizational decision-making, and financial strategy. You will gain clarity on where disruption is taking hold, how organizations are responding, and what actions to consider. AI and the Evolving Role of Management AI is reshaping how work gets done, how organizations are structured, and how leaders operate. This session explores what these shifts mean in practice. You will examine AI’s impact on innovation, collaboration, and workflows, and how leaders can adapt. AI and Strategic Financial Decision-Making AI is expanding how organizations analyze information, assess risk, and make financial decisions while introducing new complexities. This session focuses on how AI is shaping financial thinking. You will explore its impact on forecasting, investment decisions, and risk management. AI and the Changing Marketing Landscape AI is rapidly changing how customers discover, evaluate, and engage with brands. This session examines what that means in practice. You will explore how strategies are evolving, where traditional approaches may fall short, and how managers can adapt. Capstone — A Managerial Action PlanApply each week’s concepts to real challenges drawn from your own organization. These weekly applications build progressively across modules, developing a practical management tool kit grounded in your own context. By the end of the program, this cumulative work forms your Managerial Action Plan — a comprehensive, execution-ready resource you can draw on across your leadership responsibilities. You will: Define high-impact challenges within your organization Conduct a structured diagnosis using cross-functional frameworks Design a clear, financially and strategically grounded action plan Develop implementation steps aligned with stakeholders and incentives Build a practical managerial tool kit that you can apply long after the program ends By the end of the program, you will leave with a concrete initiative ready to implement and a repeatable approach to addressing complex management challenges. Program Format Guided by more than 10 expert Wharton faculty, the curriculum combines applied frameworks, practical exercises, and peer collaboration to help you strengthen leadership capabilities, analyze complex business challenges, and guide enterprise-level decisions. 12 modules Note: Module topics are subject to change. Foundations of Management Thinking Power, Influence, and Decision Making Effective Team Design and Job Architecture Stakeholder Communication and Trust Building Organizational Networks and Influence Foundations of Accounting for Managers Analyzing Financial Performance Financial Decision-Making Tools Marketing Strategy, Customer Centricity, and Experience Strategic Thinking Operations Management and Process Thinking Managing Yourself — Values, Success, and Impact Who Should Attend Whether you want to advance in your current industry, shift roles, or build a new business, Wharton’s online Management Development Program can help you achieve your goals. This program is ideal for a: Young or Mid-level Manager who’s focused on boosting their career in management or improving their effectiveness as a leader in their functional area. C-Suite Executive or Senior Leader seeking to expand their expertise in leadership and communication, improve their strategic decision making and problem-solving skills, and get up to speed on the latest industry insights. Business Owner or Entrepreneur who’s looking to build a solid foundation in finance, marketing, and leadership to help them better manage their new (or future) business while also enhancing their network through collaboration with like-minded entrepreneurs. Certificate Upon successful completion of the program, you will earn a digital certificate of completion from the Wharton School. Note: After successful completion of the program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you in the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of the Wharton School. Please also note that participation in the Management Development Program (a) will not result in a degree from, alumni status with, or earned credit at the University of Pennsylvania or the Wharton School (or, to Wharton’s knowledge, any other institution); (b) will not be recorded on a University of Pennsylvania or Wharton transcript; and (c) does not guarantee or suggest that a participant will be admitted to the University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School, or any other university or institution. To learn more, please contact: +1.680.205.5118 learner.success@emeritus.org Learn More and Apply Delivered in collaboration with program partner Emeritus: This program is also offered in Spanish. View the program page in Spanish » Faculty The program brings together more than 10 Wharton faculty and experts whose research and insights influence how organizations approach leadership, strategy, and enterprise performance. Drawing on their expertise across management, finance, marketing, operations, and strategy, they will guide you through the frameworks and decisions that shape effective enterprise leadership. Academic DirectorLori Rosenkopf, PhDSee Faculty BioSimon and Midge Palley Professor; Professor of Management; Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship, The Wharton SchoolAdditional FacultyJennifer Blouin, PhDSee Faculty BioRichard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Accounting, EY Professor of Accounting; Chairperson, Department of Accounting, The Wharton SchoolResearch Interests: Effects of taxes on asset pricing, taxation, taxes and corporate payout behaviorPeter Cappelli, DPhilSee Faculty BioGeorge W. Taylor Professor of Management; Director, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton SchoolResearch Interests: Human-resource practices, public policy related to employment, talent and performance managementChristopher Geczy, PhDSee Faculty BioAdjunct Professor of Finance; Academic Director, Wharton Wealth Management Initiative; Academic Director, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research, The Wharton SchoolRichard Lambert, PhDSee Faculty BioMiller-Sherrerd Professor; Professor of Accounting, The Wharton SchoolResearch Interests: Financial reporting, cost analysis, incentive compensation plansHenning Piezunka, PhDSee Faculty BioAssociate Professor of Management, The Wharton SchoolResearch Interests: Competition, collaboration, crowdsourcingMaurice Schweitzer, PhDSee Faculty BioCecilia Yen Koo Professor; Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions; Professor of Management, The Wharton SchoolResearch Interests: Decision making, deception and trust, negotiationsG. Richard Shell, JDSee Faculty BioThomas Gerrity Professor; Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics; Professor of Management, The Wharton SchoolNicolaj Siggelkow, PhDSee Faculty BioDavid M. Knott Professor; Professor of Management; Co-Director, Mack Institute for Innovation Management, The Wharton SchoolResearch Interests: Competitive strategy, firms as systems of interconnected choicesHummy Song, PhD, MPPSee Faculty BioAssociate Professor of Health Care Management; Associate Professor, Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton SchoolResearch Interests: Acute care, critical care, hospitals, emergency care, global health, post-acute carePatti Williams, PhDSee Faculty BioSenior Vice Dean, Non-Degree Programs; Ira A. Lipman Associate Professor; Associate Professor of Marketing, The Wharton SchoolResearch Interests: Consumer decision making, emotional and attitudinal ambivalence, the persuasive effects of emotion Learn More and Apply
