Management Development Program
Managing the budget is important. But building trust and effective communication are also critical skills for today’s managers. Advance your ability to manage people, products, and processes with agility and confidence by enrolling in Wharton’s online Management Development Program.
In this flexible six-month online program, the learning journey is broken up into seven main learning modules, blending the development of hard skills and soft skills into one holistic learning experience.
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.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Duration: 6 months, 3–5 hours per week
Location: Online
See website for program dates and fees.
Delivered in collaboration with program partner Emeritus:
This program is also offered in Spanish. View the program page in Spanish »
Academic Director
Lori Rosenkopf, PhDSee Faculty Bio
Simon and Midge Palley Professor; Professor of Management; Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship, The Wharton School
Additional Faculty
Eric T. Bradlow, PhDSee Faculty Bio
The K. P. Chao Professor; Professor of Marketing; Vice Dean of Analytics at Wharton; Chairperson, Wharton Marketing Department, The Wharton School; Professor of Economics; Professor of Education; Professor of Statistics, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests: Bayesian computation, latent variable models, marketing research methods, missing data problems, analytics, psychometrics
Peter Cappelli, DPhilSee Faculty Bio
George W. Taylor Professor of Management; Director, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School
Research Interests: Human-resource practices, public policy related to employment, talent and performance management
Peter Fader, PhDSee Faculty Bio
Frances and Pei-Yuan Chia Professor; Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School
Research Interests: Lifetime value of the customer, sales forecasting for new products, behavioral data
Barbara Kahn, PhDSee Faculty Bio
Patty and Jay H. Baker Professor; Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School
Research Interests: Brand loyalty, consumer choice, customer-relationship management
Richard Lambert, PhDSee Faculty Bio
Miller-Sherrerd Professor; Professor of Accounting, The Wharton School
Research Interests: Financial reporting, cost analysis, incentive compensation plans
Cade Massey, PhDSee Faculty Bio
Practice Professor, Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School
Research Interests: People analytics, judgment under uncertainty, organizational behavior
Maurice Schweitzer, PhDSee Faculty Bio
Cecilia Yen Koo Professor; Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions; Professor of Management, The Wharton School
Research Interests: Decision making, deception and trust, negotiations
G. Richard Shell, JDSee Faculty Bio
Thomas Gerrity Professor; Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics; Professor of Management, The Wharton School
Nicolaj Siggelkow, PhDSee Faculty Bio
David M. Knott Professor; Professor of Management; Co-Director, Mack Institute for Innovation Management, The Wharton School
Research Interests: Competitive strategy, firms as systems of interconnected choices
Michael Useem, PhDSee Faculty Bio
William and Jacalyn Egan Professor Emeritus of Management; Faculty Director, Center for Leadership and McNulty Leadership Program, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests: Catastrophic and enterprise risk management, corporate change and restructuring, leadership, decision making, governance