Management Development Program

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.

To learn more, please contact:

+1.680.205.5118

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Delivered in collaboration with program partner Emeritus:

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This program is also offered in Spanish. View the program page in Spanish »

Academic Director


Lori Rosenkopf

Lori Rosenkopf, PhDSee Faculty Bio

Simon and Midge Palley Professor; Professor of Management; Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship, The Wharton School

Additional Faculty


Eric Bradlow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Richard G. Shell

G. Richard Shell, JDSee Faculty Bio

Thomas Gerrity Professor; Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics; Professor of Management, The Wharton School


Nicolaj Siggelkow

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

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