Focus on Management at Stanford GSB

A quick glance at Stanford Graduate School of Business: currently ties in first place (with Harvard Business School) as the best business schools, according to US News & World Report (March 2012). It was ranked #2 for management.

Stanford GSB Class of 2013 and Management

6618 people applied to Stanford GSB in 2011; 7% were admitted and approximately 400 are currently in the class of 2013.

Stanford’s class of 2013 students has median work experience of four years. The average GMAT score for the class of 2013 was 730.

Previous industry experience: 17% entered Stanford with consulting experience; an equal percentage come from private equity/venture capital. 12% had worked in financial services.

Stanford Academics Related to Management

The Stanford GSB curriculum, which is based on the “noble calling” of management, is individually tailored according to work experience, background, and career goals. During the first year students choose from a “menu” of required courses (see detailed first year curriculum here) and during the second year students build their own curriculum of electives (see details on the second year curriculum here).

The management-related required courses are:

Ethics in Management
Managerial Skills
Managing in the Global Context
Managing Groups and Teams
Human Resource Management
Information Management
Managerial Accounting
Managerial Finance

Other management courses include:

MGTECON 200. Managerial Economics, 4 Units
MGTECON 203. Managerial Economics – Accelerated, 4 Units
MGTECON 591. Management Practices in Europe, the US and Emerging Markets, 1 Unit
FINANCE 201. Managerial Finance, 4 Units
FINANCE 321. Investment Management and Entrepreneurial Finance, 3 Units
FINANCE 330. Investment Management: Asset Allocation and Asset/Manager Selection, 4 Units
FINANCE 341. Modeling for Investment Management, 3 Units
GSBGEN 208. Ethics in Management, 2 Units
GSBGEN 334. Family Business, 3 Units
GSBGEN 360. Sports Business Management, 4 Units
GSBGEN 521. Managing Under Uncertainty, 2 Units
GSBGEN 551. Innovation and Management in Health Care Businesses, 2 Units
GSBGEN 568. Managing Difficult Conversations, 2 Units
GSBGEN 569. Online Financial Training for Managers and Entrepreneurs in Developing Economies, 2 Units.
GSBGEN 580. Management of Real Estate Investment Portfolios, 2 Units
HRMGT 280. Human Resource Management, 2 Units
OIT 655. Foundations of Supply Chain Management, 3 Units
STRAMGT 110Q. Making Sense of Strategy, 3 Units
STRAMGT 207. Strategic Leadership. 4 Units
STRAMGT 209. Leadership Laboratory. 1 Units
STRAMGT 210. Managerial Skills. 1 Units
STRAMGT 321. Create a New Venture: From Idea to Launch I. 4 Units
STRAMGT 341. Achieving Social Impact. 4 Units
STRAMGT 348. Creating and Managing Very Early Stage Ventures, 4 Units
STRAMGT 350. Global Value Chain Strategies. 4 Units
STRAMGT 351. Building and Managing Professional Sales Organizations, 4 Units
STRAMGT 355. Managing Growing Enterprises, 4 Units
STRAMGT 365. Strategic Decision Making. 4 Units
STRAMGT 368. Strategic Management of Nonprofit Organizations and Social Ventures, 4 Units
STRAMGT 371. Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, 4 Units
STRAMGT 587. Strategy and Management in Developing Economies, 1 Unit

Students may also pursue a Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation. To receive this certificate, students must take 16 units of PMP electives, 8 of which must be at the GSB. There are also Program Practicums, study trips, and experiential learning opportunities for PMP students. See the Public Management Program page for more details.

Internships and International Experiences for Management Students

Research Centers for Management at Stanford

Clubs for Stanford Management Students

Management Consulting Club
Sports Management Club
Travel and Hospitality Club
Women in Management (WIM)
Arts, Media and Entertainment (AME)
Public Management Initiative (PMI)
Family Business Club

Management Hiring Stats at Stanford GSB

8% of the class of 2011 graduates secured jobs with a general management function, 25% went into management consulting.

For internships, 7% of class of 2012 students obtained general management positions and 12% interned with management consulting firms. .

To see the broad array of companies recruiting at Stanford, please see Recruiting Organizations 2010-2011.

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Last updated on July 1, 2013.