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Human Resources for Strategic Advantage

2008 Dates: September 7 - 12
No longer accepting applications
Program Tuition: $9,700 USD

2009 Dates: September 13 - 18, 2009
Application Deadline: To be announced
Program Tuition: To be announced

This program is designed for human resource executives and managers as well as directors, general managers, corporate planners, and other functional executives with at least 10 years of management experience and an interest in human capital management. It is appropriate for individuals from organizations of any size and in any industry.

Typical Class Profile

Management Function
Human Resources66%
General Management22%
Corporate Planning9%
Operations/Production3%
Position Titles
Vice President28%
General Manager25%
Director23%
Manager12%
Chief Executive Officer 7%
Chief Financial Officer5%
Industries Represented
Computers/Electronics19%
Manufacturing12%
Petroleum/Oil/Gas12%
Pharmaceuticals/Medial Devices9%
Financial Services/Insurance9%
Telecommunications/Information Services9%
Transportation7%
Agriculture/Food/Beverages5%
Education5%
Government5%
Aerospace/Defense2%
Consulting2%
Private Foundation2%
Utilities2%
Geographic Origin
North America53%
Europe21%
Asia Pacific12%
Central, South America7%
Africa / Middle East5%
Australia/New Zealand3%
Education
Bachelor's or Equivalent40%
MBA30%
Other Master's24%
PhD6%
Age Distribution
34 and under2%
35 - 3916%
40 - 4412%
45 - 4935%
50 and over19%
Unknown16%

Following is a partial list of participating companies from recent years:

  • Adobe Systems, Inc.
  • Argonaut Group, Inc.
  • BEA Systems, Inc.
  • The Boeing Company
  • BPP Holdings Plc
  • Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
  • California Micro Devices Corporation
  • Cox Communications
  • Cerveceria Cuauhtémoc Montezuma SA
  • Copenhagen Energy
  • Deutsche Lufthansa AG
  • F. Hoffmann La Roche
  • Fuller Cosmetics S.A. de C.V.
  • Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.
  • International Air Transport Association
  • KLA-Tencor Corporation
  • MySQL AB
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company
  • Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras
  • Pfizer Inc.
  • Plains Midstream Canada
  • Reliance Entertainment Ventures
  • Roche
  • Star Energy
  • Schmoll Asia Pacific
  • Spectra Energy
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • Swisscard AECS AG
  • Swisscom Ltd.
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • USIMINAS

This program provided very inspiring ideas at a strategic level, ideas which made me rethink what role HR should take in an organization. This was an important learning experience for my organization and for my career.

Alice Law
Mgmt. Training & Development Manager
MTR Corporation


Programs, dates, fees, and faculty are subject to change.

SU Seal Stacey Gray
Associate Director, Programs
Office of Executive Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Phone: 650.725.2994
Toll Free: 866.542.2205 (US and Canada)
Fax: 650.723.3950
Email: gray_stacey@gsb.stanford.edu