The Management Game course in the MBA program involves corporate executives directly in the educational program by appointing them to a student teams' board of directors. The boards are responsible for monitoring team progress, primarily through a series of three board meetings. Game students also interact with representatives of labor unions, banks and law firms. These courses provide students with an opportunity to help solve a sponsoring corporation s problems while interacting with managers and gaining hands-on experience. Back to top of page Student Clubs GSIA's graduate students form clubs to further explore their interests in specific areas such as consulting, manufacturing, marketing, technology, finance or entrepreneurship.
Companies find frequent opportunities to participate in or support club activities.
A group of top-level executives meets with the Dean twice a year to review GSIA s programs and to offer their advice on major domestic and global challenges facing business, the needs of the corporate world, and the merit and strength of our programs. Back to top of page Research Research activities at GSIA run the gamut from path-breaking theory to innovative empirical work. Companies participate with individual faculty and groups of faculty as project sponsors, interviewees and subjects for field studies. Frequently, companies support unrestricted research in a particular field by providing assistantships, grants or research chairs. This practicum provides students with an opportunity to solve real E-Commerce challenges provided by our industrial affiliates.