The Stanford Executive Program stands apart from other leadership programs — here research and experience lead the way.

Engage and interact with more than 40 world-renowned faculty members through our collaborative approach to learning. From sharing their cutting-edge research to asking insightful questions to produce the most beneficial discussions, our tenured faculty facilitate change, inspire innovation, and instill excellence.

For example, Faculty Director William Barnett is currently investigating competition among people and groups within organizations, especially noting the maladaptive consequences of intense competition within firms. Barnett’s prior research includes studies of how strategic differences and strategic change among organizations affect their growth, performance, and survival. His research includes empirical studies of technical, regulatory, and ideological changes among organizations, and how these changes affect competitiveness over time and across markets over a wide range of industries and contexts.