Business Management

Business Management

180 hour/Instructor supported/Book included

Overview

Do you want to enhance your business management skills? Are you interested in working toward a career as a business development specialist or in one of many other exciting careers in business?

Whether you already work as a business development specialist or want to improve your business management skills, this distance learning course can help you learn quality business skills that could lead to one of many money-making careers in business.

Our business management course offers comprehensive career training in many key management areas, including:

Business management skills
Business organization and systems
Managing globally
Planning and strategy
Fundamentals of decision making
Organizational design
Managing human resources
Work motivation
Dynamics of leadership
Managing work teams
Cultural diversity and much more.

Outline

Business Management Module 1

An Overview of Management

Managing in a Dynamic Environment
Managers and Management
What Managers Do
Managerial Competencies
Traditional Viewpoint of Management
Behavioral Viewpoint of Management
Teamwork Competency
Systems Concepts
The Quality Control Process

Business Management Module 2

Managing the Environment

Competitive Forces in an Industry
Political – Legal Forces
Managing Globally
Cultural Forces
Strategies for International Business
Entrepreneurship
Attributes of Successful Entrepreneurs
Planning Essentials for Entrepreneurs
Shaping Ethical Conduct
Making Ethical Judgments
Stakeholders Social Responsibility

Business Management Module 3

Planning and Control

The Planning Function
Two Types of Planning
Degree of Diversification and Planning
Fundamentals of Decision Making
Decision Making Conditions
Models of Decision Making
Fostering Knowledge Management
Fostering Creativity
Fostering Quality
Preventive and Corrective Controls
Controlling an Organization
Corporate Governance

Business Management Module 4

Managerial Organizing

Organizational Design
Differentiation and Integration
Vertical & Horizontal Design
Organizational Integration
Planning for Organizational Change
Implementing Change
Strategic Importance of Innovation
Managing Human Resources
Legal and Regulatory Environment
Hiring Personnel
Training and Development of the Workforce
Performance Appraisals
Understanding Compensation

Business Management Module 5

Leadership, Part 1

Work Motivation and Satisfaction
Setting Goals
Offering Incentives and Rewards
Psychological States in Job Satisfaction
Treating People Fairly
Dynamics of Leadership
Personal Characteristics of Effective Leaders
Types of Leadership Styles
Organizational Communication
Hurdles to Effective Communication
Fostering Effective Communication
Ethical Issues in Communication

Business Management Module 6

Leadership, Part 2

Managing Work Teams
Types of Work Teams
Teamwork Effectiveness
Internal Team Process
Diagnosing the Causes of Poor Team Performance
The Elements of a Culture
Basic Types of Organizational Cultures
Subcultures within Organizations
Managing Cultural Diversity

Materials Included:

Managing: A Competency-Based Approach by Don Hellriegel, Susan E. Jackson, John W. Slocum

Instructor:
Maria Gadberry, D.B.A.
Dr. Gadberry works at Kennesaw State University in the Financial Aide department. She has a Doctorate in Business Administration and truly enjoys her work. Dr. Gadberry is from the Philippines where she received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Business. She has been in the field of business since she was very young. Her family has owned their own businesses and she has always been a part of those endeavors.

Dr. Gadberry has worked in the education industry most of her adult life. She has combined her love for business and her love of education throughout her career. She understands the need for industries to think globally yet act locally. Her focus has been on helping individuals and corporations deal with the ever changing environment of the business world.