Business Management Essentials
Business Management Essentials
Build core management skills with this business fundamentals course. Learn planning, staffing, leadership and more. Apply knowledge with a startup project and test yourself with a quiz.
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Introduction to Business Management
9 items
0.51 hr
- Introduction to Business Management
- What is Business Management
- Importance of Business Management
- Managing Markets
- Managing Money
- Managing People
- Managing Operations
- Young Entrepreneur
- Summary - Business Management
Fundamentals of Management
5 items
1.07 hr
- Understanding Business, Management and Administration
- Functions of Management
- Leaders vs Managers vs Entrepreneurs
- Evolution of Management
- Contemporary Management Thoughts
Planning
3 items
0.41 hr
- Introduction to Planning
- The Planning Process
- Management by Objectives
Organising & Organisation Structure
5 items
1.09 hr
- Organizing
- Process of Organizing
- Organization Structure
- Line and Staff Structure
- Delegation of Authority
Staffing
6 items
1.22 hr
- Staffing
- Significance of Staffing
- Human Resource Planning
- HRP Process
- Recruitment - 1
- Recruitment - 2
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- GUIDED PROJECT 1
- Designing and Managing a Startup Coffee Chain
- This project places learners in the role of a management team for a new startup coffee chain. They will apply the core concepts of business management, such as planning, organizing, staffing, leadership, controlling and addressing contemporary issues, to build a practical management blueprint for the business.
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Dr. Abhinanda Sarkar
Senior Faculty & Director Academics, Great Learning
Dr. Vijay Padaguri
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