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Business Management Course
Business Management Essentials
Learn the fundamentals of business management, planning, organization, staffing, and directing coordination. Enroll to learn how to use these concepts in real-life business scenarios and in a startup project.
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Fundamentals of Management
Planning
Organising & Organisation Structure
Staffing
Controlling and Coordination
Leadership
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50+ Guided Projects
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About this course
This business fundamentals course equips you with the core skills managers use to run teams and operations effectively. You’ll learn how management aligns people, processes, and resources to achieve organizational goals. You’ll cover the fundamentals of management and how they apply across industries, then build practical capability across the key functions of planning, organizing, staffing, controlling, and coordination. You’ll also learn how leadership styles and approaches influence motivation, performance, and business outcomes, so you can lead teams with clarity and consistency. You’ll apply what you learn through a guided project where you act as the management team for a startup coffee chain. You’ll create a practical management blueprint by defining plans, setting up an organizational structure, outlining staffing needs, and designing basic control and coordination methods to keep work on track. You’ll also account for contemporary management issues, such as globalization, technology, sustainability, and diversity, ensuring your plan aligns with modern business realities. By the end of this business management course, you’ll be able to structure a small business or team for execution, make informed management decisions, and lead day-to-day work toward measurable goals.
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Course outline
Industry focussed curriculum designed by experts
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
Controlling and Coordination
3 items
0.37 hr
- Controlling
- Methods of Organizational Control
- Coordination
Leadership
3 items
0.27 hr
- Introduction to Directing
- Leadership Styles
- Good Leaders
Contemporary Issues in Management
3 items
0.41 hr
- Business Ethics
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility
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Solve real-world projects in this business fundamentals course with a detailed step-by-step guide, starter code templates, and access to model solutions to improve your skills and build a standout resume.
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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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Start 7-Day Free TrialCourse Instructors
Dr. Abhinanda Sarkar
Senior Faculty & Director Academics, Great Learning
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Dr. Vijay Padaguri
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can enroll in this business fundamentals course?
The course can be taken by beginners, intermediate learners, aspiring managers, and any professionals wishing to develop their management skills and put them into practice.
What will I learn in this fundamentals of business course?
You will learn planning, organizing, staffing, leadership, controlling and coordination. The course also includes current management trends to deliver a realistic insight into efficient business practices.
What practical skills will I gain from this business management course?
This will enable you to design organizational structures, team management, plan and coordinate, staffing strategies and apply leadership skills to accomplish business goals.
Is this business foundations course self-paced?
Yes, You can learn at your own pace with access to video lessons, exercises, quizzes, and guided projects that let you apply management concepts step by step.
Does the course include practical projects?
Yes, You will work on a guided project called Designing and Managing a Startup Coffee Chain which reproduces real-life business challenges in order to translate management knowledge into practice.
Do I need prior management knowledge to enroll in this course?
No, The Business Fundamentals course builds on an essential foundation to practical applications, making it an ideal course for students with no prior knowledge.
What makes this course unique?
This Business Management course Online blends theory with applied learning. Using practical work, quizzes, and examples of the situation in the modern business, you develop the skills that will be directly relevant to the challenges of management in the real world.
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