MGMT 4A Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Organizational Behavior Management, Corporate Finance, Coursera
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Business degree is the most graduated major. You will spend a lot of time learning the concepts, tools, and skills. But more importantly is that you will develop a large set of networks between yourself and other students. But you have to be open to making new connections and realize how important these networks are! Don"t forget to cultivate relationships with other students. Those connections might be as valuable as what you learn in class. How to interpret data to make decisions. Key point: don"t use just your gut and intuition to make decisions. The data will help you even more! Corporations and businesses typically divided into functional areas: Also covers production, distribution, marketing, and sales. Strategy teaches the how and why behind big decisions facing corporations. Things like market entry and positioning, product diversification, mergers/acquisitions. Macroeconomics = when and timing of strategic decisions. Learn why and how managing a business is like a team sport.
