Features

• General business management training programs usually combine a variety of aspects of management. You can usually expect to learn about accounting, business economics, statistics and financial management, as well as general operations management, strategic management and marketing management. Organizational leadership is another modern aspect of business you should expect to learn. Depending on the type of business you hope to work in, you might also expect to learn about IT and e-commerce management, global economics and international business.
  
  

Considerations

• Business management training alone is generally not enough to land a high-paying management position. While you may be able to obtain an entry-level position in middle management with management training alone, positions usually require a certain degree of experience combined with education. If you're looking for a business management training program to get you into your dream job, you may also want to consider working an internship while you're in training to gain that necessary experience.
  
  

Function

• Effective management is needed in every sector of business, as well as in the nonprofit sector. Managers must do more than watch over employees and make sure they do their jobs correctly: They must also be able to effectively determine the needs of the organization and communicate those needs to employees. These skills are often best learned through a combination of on-the-job experience and general business management training. People sometimes go through this training as traditional college students prior to entering the workforce, or they attend training sessions or return to school to develop these management skills and advance their careers.
  
  

History

• Management was first introduced as a science by Frederick Taylor of the Midvale Steel Company, who decided to time employees as they worked in an attempt to measure and increase productivity. According to Taylor, "In the past, man was first. In the future, the system will be first."Al though he was the first to study management in a scientific fashion, Taylor was succeeded by a long line of researchers, scientists, psychologists and sociologists who studied management and how business management training can affect an organization.
  
  

Significance

• It's important for managers and potential managers to study management as a science to understand the best possible ways to motivate employees to do their jobs efficiently and effectively. Managers must understand their own communication and management styles before they can expect to effectively manage others. Managers must also obtain a thorough understanding of how the needs of workers must be aligned with the needs of the organization to ensure its success.