Description of General Business Major

Almost every firm, government agency, and organization has one or more financial managers who oversee the preparation of financial reports, direct investment activities, and implement cash management strategies. Many of these occupations require a college-educated individual who can write and speak well, solve problems, learn new information quickly and work well with others on a team.

The IU Southeast School of Business offers the following nine concentrations:
• Accounting
• Business Economics and Public Policy
• Finance
• General Business (for the small business entrepreneurs)
• Human Resources Management
• Information and Operations Management
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing


RELATED SKILLS:
Managing the business on a day-to-day basis
Advertising, selling, and distributing the product or service (marketing)
Accounting or keeping financial records for the business
Hiring personnel to assist with the business
Production of finished goods or services
Motivated by achievement
Have a preference for innovation
Possess high uncertainty tolerance
Leadership
Critical thinking
Problem solving
Numerical computation
Sound decision-making
Oral and written communication
Computer literacy
Flexibility
Team player
Directing activities and staff
Cross-cultural and interpersonal skills

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