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All businesses need managers and administrators to handle daily operations. Managers and administrators are also essential to the growth and profitability of a business venture. Getting a degree gives you more options when searching for a job. Recent graduates can qualify for several entry-level positions. Leighton's business administration programs that focus on management prepare students to work with people in various contexts. While other business disciplines focus on business tasks, management focuses on motivating others to efficiently and effectively yield high-quality results. Coursework in business administration that gives focus to management enables students to develop the analytical skills necessary for effective decision-making and business policy development. Students in the major learn how to manage projects, work with teams, implement changes, and be effective and influential leaders.
Leighton's business administration programs, irrespective of the degree level, generally prepare individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting, other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.