Business Management

This course in business management will provide you with the practical proficiencies and knowledge you need to succeed in a career in business. You will develop competencies in innovative and creative problem solving, critical thinking and strategic reasoning.

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    • Assessment: Assessment is done through written assignments & / or dissertation project.

The business management programme trains future managers and helps them to acquire professional and personal skills needed to manage a company in the most efficient way. Students will be able to make decisions in global environment.

Make the move into the fast-paced world of international commerce with a degree designed to give you cutting edge knowledge of global management issues.

In today’s globalized economy, the ability to think and work across boundaries and borders is imperative. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on economics, finance, organizational theory, marketing and human resource management, you examine area of international business and management in depth, including economic, financial technological, marketing and managerial issues facing multinational enterprise. This allows you to apply your skills anywhere in the world

Programme Aims

The programme of study will be directed towards the attainment, assessment and evaluation of knowledge and skills required by you for your personal and on-going career development. Through the curriculum the course team have designed a programme of study that aims to,

  • The programme of study will be directed towards the attainment, assessment and evaluation of knowledge and skills required by you for your personal and on-going career development.
  • Through the curriculum the course team have designed a programme of study that aims to
  • Provide a programme that has a vocationally oriented curriculum which utilizes different domains of knowledge to understand the practice of business management.
  • Encourage engagement in business and management research in general.

Graduate Qualifications

  • Graduate Certificate in Business Management
  • Graduate Diploma in Business Management

Designation Qualifications

  • Certified Business Professional (CBP)
  • Certified Business Manager (CBM)
  • Certified Business Director (CBD)

Awards are conferred in accordance with the GABM General and Academic Regulations for Students and the GABM Postgraduate Programme Assessment, Progression and Award Regulations.

Graduate Certificate in
Business Management

Indian Rupees

Indian Nationals

12,999/-

US Dollars

International
Students

200$

Complete Learning Pack

4-6 Months Access

Graduate Diploma in
Business Management

Indian Rupees

Indian Nationals

14,999/-

US Dollars

International
Students

250$

Complete Learning Pack

4-6 Months Access

Certified Professional in
Business Management

Indian Rupees

Indian Nationals

14,999/-

US Dollars

International
Students

250$

Complete Learning Pack

4-6 Months Access

Certified Manager in
Business Management

Indian Rupees

Indian Nationals

18,999/-

US Dollars

International
Students

300$

Complete Learning Pack

4-6 Months Access

Certified Director in
Business Management

Indian Rupees

Indian Nationals

24,999/-

US Dollars

International
Students

350$

Complete Learning Pack

4-6 Months Access

Entry requirements

Entrants to this programme are normally required to have attained the following.

  • Applicants should either have at least Secondary school or entry to bachelor degree for
    Graduate certificate
  • Students who have completed bachelor degree / fresher or final year students can apply for
    Graduate diploma.
  • Students who have completed bachelor degree / fresher or final year students can apply for
    professional certificate.
  • Bachelor degree with 2 years’ experience for Managerial certificate.
  • Bachelor degree with 2 years’ experience for Managerial certificate.
  • Bachelor degree with 5 years’ experience for Director Certificate.
  • A good honors degree or equivalent in a relevant subject or and work experience in relevant
    management or other related field.

Career Prospect

Since business management is such a broad field, many students pursue a concentration aligned with their career goals. Earning a career specific concentration can help graduates impress employers and land specialized positions. Students may focus on an area such as project management, non-profit management, or human resource management. Learners interested in working at an investment bank or insurance company can also pursue a concentration in financial management. The list features some common career paths.

  • Actuarial analyst
  • Business Advisor
  • Business Development manager
  • Corporate investment banker
  • Data Scientist
  • Insurance underwriter
  • Project manager
  • Stockbroker

  • Arbitrator
  • Business Analyst
  • Charted Management Accountant
  • Data Analyst
  • Forensic Accountant
  • Management Consultant
  • Risk Manager
  • Supply Chain Manager

Who Should Attend

  • Graduates and professionals who wish to expand their employability horizons.
  • Experienced professionals who want to take a new task and responsibilities.
  • Companies seeking staff training.
  • Graduates in vocational training and higher education in area business seeking practical preparation to enter the workforce.

Learning and Training Methods

The Business management programme uses a number of different assessment techniques that will allow you to demonstrate your understanding of concepts and issues covered. These may be broadly categorized as ‘coursework’ which may be in the form of individual or group assignments, practical problem-solving exercises and presentations.

It should be emphasized that the purpose of assessment is not only grade you, and provide information to facilitate management of the course, but also to provide feedback to you. In this manage it accordingly. You should keep all the returned assessment work in a file as you may have to submit this at the end of the programme for the academy to assess.

Individual model leaders will distribute information on the methods of assessment used, and their weighing at the start of each module.

Programme Curriculam MAP

Module / Description

Graduate Certificate

Graduate Diploma

Certified
Business
Professionals

Certified
Business
Manager

Certified
Business
Director

Mnagement Concepts – Functions, theories and skills
Charecteristics of business
Social and ethical environment of business
Economic Environment of Business
International environment of business
Proprietorships , partnerships, corporate forms of business
Legal aspects and business taxes of business
Organization structure
Managing change
Leadership
Team Management
Negotiation skills and conflict resolution
Financial Management
Marketing Management
Human Resource Management
Assignments
Project Report – 100 Points
Credit Points

200

260

360

400

400

Modules


  • Definition of leadership, management , supervision
  • Classical theories of management
  • Scientific and classical theories of management
  • Principles of organization
  • Human relations theories of management
  • Other theories of management
  • Management Skills


  • The nature of Business
  • Types of Business
  • Changes effecting business
  • Impact of global competition on business
  • Achieving effectiveness and efficiency
  • The contribution of business
  • Business growth and prosperity
  • Gross domestic product (GDP) and Individual wellbeing
  • Business ownership
  • Risks in ownership
  • Obligations of ownership
  • Studying business principles and management


  • Human resource, population, labor force.
  • Poverty, equal employment
  • Comparable growth
  • Societal values
  • Ethical Issues
  • Business ethics and social responsibility of business


  • Satisfying our economic wants
  • Capital formation
  • Types of economic systems
  • Types of economic- political systems
  • Capitalism, socialism, communism
  • Fundamentals of capitalism
  • Private property
  • Price setting
  • Competition and income distribution
  • Measuring economic growth
  • Identifying economic problems
  • Correcting economic problems.


  • The scope of international business
  • Extent of international trade
  • Trade Investment and the economy
  • Reasons for growth in international business
  • Forms of International business
  • Government Policies
  • Currency values and cultural differences
  • Theories of international trade
  • Balance of trade
  • Career opportunities in international business


  • Characteristics of entrepreneurs
  • Getting a business started
  • The nature of proprietorships
  • Business suited to being proprietorships
  • The nature of partnerships
  • Business suited to being partnerships
  • Corporate structure
  • Formations of corporations
  • Close and open corporations
  • Advantages and disadvantages of corporations
  • Business suited to being corporations
  • Organization alliances and Limited Liability corporations


  • Regulations maintaining competition
  • Regulating Monopolies
  • Promoting fair competition
  • Providing Bankruptcy relief
  • Intellectual property, patents , copyrights, licensing, public franchise
  • General nature of taxes
  • Reason for taxes
  • Fairness of taxation
  • Types of taxes


  • Types of organization
  • Distinguishing features
  • Stakeholders
  • Internal, external and main stakeholders
  • Stakeholder mapping
  • Stakeholder conflicts of interest
  • Formal and informal organization
  • Strategy implementation
  • Organizational processes
  • The most appropriate organization structure
  • Internal and External organization


  • Strategic change
  • Nature of change
  • Triggers of change
  • Consequences of change
  • Attitudes to change
  • Guidelines for change management, change levers and management skills
  • Lewin force field analysis
  • Lewin unfreeze, change, re freeze
  • The change agent
  • The Gemini 4Rs
  • The 7s approach


  • Leadership style
  • The importance of effective leadership
  • Effective leadership and leadership style
  • Trait theories of leadership
  • Lippitt and White’s leadership styles
  • Blake and Mouton’s grid
  • Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s leadership continuum
  • The Ashridge model
  • Likert’s leadership styles
  • Theories of leadership – contingency theory
  • The nature of contingency theory
  • Fiedler’s contingency model
  • Hersey and Blanchard: situational leadership theory
  • Handy’s best fit approach


  • Individual and group behavior in business organizations
  • Characteristics of individual behavior at work
  • Characteristics of workgroup behavior: formal and informal groups
  • Individual and team approaches to work
  • The role of management in team building
  • Teams and team roles
  • The differences between a workgroup and a team
  • A successful work team
  • Team roles: the ideas of Belbin
  • Team formation and development
  • The ideas of Tuckman on team development
  • The value of Tuckman’s analysis
  • Balance Theory of group formation
  • Effective and ineffective teams
  • Characteristics of effective and ineffective teams
  • Evaluating team performance: success in achieving objectives
  • Tools and techniques for building team effectiveness
  • Factors that impact group cohesion


  • The negotiation process
  • Skills of an effective negotiator
  • High risk and low risk negotiation techniques
  • Conciliation and arbitration
  • Conflict resolution
  • Sources of conflict
  • Benefits and problems
  • Dealing with conflict


  • Financing a business
  • Business Financial records
  • Financial Services
  • Credit and Insurance


  • Product planning and production management
  • Nature and scope of marketing
  • Product development and distribution
  • Pricing and Promotion


  • Managing human resources
  • Developing and rewarding employees
  • Developing effective organization

Programme Structure

Module Code Module Core/Elective Credit Points
BM-101 Management Concepts – Functions, theories, and skills. Core 20
BM-102 Characteristics of Business. Elective 20
BM-103 Social and ethical environment of business. Core 20
BM-104 Economic Environment of Business. Core 20
BM-105 International environment of business. Core 20
BM-106 Proprietorships , partnerships, corporate forms of business. Elective 20
BM-107 Legal aspects and business taxes of business. Core 20
BM-108 Organization structure. Core 20
BM-109 Managing change. Elective 20
BM-110 Leadership. Elective 20
BM-111 Team Management. Elective 20
BM-112 Negotiation skills and conflict resolution. Core 20
BM-113 Financial Management. Core 20
BM-114 Marketing Management. Core 20
BM-115 Human Resource Management. Core 20
Module
  • The Induction Module.
  • The flexibility to choose the start date
  • Syllabus maps fully to the Global Academy Qualifications Framework.
  • The flexibility for students to choose the pace of their study.
  • The ability to interact with students from different Programmes and in varied
    geographical locations locally and internationally via the Mygabm.
  • International professional, personal and academic networking opportunities.
  • The programme and its syllabus is internationally recognized.
  • Availability of interim awards either Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma.
  • Availability of Designation Qualifications in Business Management.

Assessment Pattern

The GABM global academy consists of variety of assessment modes.

  • Written examination papers.
  • Project report submission.
  • The exact combination of assessment varies from programme to programme and from module to
    module.
Programme Assessment pattern Credit Points
Graduate certificate in
Business management
1 Assignment 200
Graduate Diploma in
Business management
2 Assignment 260
Certified Business
Professional (GBP)
3 Assignment 360
Certified Business
Manager (GBM)
3 Assignments with project report 400
Certified Business
Director (GBD)
3 Assignments with project report 400