Functional Areas of Business: Key Departments and Required Skills

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
BMP3004
World of Work
Functional Areas
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Contents
1.0 Introduction p
2.0 What is a business? p
3.0 What is Functional areas of business – Definition
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4.0 What are the key functional areas of a business?
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5.0 Description of the various functional areas in business
organizations p-p
5.1 Marketing p
5.2 Human Resource Management p
5.3 Customer Service p
5.4 Finance p
5.5 Research and Development p
5.6 Sales p
6.0 Description of the types of skills needed by employees
to be able to work effectively in these functional areas
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6.1 Skills needed by Marketing employees p
6.2 Skills needed by Human Resource Management employees
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6.3 Skills needed by Customer Service employees
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6.4 Skills needed by Finance employees p
6.5 Skills needed by Research and Development employees
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6.6 Skills needed by Sales employees p
7.0 Conclusion p
References p
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