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Understanding Business

With Eddie Davila Liked by 7,100 users
Duration: 43m Skill level: Beginner Released: 11/6/2019

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Learn the foundational concepts underlying all businesses, small to large. Arizona State University professor Eddie Davila covers all the basics, explaining concepts such as how revenues and costs influence a company's profit and which teams play a key role in any organization's success. He then provides a basic explanation of how finance teams operate in a business, so that you can better understand what drives financial decisions in an organization. He also reviews how companies communicate with customers via marketing and branding; how supply chains function in an organization; and how accounting, HR, and IT teams work to manage an organization's money, employees, and information.

This course is part of a Professional Certificate from the American Nurses Association.

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