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Business school
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A business school is a university-level institution or professional school that confers degrees in business administration or management. A business school may also be referred to as school of management, management school, school of business administration, or colloquially b-school or biz school. A business school offers comprehensive education in various disciplines related to the world of business, including business administration, business analytics, business strategy, marketing, sales, entrepreneurship, accounting, finance, economics, banking, insurance, human resource management, supply chain management, logistics management, operations management, management information systems, international business, organizational psychology, organizational behavior, public relations, research methods, real estate, and other pertinent subjects.
There are several forms of business schools, including a school of business, business administration, and management.
Most of the university business schools consist of faculties, colleges, or departments within the university, and predominantly teach business courses.
In North America, a business school is often understood to be a university program that offers a graduate Master of Business Administration degrees and/or undergraduate bachelor's degrees.
In Europe and Asia, some universities teach predominantly business courses.
Privately owned business school which is not affiliated with any university.
Highly specialised business schools focussing on a specific sector or domain.
In France, many business schools are public-private partnerships (École consulaire or EESC) largely financed by the public Chambers of Commerce. These schools offer accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees in business from the elite Conférence des Grandes Écoles and have only loose ties, or no ties at all, to any university.
Kaplan classifies business schools along four Corners:
Culture (Europe - US): Independent of their actual (physical) location, business schools can be classified according to whether they follow the European or the US model.
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Master of Business Administration
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounting, applied statistics, human resources, business communication, business ethics, business law, strategic management, business strategy, finance, managerial economics, management, entrepreneurship, marketing, supply-chain management, and operations management in a manner most relevant to management analysis and strategy.
Management
Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether they are a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body through business administration, nonprofit management, or the political science sub-field of public administration respectively. It is the science of managing the resources of businesses, governments, and other organizations.
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BCom or BComm; also, (baccalaureates commercii) is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, Egypt, and additional Commonwealth countries. The Bachelor of Commerce degree is designed to provide students with a wide range of managerial skills, while building competence in a particular area of business; see aside listing. For a comparison with other business degrees, see .