Business, Management and Administration

This Career Cluster encompasses careers involved in

Planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations.(1)

Career Pathways

Each Career Cluster has distinct Career Pathways, which are like work sub-areas.

In addition, each Career Pathway has a sample Plan of Study that details the courses a student might take, both during and after high school, to work in that sub-area.

This Career Cluster has the following Career Pathways:

General Management

General Management focuses on careers that plan, organize, direct, and evaluate all or part of a business organization through the allocation and use of financial, human, and material resources.

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Business Information Management

Business Information Management is an umbrella term covering those careers that provide a bridge between business processes/initiatives and IT. Employees in this area help to align business and IT goals.

Note: This Sample Plan of Study is not currently available.

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Human Resources Management

Human Resources Management focuses on the staffing activities that involve planning, recruitment, selection, orientation, training, performance appraisal, compensation, and safety of employees.

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Operations Management

Operations Management focuses on planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling the resources needed to produce/provide a business's goods and/or services. Examples of activities in Operations Management are quality control, scheduling, procurement, and warehousing.

Note: This Sample Plan of Study is not an exact match.

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Administrative Support

Administrative Support facilitate business operations through a variety of administrative and clerical duties including information and communication management, data processing and collection, and project tracking.

Note: This Sample Plan of Study is not an exact match.

Source(1): National Career Clusters™ site (original text and PDF's).