This course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and taught by top-ranked faculty, focuses on the common human resource ("people") challenges faced by existing private businesses when they attempt to grow substantially. PART 1 OF THE GROW TO GREATNESS COURSE IS NOT A PREREQUISITE FOR TAKING THIS COURSE.
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Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part II
University of VirginiaAbout this Course
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Try Coursera for BusinessWhat you will learn
Different types of costs and how they are represented graphically
Cost-volume-profit analyses to answer questions around breaking even and generating profit
How to calculate and allocate overhead rates within both traditional and activity-based cost allocation systems
How to distinguish costs and benefits that are relevant from those that are irrelevant for a given management decision
Skills you will gain
- Planning
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Intelligence
- Innovation
- Strategic Management
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Course Overview
The Entrepreneur Must Grow Too!
The Secret of High Performance is High Employee Engagement
Growth is Much More Than a Strategy—It Requires a System
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- 4 stars12.28%
- 3 stars2.54%
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TOP REVIEWS FROM GROW TO GREATNESS: SMART GROWTH FOR PRIVATE BUSINESSES, PART II
Hess is an excellent mind and teacher/leader/expert/veteran/entrepreneur in the field! Can't wait to connect and learn more from him, he seems to understand business like a seasoned man should.
Excellent course, with many top notch examples, maybe even better than the 1st part !
An extremely satisfying course as I have seen all of these myself in my 42 years of experience.
Excellent course. Has been able to touch all the main topics that are required to become a good entrepreneur. Thanks for preparing this course.
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