GBS151 Course Competencies
| 1. | Describe in writing the economic systems of capitalism, communism, socialism, and free enterprise; and identify major United States historical economic events. (I) |
| 2. | Identify in writing the advantages and disadvantages of a sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation; identify the function of management; analyze the aspect of human relations in business; identify the major labor organizations and summarize the historical development and current trends of labor organizations. (II) |
| 3. | Describe in writing the marketing functions of promotion, selling, merchandising, distribution, producing goods, and producing services. (III) |
| 4. | Identify in writing the major financial institutions; explain risk management and money management; and explain the functions of accounting and data processing in a business. (IV) |
| 5. | Describe in writing the economic effects of international business and the laws affecting business and consumers, and analyze mergers and consolidations. (V) |
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Business Databases
- ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
- Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
- Arizona Republic (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
- Business Insights: Global (Gale) This link opens in a new window
- Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
- Business Plans Handbook (Gale EBooks) This link opens in a new window
- Data Axle Reference Solutions - (Was ReferenceUSA) This link opens in a new window
- Financial Times, The This link opens in a new window
- First Research (Mergent, Inc.) This link opens in a new window
- Business (Gale EBooks) This link opens in a new window
- Global Road Warrior (World Trade Press) This link opens in a new window
- Mergent Intellect (Mergent, Inc) This link opens in a new window
- New York Times (1980-current) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
- New York Times Online (NYtimes.com) - FREE! This link opens in a new window
- ReferenceUSA - (Now Data Axle Reference Solutions) This link opens in a new window
- Regional Business News (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
- Small Business Source (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
- U.S. Major Dailies (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
- Wall Street Journal, The (Eastern Edition) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
- WESTLAW (Thomson Reuters) This link opens in a new window
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