My Major

Arnold, Karen. "Business World." 2014  via Pixabay.  CC0 Public Domain.

In this post I will be exploring the specifics of my major such as what do students in my major learn, what kind of jobs do they get, who are the leaders of this field, leading academic journals, and what personally drew me to this major.

1, What do students in my program learn how to do?

Just like other majors, business has many subdivisions within the broad major. One could major in business economics, accounting, finance, marketing, business management, entrepreneurship and so on. Before picking a specific field, most business students will learn the basics foundations of all of the fields. Students studying business first and foremost learn leadership skills and how businesses work as the very least. They can then move onto focusing in on field of study.

2. What do people who get degrees in this field usually go on to do for work?

Again because the major is so broad, people with business degrees can have all different kinds of jobs. Most students who have business degrees will work in some form of business that fits them. This could look like a Fortune 500 company, an international company, a large company within the country, a smaller company, or even a non-profit. All of the specific fields of study can be used in all types of companies or organizations.

3. What drew me to this field?

I wanted to study business because I want to work at a non-profit organization. I figured that even non-profits need people who know what they are doing. I want to make a positive difference in the world and use my degree to benefit others.

4. Who are the leaders of my field right now?

To identify "leaders," there has to be qualifiers to rate them on. There are a variety of leaders in the business field, it just depends on what you are looking for.

According to Forbes, Warren Buffet is the 3rd richest person in the world. That's not what makes him a business leader, but it is a result. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, is the 5th biggest company in the world. He created this on his own.

Mr. Jeff Bezos is the man who invented "predictive analytics." This is what Amazon (and now other onlie companies) uses to recommend products to customers based on their search history and buying habits.(Forbes) This has boosted Amazons profits and made their site more efficient.

Or perhaps Tony Hsieh is a different example of a leader. Tony is the CEO of the online company Zappos. His newest change is to organize the company to be under a Holacracy structure. This means that the company will me self managing and no longer have managers among the 1500 employees (Business Insider).

All of these leaders have something different to offer but are large influences in the business world. 

5. What are the leading academic/ scholarly journals in this field?

The first one on the list is the Wall Street Journal.  Coming out of New York NY, The Wall Street Journal covers the business news in all different industries. It is owned by Dow Jones. "Dow Jones explains the world and the world of business. With authoritative journalism and smart technology, we provide a window on events, clarify issues, inspire new thinking and give readers and business customers the insight they need to make informed decisions." (Dow Jones).

Second, AABRI, Academic And Business Research Institute. AABRI is privately owned and based out of Florida. 

Third on the list is IBFR, the Institute for Business and Finance Research. The IBFR was founded in 2005 and is based out of Hilo, Hawaii. They aim to provide a scholarly journal that is bilingual so that different cultures can collaborate academic works.

Reflection:

Reading Namratha's blog, I found myself amazed at what she wants to do. I think it is amazing that people can control so much on a computer with coding. I have a hard time wrapping my head around that kind of thing and so I admire people that have the mind for that. And as time goes on, things will always be changing, so the codes will need to be revamped often. But one thing is for sure, we will always have technology, so there will always be a need for coding. 

I also read Chelsea's blog. She wants to be an engineer because she was interested in the environment and wants to help preserve it. I told her that she might really like Economics because it's all about the allocation of resources. I hope she decided to take the GenEd. I think she would enjoy it.