AGR 1100 — Principles of Agricultural Business Management
Credit Hours: 3.00 Total Contact Hours: 3.00 Lecture Hours: 3.00
Introduces the basic concepts and methods of business management in an agricultural business enterprise through a comparison of evolving management approaches, and through an examination of motivation, ethics, leadership, communication and decision-making processes within the management functions of planning, organizing, leasing and controlling. Past and present agricultural business situations are examined through events currently reported in the news media for the purpose of promoting the application of management principles, theories and techniques.