A
business manager is a person who drives the work of others in order to run a major
business efficiently and make a large
profit. He or she should have working knowledge of the following areas, and may be a specialist in one or more:
sales,
marketing and
public relations;
research,
operations analysis,
data processing,
mathematics,
statistics and
economics;
production;
finance;
accounting,
auditing,
taxes and
budgeting;
purchasing; and
personnel. Other technical areas in which a business manager may have expertise are
law,
science, and
computer programming.