Industry: Commerce and Management
What is General Management?
General Management is the executive/senior role within an organization in charge of overseeing most or all functions of a firm. General Management includes in its purview an overall responsibility for a company’s profit and loss and largely focuses on keeping people’s performance metrics high and ensuring that projects move properly toward completion.
Job Description
- Responsibilities of a general manager include managing revenue and cost elements of the company’s income statement
- Overseeing day-to-day operations and assuring completion of projects within timelines
- Developing and implementing strategic plans for optimized productivity
- Reviewing and improving organizational effectiveness by developing processes, overseeing employees, establishing a highly motivated work environment and creating innovative approaches for improvement.
Eligibility and Courses
Class 12
Any stream (Science/Commerce/Humanities)
Under Graduate Courses
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
- Bachelor of Management Studies (B.M.S.)
- Bachelors of Business Management (B.B.M.)
- Integrated Masters of Business Administration(M.B.A.)
Career Profiles
Top Institutes for General Management courses
1. University of Delhi
Value for Money- 4.8/5
Bachelor Courses- Bachelor of Management Studies (B.M.S.)
Tenure- 3 years
Website: http://www.du.ac.in/
2. Christ University, Bengaluru
Value for Money- 4.3/5
Bachelor Courses- Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
Tenure- 3 years
Website: https://christuniversity.in/
3. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore
Value for Money- 4.1/5
Bachelor Courses- Integrated Programme in Management (I.P.M.)
Tenure- 5 years
Website: https://www.iimidr.ac.in/
4. Chandigarh University
Value for Money- 4.1/5
Bachelor Courses- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com. Hons.)
Tenure- 3 years
Website: https://www.cuchd.in/
5. New Delhi Institute of Management
Value for Money- 3.7/5
Bachelor Courses- Bachelor of Business Management (B.B.M.)
Tenure- 3 years
Website: https://www.ndimdelhi.org/
Career Progression
Pay
Expert View
“Only the general manager can mold the resources, processes, and values that affect innovation, into a coherent capability to develop and launch superior new products and services repeatedly.”
— Clayton Christensen,
Influential American business consultant
“Every crisis brings with it change. Similarly on the business front, there will be changes, both at the macrolevel and the micro-level. At the macro-level, there may be re-organization and consolidation of assets. On the micro-level, I see businesses re-assessing a lot of the ‘givens’ — risk, operating efficiencies, capex etc. We will see technology taking a significant position for business solutions across the board.”
— Aditya Shamsher Malla,
General manager of DoubleTree by Hilton
Also read: IIMB launches General Management Programme for Healthcare Executives
Competitive exams after class XII: Management Entrance Exams/BBA
