Howard University Disciplinary Resource Guide

Before embarking my journey at Howard University, I often battled with what I wanted to study. Although I chose my major prior to attending, I did not have much reasoning behind why I chose Business Management besides the fact that I want to one day run a non-profit organization. I also questioned whether this was the right major for my career goals. I did not know anyone who majored in business and I did not realize how broad a business degree can be. There was not a resource for me, as a freshman with so many questions. Even though I am glad that I decided to major in Business Management, there are bound to be many freshman who are still unsure especially with a lack of resources. Thus, this disciplinary resource guide will serve to answer

With a plethora of jobs, school of business organizations and academic journals with helpful key words, this guide will assist these students in ensuring that this major is the right one for them and their career goals. This guide is vital to the success of Howard University’s School of Business students, which is very important to the school. The mission of this disciplinary resource guide is to provide incoming freshman with the proper tools to ensure that the Business Management route is the right path for them and that it help them excel at Howard University and in their careers. Not only will this provide information, but it will give a dose of what the School of Business can provide to its

Using databases online or through Howard University’s library, one can find a variety of material of business management. Since the major is so broad, business management falls in different fields. One of the journals I found on Howard’s database is called Family Business Management: Contribution of the CFO by Bruce Gurd and Jill Thomas. The purpose of this journal discusses the interaction between the chief financial officer (CFO) and managers who either are or are not family members. I chose this journal to include in this resource guide for freshmen because family businesses are very popular around the world. Over fifty percent of most countries worldwide are created by family businesses. Also, majority of start up businesses are funded with family money. With the statistics being so high, showing that there is a large number of family businesses, there is also a good chance that students in the school of business are also looking towards continuing their family’s legacy. This journal is very important to those who plan on working for their family business because this journal details the interaction between family and non-family members. More often than not, not all the employees will be family members, so it is important to know if that interaction will be healthy for the business. This journal demonstrates one of the many routes a business student can take when studying business