AGEC 4930 - Strategic Management of Agribusiness Firms

3 unit(s)

Application of basic economic and management concepts to decision making in agribusiness firms. Problem solving strategies involving quantitative and conceptual analyses of production, investment, pricing, change, human resources and risk management decisions are covered.

Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and ECON 2510; and a lower division accounting course or consent of the instructor. An agricultural economics course may be substituted for ECON 2510.

Course Learning Outcomes List
In this course:

Students will apply basic economic principles in making production decisions in agribusiness firms;
Students will apply economic principles in managing resources in agribusiness firms;
Students will evaluate, interpret and report data from agribusiness ventures, and defend meaningful applications of the results;
Students will apply appropriate tools to manage risks in agribusiness enterprises; and,
Students will develop working knowledge of the agribusiness sector, including management, forces of change, industry trends and emerging global opportunities.

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