1.1 - What is a business? Flashcards

1
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practice of producing a good or service that is worth more than the cost of the resources used in the production process

A

Adding value

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2
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the document that sets out the business idea, the goals & objectives and how it well operate

A

business plan

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3
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organizations involved in the production of goods and/or the provision of services

A

businesses

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4
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people/organization that use a product

A

consumers

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5
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people/organization that buy the product

A

customers

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6
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owners/operates of an organization who manage, organize and plans the other three factors of production

A

entrepreneurs

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7
Q

collective knowledge, skills and experiences of entrepreneurs

A

entrepreneurship

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8
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resources needed in the production process: land, labour, capital and entrepreneurship

A

factors of production

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9
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physical products produced and sold to customers

A

goods

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10
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behaving like an entrepreneur but as an employee in a business organization

A

intrapreneurship

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11
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basic necessities that a person must have to survive

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needs

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12
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cultivation or extraction of natural resources: farming, mining, quarrying

A

primary sector

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13
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goods and services

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products

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14
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process of creating goods/services

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production

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15
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subcategory of tertiary sector, where businesses are involved in intellectual, knowledge-based activities that generate/share information

A

quaternary sector

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16
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business activity concerned with construction & manufacturing of products

A

secondary sector

17
Q

shift in relative share of GDP (national output) & employment that is attributed to each business sector

A

sectoral change

18
Q

intangible products sold to customers

A

services

19
Q

business activity concerned with provision of services to customers

A

tertiary sector

20
Q

people’s desires; the things they would like to have

A

wants