BUSINESS ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Flashcards
of goods and/or services to consumers.
_________ can refer to a particular organization or to an entire market sector, ex. “the music business”.
__________ is an active process which is an integral part of human society.
The goal is for sales to be more than expenditures resulting in a profit.
Business
Nature of Business
Economy
Engine
is defined as a place or a country where resources are managed by a government to bring about maximum benefits for the entire society.
Economy
Business are considered the ______ of the economy because they contributed to the economy of our country through paying corporate taxes so that the government can provide and promote social welfare of its citizens. Business also provides job opportunities which compensates the people in the society.
Engine
Historical Milestones in Production and Operations Management
•The Industrial Revolution
•Post-Civil War Period
•Scientific Management
•Human Relations and Behaviorism
•Operations Research
•The Service Revolution
Instruments of Exchange
Money
Types of money:
a. Near money
b.Quasi/substitute money
-assets that can easily be turned into cash,ex.certificate of deposits, bills of exchange
a. Near money
-examples are postal orders, soda machine tokens, cheques and credit cards.
b.Quasi/substitute money
Instruments of Exchange
Bank draft
Bill of exchange
Cheques
Credit cards/debit cards
Ecommerce
Internet banking/on-line banking
Electronic transfer
Money order
Tele-banking
Classification of Business Organizations
1.Service businesses
2.Merchandising businesses
3. Manufacturing businesses
provide services to customers rather than goods
1.Service businesses
sell to customers products they buy from other businesses
2.Merchandising businesses
turn basic inputs into products which are sold to consumers.
- Manufacturing businesses
Forms of Business Organization
°Organization
°Sole proprietorship
°Partnership
°Corporation
°Cooperatives
°Conglomerates
°Franchise
°Multinationals
°Nationalized Industries