Business Functions Flashcards
Public Sector?
Owned by the government and provide collective goods
Private Sector
Private entrepreneurs
Private Sector
Private entrepreneurs
Formal Sector
Are registered by the government
Informal Sector
Not registered by the government
these include
hawking
services
Quarternary
Intellectual Knowledge based activities
Research and Planning
Quinary
Decision making at the top management
Characteristics of a successful Business
Strong Leadership
Competive Advantage
Satisfy needs + wants
Ethical
Micro?
Inside
Macro and Market?
Outside (affecting the success or failure of a business)
Micro internal factors?
Resources
Business Policy
Business Culture
Structure
Market Internal elements?
Suppliers Consumers Strategic Allianes NGOs Intermediaries Industry Regulators Competitors
Market Internal elements?
Suppliers Consumers Strategic Allianes NGOs Intermediaries Industry Regulators Competitors
What is an Intermediary?
Middlemen who form a link between the consumers and the business
Macro Environment?
Polictical- sanctions Economic - inflation and taxes Social-diseases, poverty, crime Technological - efficiency of machinery, new tech Legal-laws and acts (LRA) Environmental - natural disasters