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Chapter 4-types Of Business Orginisation Flashcards

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What is a joint venture

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When 2 or more businesses start a new project together,sharing capital and profits.

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Eg. Of joint ventures in real life

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European joining with Chinese businesses in China, as they know the market need+consumer tastes

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What are the advantages of joint ventures (3)

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Shared costs
Shared risks
Local knowledge

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What are the disadvantages of joint ventures (3)

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Shared profits
Disagreements
Different styles-different cultures

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What does the term “public” sector include

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All businesses owned by state/school
Public services

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What is a public corporation

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A business in the public sector that owned and controlled rolled by the state

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What does nationalized mean

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Was once owned by public individuals and then purchased by the government

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What are the main types of business organisation in the private sector (6)

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Partnership
Sole trader
Private limited companies
Public limited companies
Franchises
joint ventures

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What is the most common form of business organisation + why

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Sole trader
Few legal regulations to be followed

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What is the owner of a sole trader business called

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Sole proprietor

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What is a sole trader

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A business owned and operated by 1 person

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What are the legal regulations to set up a sole trader business(3)

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Owner must register+send annual accounts to government tax office
Must observe laws which apply to all businesses in that industry (ie. alchohol lisence)
Name either needs to be registered at registrar of business names or on all business documents+sign saying who the owners are in the store

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Advantages of sole trader organisations (7)

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Own boss
Few legal regulations
Freedom of hours/decisions etc
contact with cumstomers
Incentive to work hard because
You earn all the profit(will suffer if you don’t)
Secrecy in business matters apart from the tax office

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What is limited liability

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Liability is limited to amount invested

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What is unlimited liability

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When owners are personally held responsible ofr debts of the business

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Disadvantages sole trader organisations (6)

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No one to discuss business matters with
Unlimited liability (business is not a separate legal entity)
Limited funds (capital)
Banks are reluctant to lend due to low credit store etc
Expantion limited to capital produced(unlikely to be high)
No continuity, business legally stops exhisting

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What are situations appropriate for sole trader organisations (3)

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New business
Not much capital needed
Mainly dealing with public/providing services direct contact=important

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What is a partnership

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2 or more people in an agreement to jointly run a business in which usually the partner/s who invested the most capital have a say in running the business and share profits.
Most countries have a max of 20 parttners

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How could you set up a partnership

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It is easy
Either you just ask(verbal agreement)
Or present someone with a partnership agreement/deed of partnership

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Why is it recommended to have a deed of partnership/partnership agreement

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Without it partners may disagree over who put more capital/ who is entitled to more profits, the agreement stops such debates as there is a legal document outlining those things.

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What does a deed of partnership/partnership agreement contain (5)

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Amount of capital invested by each partner
Taskes to be undertaken by each partner
Way in which profits will be shared
How long the parntership is expected to last
Arangements for absence, retirement and the admittance of new partners

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What are the advantages of a partnership (5)

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More sorces of capital (allows for expantion)
Few legal requirements
Shared responsibilities
Motive to work
Business information is private apart from the partners and the tax office

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Disadvantages of a partnership organisation (5)

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Unlimited liability
Unincorporated business
Partners can disagree+consulting takes time
If one partner is inefficient/dishonest the whole business suffers
Because most countries have a partner limit, business growth is limited to the capital produced by the 20
End with the death of a partner

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When would it be appropriate to have a partnership organisation (3)

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Wish to form a business with others and avoid legal complications
Where the proffesional body (ie. medicine) doesnt allow proffesionals to form a company
Partners are well known (ie. Family), simple way of involving several of them into the running of the business

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What is a limited partnership+abbreviation

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LLP
A partnership only availible in some countries where there partnership has limited liability but the shares cannot be bought or sold, as the business is a separate legal unit, there is continuity after death.

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What is an unincorporated business+eg

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A business that does not have a separate legal identity
Sole trader
Partnership

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What are the types of limited companies

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Public and private

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true or false public limited companies are in the private sector

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True

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What is an incorporated business+eg

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Companies that have a separate legal status from their owners
Public and private limited companies

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What does it mean if a company is incorporated

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The company exists separate from the owners and would continue if one should die
Company can make contracts/legal agreements
Company accounts kept separate from accounts of owners

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What are companies

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Organisations that are joint owned by people who have invested in the business, shareholders.

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What are private limited companies

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Businesses that are owned by shareholders but cannot sell shares to the general public, cannot advertise their shares to the general public.

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What are ways to show that a comany is a private limited (abbreviations etc)

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Ltd/limited/(UK)
Proprietary limited/Pty Ltd(ZA)

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What is a stakeholder

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Someone who has interest in the activities of the business

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Who are the directors in a ltd(UK) company

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The majority shareholders

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What are the advantages of a private limited company (3)

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Shares can be sold to a lot of people(some places have a max)
All shareholders have limited liability=Less risky than sole/partnership
People who started company keep control as long as they dont sell to many shares

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What two important documents have to be sent where(private limited company)

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Article of association
Memorandum of association
Registrar of companies

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What does the article of association contain (4)

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Rules under which company will be managed, holding of official meetings, rights+duties of directors, procedures after selling shares.

39
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What does the memorandum of association contain (4)

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Important information about the company and its directors,
official name and address of registered offices,
number of shares to be bought by each director and the
objectives of the company.

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What is the purpose of the memorandum and articles of association

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To ensure company is correctly run and reassure shareholders abiut the structure and purpose of the company.
These documents also allow for a certificate of incorporation to be issued by the registrar of companies to allow them to start trading

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Why might some people be reluctant to invest in a pty ltd

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They would struggle to sell their shares quickly if they needed their investment back

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What arethe disadvantages of a private limited company(4)

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Significant legal matters
Accounts must be annually sent to registrar of companies and can be inspected by the public
Cannot sell shares to public-difficult to raise large sums to reinvest
Shares cannot be sold/transferred without agreement from other shareholders(cant quickly sell your shares if you need the investment back)

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For what are private limited companies suitable for

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Families/partnerships that wish to expand without further risk to their own capital. It allows more capital to be raised which is suitable for all except large companies.

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What are public limited companies

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Companies that can sell their shares to the public, the shares are tradeable on the stco exchange

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What are advantages of public limited companies (5)

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Limited liability
Incorporated business(continuity)
No limit to no. of shareholders-oppurtunity to raise large sums of capital
No restriction on movement of shares
Usually have high status-attract suppliers willing to trade on credit and banks willing to lend

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Disadvantages of public limited companies (4)

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Legal formalities of forming
More regulations+controls to protect interests of shareholders eg. Disclosure of accounts+other info
Selling shares to public is expensive/to “go public”
Original owners may lose control, divorce between ownership and control

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Other ways to refer to public limited companies

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Plc-UK
limited/ltd-ZA

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What is an AGM

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Annual General Meeting
Legal requirement for companies. Shareholders may attend to vote for who they wants on the board of directors for the ccoming year

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What are dividents

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Payments made to shareholders from profit after tax. They are return to shareholders for investing in the company.

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Who has control over a public limited company and what do they do

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Company Directors, they run the business and take decisions. Appoint managers for day to day decisions.
Manage the business to meet their own objectives, eg reduce dividents to fund expantion

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What control do shareholders have over a public limited company

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None other than they can elect proffessional managers as company directors at the agm

52
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What is the divorce between ownership and control

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Shareholders own, directors and managers control

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What is the risk of:
Sole trader
Partnership
Private limited company
Public limited company

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Carried by sole owner
Carried by all partners
Shareholders hold up to their original investment
Shareholders hold up to their original investment

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What is a franchise

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A business based upon the use of brand name, logos and trading methods of an existing, succesful business. A franchisee buys a licence to operate the business from the franchisor.

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What are the advantages to a franchisor (3)

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All products sold must be obtained from them
Expantion is faster than if they had to finance all the new outlets.
Management is not their responsibility

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What are advantages to franchisee (6)

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Low chance of business failure (well known product)
Franchisor pays for advertising
Training for staff+management is provided
Banks are more willing to lend
Supplies are obtained from franchisor
Everything is decided by franchisor

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Disadvantages to franchisor (2)

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Franchisee keeps profits from the outlet
Poor management could lead to a bad reputation for the whole business

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Disadvantages to franchisee (3)

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Less independence
May be unable to make decisions to suit local area
Have to pay royalties/ % of annual turnover

59
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What does the franchisor contribute to the business (3)

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Brand name+products
Originak idea
Advertising+training

60
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What does the franchisee contribute to the business (3)

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Capital
Management
Enterprise

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How does the control in a public corporation work

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Government sets objectives and appoints ministers to the board of directors who manage the business in order to achieve the objectives

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What are advantages of public corporations (4)

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Considered important, ownership is essential
If industries are controlled by monopolies it would be wasteful to have competitors(don’t need two railways)
Important public services can still be made available to the public

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Disadvantages of public corporations (4)

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Less profit motive=less efficient
Government subsides lead to inefficiency as managers think government will help if they suffer
No incentive to increase consumer choice/efficiency because there is no close competition
Businesses can be used for political reason

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What is an objective

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An aim/target to work towards

65
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What is a business objective

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Aims/targets that a business works towards

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What are the benefits of setting objectives (4)

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They give workers+managers a clear target to work towards
Taking decisions is focused to what can help them achieve the objectives
The managers can compare how they performed to the objectives to see success
Clear and memorable objectives unite the whole business towards the same goal

67
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What are the most common objectives for a business in the private sector to achieve (6)

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Business survival
Profit
Market share
Growth of business
Return to dshareholders
Service to comunity

68
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What is the formula for market share

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%=company sales/total market sales x 100

69
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What is market share

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% of total market sales held by one brand or business

70
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What are social enterprises

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Operated by private individuals in the private sector, but dont have profit as a motive, they have social objectives as well as an aim to make a profit to reinvest back into the business

71
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Hat is the triple bottom line

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Social
Enviromental
Financial

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