Influences On Business Decisions Flashcards

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What is a bureaucracy

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The system of rules

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What are cultural dimensions

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a set of characteristics that from the international context of business culture

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What is infastructure

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The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise

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4
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What is multinational

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a business organization operating in several countries

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What is organizational culture

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The values, attitudes, beliefs, meanings and norms that are shared by people and groups within an organization

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6
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What is labor turnover

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The rate which employees leave a business

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What is dividend

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A sum of money paid regularly by a company to its stakeholders out of its profits

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8
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Who are external stakeholders

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groups outside a business with an interest in its activities

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Who are internal stakeholders

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Groups inside the business with an interest in its activities

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10
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What is remuneration

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the reward for work in the form of pay

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What is shareholder value

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A measure of company performance that combines the size of dividends with the share prize

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What is an audit

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An official inspection of an organizations accounts, typically by an independent body

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13
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What is a bribe

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Money paid to persuade somebody to do what you want them to

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14
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What is business ethics

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The moral principles that guide the way in which a business behaves

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What is a corporate social responsibility

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a business assessing and taking responsibility for its effects on the environment and its impact on social welfare. It involves the idea that businesses are responsible for more than their shareholders

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16
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What is data harvesting

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The process of extracting information from websites automatically and using it for other purposes

17
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What is emerging economy

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Used to describe a developing country

18
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What are ethical codes of practice

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statements about how employees in a business should behave in particular circumstances where they experience ethical issues.

19
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What is an ethical decision

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a decision which considers what is morally right or wrong

20
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What are ethics

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Moral rules or principles of behavior that should guide members of a profession or organization and make them deal honestly and fairly with each other and with their stakeholders.

21
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What is living wage

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an hourly rate of pay based on the basic cost of living, set independently of government and updated annually

22
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What is the national minimum wage

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The minimum pay per hour all workers are entitled to by law

23
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What are sanction (trade embargos)

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Sanctions are restrictions that are used in trade or investment with the aim of influencing a policy change in another country.

24
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What is sustainable and ethical investment

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where instruments are made in companies with a strong ethical stance