Midterm Objectives Flashcards

1
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Main goals of Canadian Business

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Business - organization that sells goods or services to eat profit

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2
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Factors of Production

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Labour
Capital
Entrepreneurs 
Natural Resources 
Information
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3
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Command Economy

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Government controls all factors of production

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4
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Market Economies

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Individuals and businesses control factors of production

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5
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Government and Business in Canada

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Consumer 
Competition
Regulator 
Taxation Agent
Provider of incentive ms
Provider of essential services
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6
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Demand

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Willingness and ability of buyers to purchase a good or service

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7
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Supply

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Willingness and ability of buyers to purchase a good or service

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8
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Degrees of competition

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Perfect competition
Monopolistic Competition
Oligopoly
Monopoly

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9
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Fiscal and monetary policies

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Look it up

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10
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PESTEL

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Political 
Economic 
Socio-culture 
Technological 
Environmental
Legal
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11
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Social responsibility

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Way a firm attempts to balance its commitments to organizational stakeholder

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12
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Stakeholders

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Investors
Employees
Customers
Local communities

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13
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Four approaches to social responsibility

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Obstructionist
Defensive
Accommodative
Proactive

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14
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Entrepreneurs

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Independence

Assume risks

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15
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Entrepreneurial process

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Opportunity
Resources
Bootstrapping - doing more with less

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16
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Strategies for becoming a business manager

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Start from starch
Buy an existing business
Buy a franchise

17
Q

Four reasons for success small business

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Luck
Managerial competence
Hard work, drive, dedication
Market demand for products

18
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Four reasons for small business failure

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Managerial incompetence
Neglect
Weak control systems
Insufficient capital