Paper 3 knowledge Flashcards
- Mclelland
achievement, affiliation, power
- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: Physiological needs
- Physiological Needs
Definition: Basic requirements for human survival.
Workplace Relevance: Ensuring fair pay that allows employees to purchase essentials such as food and shelter
- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: Safety needs
- Safety Needs
Definition: The need for physical and emotional safety.
Workplace Relevance: Providing a safe working environment and job security.
- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: Love and belongingness needs
- Love and Belongingness Needs
Definition: Desires for friendship, affection, and belonging.
Workplace Relevance: Promoting a harmonious workplace and encouraging team collaborations.
- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: Esteem needs
- Esteem Needs
Definition: Involves status, recognition, and respect from others.
Workplace Relevance: Recognition through awards, promotions, and positive feedback
- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: Self Actualization needs
- Self-Actualization Needs
Definition: Realising personal potential, self-fulfillment, and peak experiences.
Workplace Relevance: Opportunities for career advancement and enabling creative projects.
- Herzberg’s two factor theory: Hygiene factor
- Hygiene Factors (Maintenance Factors)
Definition: Elements that, if missing or inadequate, cause dissatisfaction among people.
Examples: Salary, working conditions, company policy, and quality of technical supervision.
Application: Ensuring these factors are acceptable to prevent dissatisfaction.
- Herzberg’s two factor theory: Motivators
- Motivators (Satisfiers)
Definition: Factors that provide satisfaction and stimulate motivation when present.
Examples: Recognition, responsibility, achievement, advancement, and work itself.
Application: Actively incorporating these elements can enhance job satisfaction and productivity.
- SWOT
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
- STEEPLE (external factors only!!!!)
Sociocultural
Technological
Economical
Environmental
Political
Legal
Ethical
how MUST question 2 be structured
IDENTIFY, EXPLAIN, APPLY TO CASE STUDY
- Ansoff matrix
- Porters
- BCG
annotate the case study by recognising
Product, Service, People, Stakeholders, Vision Statement, human need, business functions, challenges, vision, mission
ALL RESOURCES SHOULD BE USED
USE SWOT
REFER TO RESOURCES IN PARANTHESES
INTRO
present current situation of social enterprise (Vision, purpose, human need), challenges, numbers, any background
REFER to the two challenges (Q2)
BODY
((challenge–>idea–>action) repeat for all relevant business functions)
set the pace: what is the long term plan? How will the Plan be executed in specific actions?
One BM function (=Sequence of ideas: Challenge–>Idea–>Action per BM function
pick the challenge (Q2) that affects it –> suggest a creative/ethical idea on how to fix it
TIPS: what/who/why can assist your idea of action? what/who/why can hinder it?
(analyse. evaluate. Pros. Cons. Trade-offs among them)
USE BM TOOLS
repeat previous paragraph structure for another BM function as many times as needed
CONCLUSION
say nothing new, sum up to answer the question (the gist for why your recommendation is the best choice (justify))
LIMITATIONS of your recommendation should be mentioned here: a) further research b) the nature of it