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Unit 1 Flashcards

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Business

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Any organisation that uses scarce resources to meet the needs of customers by providing a product or service that they demand

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Activity

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Is the condition in which things are happening or being done

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Business activity

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Provides consumers with goods and services that meet our needs and wants and uses scarce resources

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Business plan

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A written document that describes a business, it’s objectives, strategies, the market it is in and it’s financial forecast

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Entrepreneur

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Someone who takes the financial risk of starting and managing a new venture

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Customer

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An individual consumer or organisation that purchases goods or services from a business

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Consumer

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An individual who purchases goods and services for personal use

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Consumer goods

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The physical and tangible goods sold to consumers that are not for intended resale.
Includes: durable goods - cars, washing machines, and non-durable goods - food and drinks

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Consumer services

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The non-tangible products sold to consumers that are not intended for resale
Includes: hotel accomodation, insurance services, train journeys

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Factors of production

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The resources need by business to produce goods and services.

Includes - land, labour, capital, enterprise

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Capital goods

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The physical goods used by industry to aid in the production of other goods and services
Includes: machines and commercial vehicles

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Enterprise

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The action of showing initative to take the risk to set up a business

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Creating (adding) value

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Increasing the difference between the cost of purchasing bought-in materials and the price the finished goods are sold for (this is the aim)

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Added value

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The difference between the cost of purchasing bought-in materials and the price finished goods are sold for (this is the result)

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Branding

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The process of differentiating a product by developing a symbol, name, image or trademark for it

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Opportunity cost

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The benefit of the next most desired option which is given up (what you don’t get by choosing a different option)

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Multinational business

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A business organisation that has its headquarters in one country, but with operating branches, factories, and assembly plants in other countries

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Intrapreneur

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A business employee who takes direct responsibility for turning an idea into profitable new product

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Private limited company

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A business that is owned by shareholders who are often members of the same family; this company cannot sell shares to the general public

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Public limited company

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A company whose shares are traded on a stock exchange and can be brought of sole by the company

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Primary sector

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Firms engaged in farming, fishing, oil extraction and all other industries that exact natural resources so that they can be used and processed by other firms

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Secondary sector

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Firms that manufacture and process products from natural resources, including computers, baking, cloth making, construction

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Tertiary sector

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Firms provide services to consumers and other businesses, such as retailing, transport, insurance, hotels, tourist

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Quaternary sector business

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Businesses providing information services, such as computing, consultancy, and R&D (research and development)

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Public sector

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Comprises organisations accountable to and controlled by central or local government

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Private sector

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Comprises business owned and controlled by individuals or groups of individuals

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Mixed economy

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Economic resources are owned and controlled by both private and public sectors

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Free-market economy

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Economic resources that are owned largely by the private sector with very little state intervention

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Command economy

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Economic resources are owned, planned and controlled by the state

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Public corporation

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A business enterprise owned and controlled by the state — also known as a nationalised industry

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Sole trader

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A business in which one person provides the permanent finances and, in return, has full control of the business and is able to keep all of the profits

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Unlimited liability

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Business owners have full legal responsibility for the debts of the business

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Partnership

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A business formed by two or more people to carry on a business together, with shared capital investment and, usually, shared responsibility

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Limited liability

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The only potential loss a shareholder (or owner) has if the business fails is the amount they invested, not their personal wealth

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Share

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A certificate confirming part ownership of a company and entitling the shareholder dividends and certain shareholder rights

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Initial public offering

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An offer to the public to buy shares in a public limited company

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Shareholder

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A person or institution owning shares in a limited company

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Memorandum of association

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This states the name of the company, the address of the head office through which it can be contacted, the maximum share capital for which the company seeks authorisation and the declared aims of the business

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Articles of association

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This document covers the internal workings and control of the business

E.G. the names of the directors and the procedures to be followed at meetings will be detailed

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Co-operative

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All members can contribute to the running of the business — workload to decision making. Profits are shared equally among members

E.G. Organic valley, co-op, mitre 10

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Franchise

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A business that’s used the name, logo, and trading systems of an existing successful business

E.G. McDonald’s, Baskin Robins

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Franchiser

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A person or business that’s sells the rights to open stores and sell products or services using the brand name and brand identity

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Franchisee

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A person or business that buys the right from a he franchiser to operate the franchise

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Joint venture

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Two or more businesses agree to work closely together on a particular project and create a separate business division to do so

E.G. BMW, Sony, google earth, samsung

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Social enterprise

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A business with mainly social objectives that reinvests most of its profits into benefiting society rather than maximising returns to its owners

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Holding company

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A business organisation that owns and controls a number of separate businesses, but does not unite them into one unified company

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Revenue

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The total value of sales made during the trading period

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Capital employed

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The total value of all long-term finance invested into the business

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Market capitalisation

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The total value of a company’s issued shares

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Market share

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Sales of the business as a proportion of total market sales

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Organic (internal) growth

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Expansion of a business by means of opening new branches, shop or factories

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External growth

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Business expansion achieved by integrating with another business either by merger or takeover

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Merger

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An agreement by owners and managers of two businesses to bring them together in a new combined business

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Takeover

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When a company buys over 50% of the shares of another company and becomes its controlling owner

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Horizontal integration

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Integration with a business in the same industry and at the same stage of production

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Vertical integration

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Integration with a business in the same industry

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Forward vertical integration

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Vertical integration with a customer business

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Backward integration

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Vertical integration with a supplier business

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Conglomerate integration

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Integration with a business in a different industry

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Synergy

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“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”
Often assumed that the new business will be more successful than the original separate business

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Strategic alliance

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Agreement between two organisations to commit resources to achieving a specific objective while remaining independent

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Business objective

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A stated measurable target that a business plans to achieve

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Corporate social responsibility

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Businesses that consider the interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of their decisions and activities in customers, employees, communities and the environment

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Pressure group

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Organisations created by people with a common interest or aim, who put pressure on businesses and governments to change policies so that an objective is reached

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Triple bottom line

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The three objectives of social enterprise:

Economic, Social, Environmental

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SMART objectives

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Sums that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-limited

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Business aim

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A long term goal that a business hopes to achieve

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Mission statement

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A statement of the business’s core aims, phrased in a way to motivate employees and stimulate interest by outside groups

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Annual (company) report

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A document that gives details of a company’s activities over the year, including it s financial accounts

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Business strategy

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A long term plan of action for a business, designed to achieve a particular ibjective

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Tactic

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A short term action as part of an overall strategy

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Target

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A short term goal that must be reached before an overall objective can be achieved

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Budget

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A detailed financial plan for the future

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Ethical code (code of conduct)

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A document detailing a company’s rules and guidelines on staff behaviours that must be followed by all employees

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Stakeholders

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Individuals or groups of people who can be affected by - and therefore have an interest in - any action by an organisation

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External stakeholders

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Individuals/groups separate from the business but are affected by or interested in its operations

E.G. customers, shareholders, suppliers

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Internal stakeholders

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Individuals/groups who work within the business, or own it and are affected by the operations of the business

E.G. employees, managers

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Trade union

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An organisation of working people with the objective of improving the pay and working conditions of its members and providing them with support and legal services

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Stakeholder concept

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The view that businesses and their managers have responsibilities to a wide range of groups, not just stake holders (aka stakeholder theory)

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