Business Studies

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Decks in this class (53)

Leadership styles
What is an autocratic leadership ...,
What is a paternalistic leadershi...,
What is a laissez faire leadershi...
7  cards
Motivation strategies
What is maslow s motivation strat...,
What is mayo s motivation strategy 2,
What is herzberg s motivation str...
6  cards
Key Terms
Absenteeism 1,
Ped 2,
Yed 3
16  cards
Generic/Corporate Strategies
Porters theory reasons 1,
Ansoff s theory 2,
Porter s generic strategy 3
6  cards
Stakeholder/Shareholder - Short/long terminism
Stakeholders 1,
Short termism 2,
Business ethics 3
4  cards
Inventory and stock control
Blank 1,
Max stock level 2,
Buffer stock 3
6  cards
Quality management
Quality assurance 1,
Quality control 2,
Total quality management tqm 3
4  cards
Boston Matrix
Question marks 1,
Stars 2,
Cash cows 3
5  cards
Design mix
Function 1,
Aesthetics 2,
Cost 3
3  cards
Sources of finance
Internal sources of finance for a...,
External sources of finance for a...,
Internal sources of finance for a...
4  cards
Organisational Design/Structure
Span of control 1,
Levels of hierarchy 2,
Matrix structure 3
8  cards
Product lifecycle
Blank 1,
Development 2,
Introduction 3
6  cards
Pricing strategies
Psychological 1,
Competitive 2,
Predatory 3
7  cards
Elasticity of demand
What is the equation for price el...,
Is greater than 1 elastic or inel...,
Is less than 1 elastic or inelast...
7  cards
Distribution strategies
What is direct selling 1,
What is indirect selling 3 stage ...,
What is indirect selling 4 stage ...
3  cards
Marketing strategies
What is the product life cycle 1,
What is the boston matrix 2,
What is a mass market 3
6  cards
Recruitment and training
What are the two types of recruit...,
What are the two types of training 2
2  cards
Product maximisation and satisificing
What is profit maximisation 1,
What is product satisficing 2
2  cards
Business Objectives
What are five business objectives...,
What are the two main ways a busi...
2  cards
Forms of Business
What is a sole trader 1,
What are partnerships 2,
What is a limited company 3
5  cards
Liability and Finance
What is unlimited liability 1,
What is limited liability 2
2  cards
Calculations/Formulas
What is the total costs formula 1,
What is the sales revenue formula 2,
What is the gross profit margin f...
39  cards
Business Failure
Internal financial factors 1,
Internal non financial factors 2,
External financial factors 3
4  cards
Production methods
What is job production 1,
What is flow production 2,
What is batch production 3
8  cards
Interest and inflation rates
What are interest rates 1,
What is inflation 2,
What is deflation 3
3  cards
Exchange Rates
What is the definition of exchang...,
What is spiced 2
2  cards
Government and the Economy
What is a business cycle diagram 1
1  cards
Business Legislation
What is the consumer protection a...,
How can policies affect businesses 2,
What are competition policies 3
4  cards
Employee Legislation
What are discrimination laws 1,
What is direct discrimination 2,
What is indirect discrimination 3
4  cards
Competition
What are the three types of compe...,
What is meant by a highly competi...,
Why might a large market have lot...
3  cards
Corporate objectives
What is a mission statement and w...,
What are the three types of objec...,
Why should objectives be smart 3
3  cards
Choosing a strategy
What is a swot analysis 1,
What is pestle 2
2  cards
Growth
What is organic growth 1,
What is inorganic growth 2,
What is a joint venture 3
19  cards
Creditors VS Debitors
Creditors 1,
Debitors 2
2  cards
Types Of Ratios
What links does gearing ratio have 1,
Why is gearing useful 2,
What is the gearing ratio formula 3
11  cards
Global Marketing
What are domestic ethnocentric ap...,
What are mixed geocentric approac...,
What are international polycentri...
7  cards
Capital Employed
Roce ratio 1
1  cards
Absenteeism
How do you tackle absenteeism 1,
Blank 2,
Blank 3
3  cards
Main Financial Incentives
Different types 1
1  cards
Managing Change
What is the john cotter quote 1,
What is step change 2,
How can businesses overcome change 3
9  cards
Franchising
What is franchising 1,
What is the franchisor 2,
What is a franchise 3
6  cards
Marketing Mix
What is market orientation 1,
What is product orientation 2,
What is sampling in market resear...
17  cards
Productivity
What does productivity mean 1,
What are some ways to improve pro...,
What are economies of scale 3
3  cards
Sales Forecasting
Why forecast sales 1,
What is extrapolation 2,
What are moving averages 3
14  cards
Cash flow forecasting/working capital
Why is cash flow important 1,
What are the main kinds of cash f...,
Why produce a cash flow forecast 3
6  cards
Distinct capabilities
0  cards
Added value
0  cards
Controlling MNC's
What factors affecting the contro...,
What are pressure groups 2,
What is consumer action 3
3  cards
Scenario/contingency planning
Why is scenario planning important 1,
What are the 3 types of scenario ...,
What is risk in business 3
5  cards
Culture
Corporate cultures role 1,
Corporate cultures power 2,
Corporate cultures person 3
5  cards
Offshore/outsourcing
What are the differences between ...,
What is offshoring 2,
What are the advantages of offsho...
5  cards
Trading blocs
What are trading blocs 1,
What are the main benefits of tra...,
What are some examples of trading...
5  cards
Protectionism
What is free open trade 1,
Who and what are the wto 2,
What is protectionism 3
10  cards

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