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Business Management (Higher)
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Mind Map on Business Management (Higher), created by Alexis Skinner on 06/04/2015.
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Business Management (Higher)
Business in a Contemporary Society
Role of Business in Society
Wealth Creation
Production & Consumption of goods and services
Good = Things we can touch
Services = Things done for us
Durable Goods = Things we can use again ex. computers
Non Durable Goods = Only one use ex. food
Consumption = Using up
Satisfaction of Wants
This constant creation of new wants stimulates business to supply more goods and services, and so we have this cycle of new wants and new production.
Sectors of Activity
Factors of Production
Sectors of Industrial Action
Types of Business Organisations
Self - Employed - Sole traders or Partnerships
Sole Trader
Advanatges
Simple to set up
Make all the decions
Disadvanatges
Borrowing from bank, difficult
Unlimited liabliltiy
Can loose evrything
Partnerships
Advanatges
shared responsibility
More money invested
Disadvantages
Unlimited Liability
Arguments
Private Limited Company (Ltd) & Public Limited Company (Plc)
Requires Registration
Minimum of 2 SHAREHOLDERS. Profit is shared in the form of DIVIDENDS
Advantages
Limited Liability
Only Loose what they invest
Less risk of Liqudation
Disadvantages
Registering = Competitiors can see information
Cost in setting up in Admin Fee's.
Voluntary Sector
Registered
Have Objectives: To relieve poverty, to advance Education, To advance religon and benefit the Community
To help people, NO PROFIT
Charity
Publicy-Funded Organisation
Multinationals
Advantages
Governemnts entice them to open
Lower wage rates = Lower production cost
Disadvantages
Legislations may be different
Currency may be weak = Profits converted into a good rate
Globilasation (International Trading)
Benefits
Larger Market
Develop an International Brand
Constraints
Competition from others
Language difficulties
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