Unit 1 key words

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AS level Business Studies (Key words 1) FlashCards sobre Unit 1 key words, criado por amy shann em 11-05-2017.
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Questão Responda
Added value Difference between selling price and cost of making product
Advertising Paid method of promotion Above line : mass media Below line : one to one
Autocratic leaders No consultation One way communication Manager decided
Bonus Extra monetary payment for meeting or exceeding a target
Boston matrix Shows position of products within market share and growth
Cash cow High market share Low market growth
Dog Low market share Low market growth
Rising star High market share High market growth
Problem child Low market share High market growth
Branding Establishing an identity to distinguish from competition
Business objective Target set by business in short term
Centralisation Authority and control is in hands of senior managers only
Chain of command Line of communication and authority
Collective bargaining Negotiations of wages organised by a group of employees
Commission Money paid upon completion of a tast
Complementary good Goods with joint demand where change in price of one affects the other
Consultation Asking for and taking into consideration the views of people who will be affected by a decision
Consumer income Money received by an employee in return for their services
Consumer loyalty Retaining customers who regularly repeat purchase
Cost efficiency Keeping low unit costs or low running costs
Decentralised Decision making powers and authority is passed down hierarchy
Delayering Removing layers of the heirarchy to cut labour costs
Delegation Authority, power and decision making is passed down layers of heirarchy
Demand The amount desired by customers who are willing and able to pay at a given price and at a given time
Democratic Leadership style where manager discusses decisions
Demographics Change in population structure and size over time
Design mix Combination of factors needed in designing a product Aesthetics Economic Function
Differentiation Making a product unique and distinctive to add a USP
Dismissal When a employees contract is terminated due to incompetence or unacceptable behaviour
Distribution channels Methods used to get products from manufacturers to. Consumer
Dynamic market Market subject to rapid or continuous change
Economies of scale Factors that cause unit cost to fall as scale of production increases
Efficiency Improved operations so a business can run smoothly without much waste and without compromising quality
Emotional branding Brands that appeal directly to a consumers emotional state
Demployee welfare The wellbeing of staff to ensure they're being treated in according to the employee law
Empowerment Providing employees with power and decision making responsibilities
Entrepreneur A risk taker who sets up a business to make profit
Ethical sourcing Ensuring throughout the supply of chain goods are manufactured under good conditions and employees are treated fairly
Extension strategy Plan to elngthen the life cycle of a product when it comes to maturity
External recruitment Selecting candidates from outside the business to fill a vacancy
External shocks Unexpected events that affect supply and demand
Financial motives Monetary incentive that drives an employee to work
Flexible working Allowing a worker to do different jobs, work flexible hours and when the organisation needs them
Franchise Allowing others to trade under their name in return for payment
Government subsidies Financial support from the government with the aim of promoting social and economic policy
Herzbergs theory Employees have motivators and hygiene needs and hygiene needs are not motivators
Hierarchy The levels of authority
Home working Allowing an employee to work off the premises
Indirect taxes A tax levied on goods and services e.g. VAT
Induction training The introduction of a new employee to the firm showing the layout and health and safety procedures
Innovation The implementation of new ideas and. Commercial application of them
Internal recruitment Selecting candidates from inside the business to fill a vacancy
Job enlargement Increasing tasks and responsibilities to make the job more challenging in hope to motivate staff
Job enrichment Redesigning jobs to make them more challenging and complex
Job rotation Moving employees to different departments to give a varied job role and increased motivation
Labour turnover Measure of the rate of change of a firms workforce
Laissez-faire Employees trusted to make their own decisions without input from management
Leadership To inspire staff and achieve demanding goals
Lifestyle businesses Starting up a business based on their own / families needs
Market mapping Positioning a product on a map which shows where there is a gap in the market
Marketing objectives Marketing targets that a firm must achieve to support corporate objectives Relating to sales/ market share
Market orientation Responding to market research and producing a product that satisfies the wants and need some of target market
Market segmentation Dividing up the target market to better tailor products and promotion
Market size Measured by sales value Volume of products sold
Marketing strategy Methods used to achieve market objectives
Market share Percentage of sales in a market that a firm is accountable for
Maslow Hierarchy of needs A pyramid that individuals must climb based on their needs
Mass market A large undifferentiated market that produces standard products
Matrix structure Where employees have the flexibility to work on products with or for other departments
Mayo's theory Employees were motivated by the attention that is given to their welfare
Motivation What drives a worker to achieve a goal
Multiskilling Training staff in many toasts to promote job rotation
Niche market A small specialised segment of the market specialising in expensive products
Non financial motives Non monetary incentives designed to motivate staff to work
Organisational structure How a firm organises the chain of command and lines of authority
Off the job training g Employees are trained before performing the job not whilst
On the job training Employees being trained whilst they're doing the job
Opportunity cost The cost of next best alternative
Outsourcing An organisation bringing in a service from an external firm
Part time worker A member of staff who words less hours than a full time worker
Market Where buyers and sellers come to complete sales
Paternalistic Leadership style where the manager takes the employees best interest into account before making a decision
Price elasticity of demand A measure of the responsiveness of demand to a change in price
Performance related pay A financial reward for achieving a target
Piece work Financial incentive where a worker is paid per unit produced
Product portfolio The range of products sold by a business
Profit maximisation The difference between sales revenue and costs. The attempt to make as much profit as possible
Profit satisficing When businesses settle for the right profit rather than the most
Qualitative data Thoughts and opinions
Quantitative date Numerical and statistical data
Competitive pricing Pricing to compete directly with rival brands
Partnership An organisation sun by 2-20 owners
Price inelastic demand When change in demand is smaller than change in price e.g. PED UNDER 1
Price penetration Charging a low price when entering a market then increasing it
Private limited company Company who can sell shares to who they choose
Predatory pricing Charging a price so low to force out competitors from the market
Psychological pricing Influencing a customer to perceive the product as a better deal
Premium pricing Charging high price for high quality
Price skimming Charging a high price to take advantage of customers willing to pay
Pricing statergues (5) Price skimming Penetration pricing Premium pricing Psychological pricing Cost based pricing
Primary research New or original data that has been collected first hand
Profit sharing Providing staff with a percentage of the firms annual profit
Promotional mix Publicising a product to increase sales or awareness
Public limited company A company owned by shareholders who can buy shares on the stock market
Recruitment The process of hiring staff
Redundancy When a employee is no longer needed as their position no longer exists
Resource depletion The worlds natural resources that are of limited supply
Sample Selecting a group for market research that represents the overall population
Seasonality Seasonal trend factors that affect demand
Secondary research Market research that was originally collected for another purpose
Social enterprise A business set up for the good of the community rather than profit
Social objectives Businesses who aim to do good for the community
Social trends Changes in attitudes and lifestyles of a population over time
Sole trader Someone who individually runs a business
Spam of control The number of subordinates directly reporting to a superior
Sponsorship Paying for the right to be featured at an event
Stock market flotation Selling shares public ally on the stock market
Substitutes Products a customer may turn to for better price
Supply The quantity of product a provider is willing and able to sell at a given price at a given time
The product life The pattern of sales of a product over a time: Development Introduction Growth Maturity Decline
Target market Segment of the market that the firm is trying to capture sales from
Taylor's scientific management Seeking to improve productivity by the manager showing staff for each task should be performed
Team work Employees being encourages to work in groups to share ideas and feel motivated
Temporary worker A worker who's contract has a set end date
Trade off Accepting less of one thing to achieve more of another
Training The process where employees gain new skills
USP adding a unique feature to a product that differentiates it
Viral marketing The idea brands can be spread quickly through the use of social media

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