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what two things does a business supply
goods and services
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Give two reasons why owning your own business is beneficial
-bigger profits / -you are your own boss / - study a topic you're interested in
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Who owns a public sector organisation
the government
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if a company is privately owned what is it called
private sector
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give an example of a non profit organisation
a charity
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give two examples of other aims other than profit that a business can have
to proivde excellent customer service/to beat competition/offer a diverse range of goods and services/to invest in local community projects/to have a great image or reputation
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What is a stakeholder
anybody who has an interest in the business in question
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what is a 'mission' of a business
its overall objectives or corporate aims
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what is a mission statement
a written version of the corporate objectives or corporate aims
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other than the purpose of the business, give two other things that are shown on a mission statement
values, strategy, ethical beliefs, standards
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what order does the hierarchy of objectives go
mission statement/corporate aims/corporate objectives/functional objectives
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the goals of a business as a whole are called the...
corporate objectives
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what type of objective is set for different sections of a business
functional objectives
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what must all objectives be?
SMART
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what does SMART stand for
specific, measurable, agreed, realistic, timely
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give four types of objective
profit objective, cash flow objective, survival objective and growth objective
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what is revenue
the money a business makes from sales before the costs have been deducted
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what is the equation for revenue
number of units sold * the current sales price per unit
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what type of costs would the rent be
a fixed cost
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give an example of a variable cost
raw material such as packaging
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whats the equation for total costs
fixed costs + variable costs
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what is profit
the money a business has made once the costs have been deducted
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what is the equation for profit
total revenue - total costs
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give three reasons why profit is important
good source of finance/a good motivator/can be used to attract investors
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what is a social enterprise
a business with a social objective such as funding village projects in Africa
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what is unlimited liability
when the owner of a business and the business have the same legal identity. The businesses debts are the personal debts of the business owner.
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give an example of a type of business that has unlimited liability
a sole trader
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what is limited liability
when the owner of a business and the business have a separate legal identity. The shareholders of this type of company can loose the money they invested in the company
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what is a sole trader
a person trading in their own name
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what is capital investment
the money invested to set puma business or fund its growth
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give four advantages of being a sole trader
more profits/own boss/minimal legal formalities/less form filling
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give four disadvantages of being a sole trader
no sickness cover/huge financial risk/unlimited liability/time/limited expertise
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what are the two types of limited liability companies
private limited companies/public limited companies
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what is a private limited company
people within the company own all the shares, no public shares, they don't quote their share prices on the stock exchange, they're often small family businesses, their name ends in limited, sales of shares may have to be agreed within the company.
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whats a public limited organisation
shares sold to the public, share prices are listed on the stock exchanger, shares are freely transferable, their names always end in PLC
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In a private limited company who is usually the director
the shareholders
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who elects the director of a public limited company
the shareholders
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what is the money raised by selling shares called
ordinary share capital
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what is the total value of all the shares issued by a company called
market capitalisation
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what is the equation for market capitalisation
number of shares issued * current share price
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why are new businesses not usually set up as public limited companies
because you need over £50,000 of share capital to be a PLC
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what is a shareholder
anyone who owns at least one share in a company
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what is the main role of shareholders to companies
to provide funds
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give two reasons why someone might buy shares in a company
to achieve capital gain, to get dividends, to be involved with the running of a business, because they believe in the aims and objectives of that business, to help the company survive and grow
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whats a dividend
a proportion of the company profits that may be payable to shareholders
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give two factors that may affect the demand and supply of shares
speculation, current interest rates, whether there is a strong economy, the performance of a company, current share price
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give three market conditions affecting supply and demand
seasonal demand and supply, labour supply, political factors, incomes and economic factors
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what is perfect competition
when all firms compete on an equal basis, their products are pretty much identical
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whats a oligopoly
where a small number of large firms dominate the market
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whats a monopoly
where one business has complete control over the market
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whats an interest rate
the cost of borrowing money and the return on saving
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what affect is an ageing population having on demand for products
more demand for nurses and doctors, more demand for things such as brain training games, working parents means a higher demand for childcare
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what environmental factors may increase business costs
pollution, landfill from packaging. they need to minimise the impact they have join the environment
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what does fair trade mean
the business will pay a more fair price to their supplier with the aim of increasing the living standards of their suppliers employees
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name three things a manager does
sets objectives/analyse and interpret data/review effectiveness of their decisions/make decisions/appraise employees
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whats the difference between managing and leading
managing is telling people what to do and leading is motivating people and inspiring them to do things
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if a leader makes decisions on their own, what leadership style have they taken
authoritarian (autocratic)
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whats a paternalistic leadership style
the leader consults employees before making decisions and try to persuade them why this is the right decision
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if employees are encouraged to take an active role in decision making but the leader makes the final decision, what leadership style is this
democratic
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what is laissez-faire leadership
a weak form of leadership where leaders very rarely interfere with the running of a business
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what type of workers would you need to have if you took a laissez-fair leadership styleq
a highly motivated team of able workers
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what internal factor influences leadership
urgent tasks may need a change in leadership style
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what external factors may force a change in leadership
a recession/when the economy is growing/competition
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what is the graph that puts leadership styles of a graph called
the tannenbaum schimidt continuum
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what are the event stages of the tannenbaum schimidt continuum
tells/sells/suggests/consults/joins/delegates/abdigates
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an impoverished style of leadership has...
low concern for workers and low concern for productivity
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if you have high concern for people and production what is this called
middle of the road
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whats a country club style
too high concern for people and too low concern for productivity
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what is produce or perish
high concern for productivity, low concern for workers
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give an advantage of a leader who abdicates responsibility
highly motivating
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give an disadvantage of a leader who abdicates responsibility
team may not be able to handle the responsibility
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Give two reasons why owning your own business is beneficial

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Who owns a public sector organisation

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if a company is privately owned what is it called

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give an example of a non profit organisation

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