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Businesses Studies-Global Business Notes 9.5 HSC topic 5: Global Business 20% of indicative time The focus of this topic is to examine the implications of globalisation on business structure, functions and management. Outcomes The student: H1.1 explains the impact of the global business environment on business role and structure H1.2 critically analysis the role of business in Australia H2.1 describes and analysis business functions and operations and their impact on business success H2.2 evaluate processes and operations in global business H3.2 evaluates the effectiveness of management in the organization and operations of business and its responsiveness to change H3.3 analyses the impact of management decision-making on stakeholders H4.1 critically analyses the social and ethical responsibilities of management H4.2 evaluates management strategies in response to internal and external factors H5.1 selects, organises and evaluates information and sources for usefulness and reliability H5.2 plans and conducts an investigation into business to present the findings in an appropriate business format H5.3 communicates business information, ideas and issues, using relevant business terminology and concepts in appropriate forms Content Students learn to: use existing business case studies to investigate and communicate ideas and issues related to global business. The focus of these case studies will be to: • select a global business and identify its international targets • describe and analyse the reasons for its international expansion • explain the influences on this business in the global market • explain the strategies used by the business to achieve its targets. Students learn about: globalisation • nature and trends — growth of the global economy and changes in markets (financial/capital, labour, consumer) • trends in global trade since World War II • • drivers of globalisation • role of transnational corporations

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