Lesson 1 BUSINESS AND ITS ENVIRONMENT NATURE OF BUSINESS Business may be understood as the organized efforts of enterprise to supply consumers with goods and services for a profit. Businesses vary in size‚ as measured by the number of employees or by sales volume. But‚ all businesses share the same purpose: to earn profits. The purpose of business goes beyond earning profit. There are: • It is an important institution in society. • Be it for the supply of goods and services • Creation of
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|Edexcel BTEC HNC/HND Business Management | |Unit Title: |Unit 1 |Date Issued | |Business Environment | |Week beginning 11/02/13 | |Student Name |Student ID |Due Date – 03/06/13 | |Lecturers Name:
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| | | Introduction: Tata Group is having more than 100 operating companies in seven different business sectors. They are; * Communication * Information technologies * Engineering materials * Services * Energy * Consumer products & chemicals TATA Group is operating in more than 80 countries across the globe. TATA steel is one of the top 10 steelmakers and TATA motors are among the top 5 vehicle manufacturers in the world. The major
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is a Business Environment? Answer A Business Environment is the physical and operational factors‚ both internal and external‚ that affect the flow of activities in a business. They include; customers‚ competitors‚ suppliers‚ distributors‚ industry trends‚ substitutes‚ regulations‚ government activities‚ the economy‚ demographics‚ social and cultural factors‚ innovations and technological developments. (2)What Are the Types of External Business Environments? Answer There are many types of external
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SECTION C The business environment 273 03-BusinessforCSEC-SectionC-cpp.indd 273 09/02/2011 11:46 Chapter 8 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN AN ECONOMY omy In this chapter we discuss responsibilities of government‚ including environmental protection‚ zoning and conservation‚ and external (international) boundaries. We also look at laws to protect consumers‚ consumer organizations and standards. We consider the ways in which governments interact with business activity in the private and
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Different Types Of Software. SOFTWARE It is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide an instruction to the computer and tell computer that what to do. There are three types of software. 1. System software 2. Application software 3. Programming software. System software System software is a computer software that is designed to operate the computer hardware‚ to provides the basic functionality and also used for
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INTRODUCTION TO THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Lesson Objectives: The factors that impact on business The internal and external business environment LESSON 1: The Factors That Impact on Business According to Brooks and Weatherston (2000) business environment is a general concept which embraces the totality of external environmental forces which may influence any aspect of organizational activity. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Macro Environment Micro Environment Internal Environment Financiers
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Business Environment Lecture 1 Business & its Environment What is Business? Business is a way of dealing with the problem of scarcity Business involves the transformation of inputs into outputs to meet particular needs or wants of consumers Business is not just The Private Sector it is also The Public Sector and Societies have to choose the balance between the public and private sectors The Private Sector (Pg 7-11) Consists of all business in some form of private ownership COMPETITON
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* Their taste can change and they can become dissatisfied with organization’s product or service Customers are generally categorized into two types: * An intermediate customer or trade customer (more informally: "the trade") who is a dealer that purchases goods for re-sale. * An ultimate customer who does not in turn re-sell the things bought but either passes them to the consumer or actually is the consumer. A customer may or may not also be a consumer‚ but the two notions are distinct
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* Business Environment Understanding the environment within which the business has to operate is very important for running a business unit successfully at any place. The environmental factors influence almost every aspect of business such as‚ its nature‚ its location‚ prices of products‚ the distribution system‚ or the personnel policies. It is important to learn about the various components of the business environment‚ which consists of the economic aspect‚ the socio-cultural aspects‚ the political
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