LECTURE 3 Business Environment LEARNING OUTCOME OF LECTURE 3 & 4: * Investigate the economic‚ social and global environment in which organisations operate CONTENTS (Lecture 3): Resource issues and types of economic system: basic economic problem‚ effective use of Resources; type of economic systems — command‚ free enterprise‚ mixed‚ including transitional economies‚ public and private sector initiatives; private finance initiatives. Business Environment : We can divide the types
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“UK COMPETITIVENESS: MOVING TO THE NEXT STAGE” MBA 611 – Business Economics Lecturer: Dr. Spyros Hadjidakis Students: Christina Piki Antontis Chimonas Vassilis Koumettou Nicolas Hadjigeorgiou Chrysovalanti Xanthou Costs Of Production Meaning of Costs Measuring cost: Implicit & explicit costs: economists analyse both Profit = Total Revenue – Total Cost (implicit + explicit) Production Factors Of Production: • labour • land and raw materials • capital • entrepreneurship Long-run and Short-run
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Maritime Economics & Logistics‚ 2004‚ 6‚ (190–192) r 2004 Palgrave Macmillan Ltd All rights reserved. 1479-2931/04 $30.00 www.palgrave-journals.com/mel BOOK REVIEW The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business. C. Th. Grammenos ed. LLP: London‚ 2002 Maritime Economics & Logistics (2004) 6‚ 190–192. doi:10.1057/palgrave.mel.9100103 The International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2002. During its 10-year of existence‚ it has developed into
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P1 – explain different types of business information‚ their sources and purposes. Types of information used by Thorpe Park Written Communication – this involves any type of interaction between people using the written word. It is usually a very formal method of communication and is used both internally and externally by the business. Internally between staff written communication is very common in all businesses‚ including Thorpe Park‚ some examples of internal written communication would be employee
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Business Economics: Investment Banking – Credit Default Swaps – Mortgage Backed Securities – Keller Graduate School of Management GM545 – Business Economics The world of investment banking has changed since the recession of 2007-2008. The global impact of unregulated credit lending procedures‚ the Credit Default Swaps market‚ and mortgage-backed securities have crippled the economy and have called for regulations to bring economic stability back to the markets. Prior to the recession
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lesson to be learned from the economic scandals of the early 21st century? A. Businesses’ reputations depend on their profits B. Public confidence in corporate America depends on companies’ bottom lines C. Most businesses can focus on their bottoms lines to the exclusion of other factors D. Ethical conduct and corporate social responsibility are very important E. Executives who engage in misconduct are likely to get away with it if it enhances their firms’ profits 3. Customers‚ employees‚
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BTEC National Diploma in Business Level 3 Programme Number JW478 Unit Number and Title Unit 3 Introduction to Marketing Unit Code Y/502/5411 Coursework Title Assignment 1 Marketing Techniques Coursework Number 1 Information about each Coursework Task: Task No Assessment and Grading Criteria Assessment Methods / Evidence Hand out Date Hand in Date 1-3 Task 1 addresses P2 Task 2 Addresses P1 Task 3 Addresses M1
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Define business ethics. Who determines whether a business activity is ethical? Is unethical conduct always illegal?Business ethics is the principles that determine the acceptable conduct in the business workplace. Customers‚ competitors‚ government regulators‚ interest groups‚ and the public determine whether a business activity is ethical. No‚ not all conduct is always illegal. 2. Distinguish between ethics and social responsibility. Ethics is the conduct that is acceptable in the business area
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BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS MARKETING Analysing Marketing Issues for Hewitt Associates INTRODUCTION Business-to-Business (B2B) marketing is a discipline in its own right and one of the fastest developing fields of marketing. A business-to-business marketing organisation focuses on relationship building and communication through marketing activities. Nowadays‚ focus of marketing has shifted from tangible things to intangibles things like skills‚ information and knowledge. Business-to-business marketers
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International Business & Economics Research Journal Volume 3‚ Number 6 The Determinants Of European Bank Profitability Christos K. Staikouras‚ (E-mail: cstaik@aueb.gr)‚ Athens University of Economics and Business‚ Greece Geoffrey E. Wood‚ (E-mail: geowood@aol.com)‚ City University Business School‚ United Kingdom Abstract The rate of return earned by a financial institution is affected by numerous factors. These factors include elements internal to each financial institution and several
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