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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Business Communication II Week 2 International Communication Lecture outline A. Background to intercultural communication B. How to communicate with other cultures Introduction Importance of learning intercultural communication. A. Background to intercultural communication 1. What is culture? Definition and cultural factors that effect communication. Difference between culture‚ sub-culture and intercultural communication. 2. Identifying cultural differences: social values‚ cultural context‚ role
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Philippines Environment Are We Lucky in the Philippines? Planet Earth is made up of different things - air‚ water‚ plants‚ animals‚ soil‚ rocks‚ minerals‚ crude oil‚ and other fossil fuels. These things are called natural resources because they are not made by people; rather they are gathered from nature. Sunlight and wind are also natural resources. We use all these things to survive or satisfy our needs. The Philippines is considered rich in natural resources. We have fertile‚ arable lands
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Damage of the environment is an inevitable consequence of worldwide improvements in the standard of living. Discuss. Man has been endowed with reason‚ with the power to create‚ so that he can add to what he has been given. But up to now he hasn’t been a creator‚ only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing‚ rivers dry up‚ wild life has become extinct‚ the climate is ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day !" ( Anton Chekhov ) Introduction : - for thousands of years ‚ people
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(1)What 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
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usually the setting or the context that seems to bring miscommunication. When I was in the military‚ I was stationed in Guantanamo bay‚ Cuba as a prison guard. Thankfully I was only deployed there for about a year but during that time‚ successful communication either meant having a good day or a bad day at work. The prisoners sometimes didn’t care what was to be said‚ they weren’t having it. Noise was always a part of my conversation and because of it; my point almost never was made. When I would speak
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Communication Techniques Used In the Business World Communication is one of the most important tools in business‚ necessary to success and advancement. According to the University of Wisconsin Business Alumni Update and the National Commission on Writing‚ individuals who cannot write and communicate effectively in other ways are not likely to be hired‚ and‚ if they are‚ will not last for promotion. To be hired‚ successful and eventually advance in business‚ you must be an effective communicator--verbally
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 2: The General Environment The external environment facing the organization consists of both: a. A general environment‚ often referred to as the macro-environment because changes that occur here will have an effect that transcends firms and specific industries. b. A competitive environment‚ consists of the industry and markets in which an organization competes. In order to scan and monitor their environment‚ firms require tools of analysis that will allow
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Snowmobiles in the environment Keith Kenworthy City University SCI 215 Environmental Science Instructor: Robin Aspman-O’Callaghan December 3‚ 2006 There has been a lot of debate over snowmobiles in the last several years. This is like many other issues where there are two sides‚ and that each has good points to be made. This paper is going to do a brief review of the issues and allow both perspectives an opportunity to be
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MICRO ENVIRONMENT includes the following factors. 1.SUPPLIERS : Suppliers are those people who are responsible for supplying necessary inputs to the organization and ensure the smooth flow of production. 2.COMPETITORS : Competitors can be called the close rivals and in order to survive the competition one has to keep a close look in the market and formulate its policies and strategies as such to face the competition. 3.MARKETING INTERMEDIARIES : Marketing intermediaries aid the company in promoting
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