standard of living within a country is increasing. It is therefore used as a way of measuring a country’s economic growth. The Business Cycle- there are discernable patterns in these levels over time‚ there will be periods of time when economic activity is rising and other times when the level of economic activity slows down. The Business Cycle The Four Stages of the Business Cycle are: Boom: A period of very fast economic growth‚ with rising incomes and profits. Inflation will rise and there will
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need to define it.” Critically analyse this assertion in light of the problems associated with the precise definition The study of religion may be as old as humankind itself according to one author. Defining religion is difficult as there are many definitions as there are many authors. The word religion is the most difficult to define because of the lack of a universally accepted definition. Specifically the root meaning of the word religion can be traced to Latin. Relegare or religion means to
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Application Exercise (Marks 10) (Assignment to be submitted)(1500 word) (180 min) India’s economy would reap a better demographic dividend and would grow faster in the next decade” As compared to China‚ do you believe India will have a bigger advantage? Elaborate providing reasons for your view. Also‚ examine how your company is gearing up to benefit from the economic Boom in both the countries? India and China are the two fastest growing economies in the world. Currently the economic growth rate
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Table of Contents Summary In this individual term report‚ I will write a report to analyze how the international business environment impacts on retail industry. In the body of this report‚ 1 Identify the retail industry and the function of this industry. Present some researches on retail industry on economic‚ financial factors by focusing on over the past two years. And then‚ show the effect of socio-cultural in retail industry. Give some examples. I will use the relevant course concepts and theoretical
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1.1 Outline ‘guidelines‚ procedures and codes of practice relevant to personal work. There are procedures that need to be followed relating to various aspects of the job including correct procedures to greet visitors‚ answer the telephone‚ dealing with incoming and outgoing mail‚ taking minutes for team meetings as well as other procedures. 1.2 Explain the purpose of planning work and being accountable to others for own work The purpose of planning before attempting any work is to create
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INTRODUCTION:ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS Economic Environment refers to all those economic factors‚ which have a bearing on the functioning of a business. Business depends on the economic environment for all the needed inputs. It also depends on the economic environment to sell the finished goods. Naturally‚ the dependence of business on the economic environment is total and is not surprising because‚ as it is rightly said‚ business is one unit of the total economy. Economic environment influences
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Contents Page Executive Summary – Page 1 Main Reports – Page 2 Appendices – Page 6 References – Page 9 Executive Summary page The Current State of the Economy ( Overall: The Swedish economy experienced severe recession from 2008 due to global finance crisis. However‚ thanks to the active fiscal supports from the Swedish government and sound credits from consumers‚ Sweden is recovering relatively quickly from the recession. ( Export and import: Due to the recession‚ both imports
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• A Business can be defined as the organised effort of individuals to produce and sell‚ for a profit‚ the products that satisfy individuals’ needs and wants. • A product is a good or service that can be bought or sold. • Goods are items that can be seen or touched. • Services are things done for you by others. • A finished product is one that is ready for customers to buy and use. • Production refers to those activities undertaken by the business that combine the resources to create products
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Task 1 Describe the type of business‚ purpose and ownership of 2 contrasting types of businesses. Sole Trader A sole trader is a business owned by 1 person. It does not have limited liability meaning that if it fails and creates debts the owner is personally responsible for this. Sole trader’s usually have to work long hours and learn about all the aspects of business as many start up businesses cannot afford to hire people to take on other tasks. The owner is responsible for everything that goes
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Assignment Brief Unit Number and Title Unit 1: The business environment Qualification BTEC National Subsidiary Diploma Start Date 17th September 2012 Deadline 1st October 2012 Assignment Title Business purpose and ownership Unit content In this unit you will understand - the range of different businesses & their ownership; how businesses are organised to achieve their purposes; the impact of the economic environment and how political‚ legal and social factors impact businesses
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