Unit 38: Unit code: QCF Level 3: Credit value: Business and the Economic Environment T/502/5500 BTEC National 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose The aim of this unit is to introduce learners to the interaction between the general economic environment and business activity and how the interactions generate national wellbeing. Learners will study how government activities regulate and influence business activities and how business activities influence government action and policy
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Unit 1 – the Business Environment Assignment 1- Types of Business Task 1 Tesco is a private organisation from the UK. Tesco is a supermarket which provides people with things they need like food and drink. It provides people with both a product and a service. In competition with Tesco are the other three major supermarkets from the UK‚ Morrisons‚ Asda and Sainsbury’s. Sainsbury’s increased its market share over the past year‚ it grew from 16.4% to 16.6% and had a growth of 5.1%. The other retailers
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Case 1: GE’s Two Decade Transformation: Jack Welch’s Leadership-HBS # 9-399-150 1. How difficult a challenge did Welch face in 1981? How effectively did he take charge? Jack Welch became the CEO of GE back in April of 1981 when the economy was in a recession. He faced the highest unemployment rate during that time due to the high interest rates during the depression. Several other challenges came along with this position from the increase in competition and also being overshadowed by a longtime
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Table of Contents Introduction 1 Internal Environment 2 Shareholder’s Value Corporate Image Physical Assets & facilities R&D & Technological Capabilities Human Resources 10 External Environment Micro Environment 11 Customers Suppliers Competitor Marketing Intermediaries................................................................................................15 Macro Environment....................................................................................................
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT COURSE SYLLABUS TERM: Fall‚ 2012 COURSE NUMBER: BUL 3130 COURSE TITLE: The Legal Environment of Business COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PREREQUISITES: Prerequisites: None. This course is required of all business majors. It introduces the student to law‚ its relationship to and impact upon business. Consideration is given to the Uniform Commercial Code‚ anti-trust regulations‚ employment law
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counter culture had been established and was taking action against what it felt to be unjust. Music also was a quintessential part of the time with protest music reflecting the zeitgeist of the 60s. Unveiling dubstep to the unwashed masses in this decade could possibly hold consequences. Because of the counter culture’s compulsion to go against what the 1950’s‚ if the parents of the 1950s reject dubstep‚ the teens of the counterculture would embrace it. The 1970s were a time where people were very
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GAWAD KALINGA A Research Paper Presented to Professor Alex Lazo Department of Social Sciences and Humanities San Beda College In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements in SOCAN Sociology and Anthropology in the Philippine Business Environment Presented by: CALING‚ Michael Allan M. _______ ------ ------- _____ March 2‚ 2011 GAWAD KALINGA Gawad Kalinga (GK)‚ which means to "give care" in Filipino‚ is officially known as the Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation
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Ge’s Two Decade Transformation Jack Welch’s Leadership Change Management GE’s Two Decade Transformation: Jack Welch’s Leadership Answer 1 In April 1981‚ when Jack Welch became the CEO of GE‚ US was in recession. There were high interest rates. Strong dollar resulted in country’s highest unemployment rates. In this rapid changing and uncertain environment it was extremely difficult task for him to handle a conglomerate as big as GE and ensure that general confidence among the investors is not
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GE’s Two Decade Transformation : Jack Welch’s Leadership Executive Summary The case examines the transformation of GE under the charismatic leadership of Jack Welch‚ from the time when GE was a small player to its status of the ‘Most Admired Company’ and the ‘Most Respected Company’ by late 1990s. We have done a detailed study of the impact Jack Welch has had as CEO over the past twenty years and reveals a leadership style that is the driving force behind a successful transition from a corporate
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Communicate in a business environment Outcome 1 – Understand the purpose of planning communication 1.1 Explain the benefits of knowing the purpose of communication The purpose of communication is for humans and animals to be able to understand each other in different ways and different reasons. It can vary‚ it’s not just verbal. We achieve this by developing our skills since childhood. In this way we can use communication to help us express ourselves‚ meet our needs and learn or explain something
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