ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 1.1) Economic activity and economics (Pp. 14-16) Prosperity: The ready availability of goods and services to fulfil needs. Resources: Land‚ labour and capital. Scarcity: The excess of human needs over what can be produced. Economic activity: occurs when people (consumers‚ managers) make choices to maximise their prosperity using scarce resources. The Science of Economics: is concerned with the study of economic activity. This field is complex
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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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Triphosphate (ATP). It produces more ATP because it has oxygen present (aerobic) this is used more effectively in the body for things like growing. The rest is wasted through heat as a bi-product which can be good as we need to stay warm. ATP is the unit for measuring energy. Respiration without oxygen produces 2 ATP so the energy is not as efficient as there is not as much ATP being produced. Whereas from the equation where oxygen is present‚ it produces 38 ATP which is more efficient which is used
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products or using of first-class technology is no longer a kind of success for a company or corporation in current business environment. Companies have realized that they must also seek sustaining competitive advantage from the effective management of human resources. That means Human resource managements (HRM) has increasingly been recognized as a critical segment of international business operations (Hertog‚ 2010). Moreover‚ the more rapid pace of internationalization and globalization leads to a more
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means the business could be really big or small could be voluntary‚ private‚ public‚ national or global business but it still have to have a structure for it to run smoothly. By forming a business structure this allows the workers who to take instructions from and who is in control of them and People need to also know who they can turn to for support or discuss any concerns or issues bothering them. The type of structure that that most business use is a Hierarchal structure. A business could choose
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University Course Name: Business Environment Preface The objective of this course is to provide requisite knowledge for successful business manager. To develop the understanding of the cultural‚ demographic‚ social‚ economical‚ political‚ technological and legal environment within which the business operates. Provide knowledge on how to adapt with the changing environmental situation. It also discusses the issues related to the relationship between business and society. The question
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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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Chapter 1 Hong Kong’s Business Environment Think it over (p. 2) 1 Arguments for: lower costs (e.g.‚ rent and salary)‚ larger space for expansion‚ and a better living environment for workers‚ which makes it easier to recruit overseas staff. Arguments against: high relocation costs‚ poor communication network‚ restricted flow of information‚ far from China’s market‚ increase in transportation costs‚ difficult to hire skilled labour. 2 When considering relocation‚ students should
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P5 There are many economic factors that could affect a business; these factors could also affect the stakeholders. A recession and a growth business will be affected‚ the stakeholders affected would be customers‚ suppliers‚ employees and consumers. Inflation is a persistent increase in the general price level of goods and sevices in an economy over a period of time. When the general price level rises‚ each amount products bought from the store decreases as the rate of the product is too high
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Johnnie’s family farming Cannings fish factory. British Coal mining Plc. Esso petroleum The above examples of business are all involved in different types of activities in the primary sector Secondary sector The secondary sector includes all businesses that manufacture‚ process or assemble products. This sector also covers energy production and the construction
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