Business Vocab 8 Flashcards

1
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Tertiary sector business activity

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Firms providing services to consdumers and other businesses such as retail trasnport…

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2
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Total float

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The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the whole project duration

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3
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Trade bariers

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Taxes tarrifs or other limitations on the free international movement of goodsd and services

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4
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Trade payables

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The value of debts for goods bought on credit payable to suppliers

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5
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Trade receivables(debts)

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The value of payments to be received from customers who have bought goods on credit

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6
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Trade union

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Organisation of working people who work to improve the pay and working conditions

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7
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Transformational leadership

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The leader works with the team

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8
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Transformational process

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Transformes one or more inputs, added value to them and produces output for customers

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9
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Unfair dismissal

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Ending a workers contract due to no legal reasos

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10
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Unique sellinfg point

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Special future of a product

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11
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Unlimited liability

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Business owners have full legal responsibility for the debts of the busieness

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12
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Variance analysis

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Calculation of the differences between budgets and actual figures

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13
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Venture capital

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Risk capital invested in the start up of the business

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14
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Vertical integration

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Integration with a business in the same industry

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15
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Workforce audit

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A check on the skills and qualifications of all existing workers, managers

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16
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Workforce planning

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Forecasting the number of workers and the skills that will be reuired by the organisation to achieve its objectives

17
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Working capital

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The capital needed to pay for raw materials

18
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Zero budgeting

A

Sets budget to 0 each year and budget holders argue over target levels to receive any finance

19
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Zero hours contract

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Emplyment contract that does not guanarntee a minimum numbers of hours per week