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Large Scale Organisation

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employs 200 or more people, earns revenue in the millions, or has assets of more than $200 million

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Multinational Coporation

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is owned and based in one country and operates in many countries throughout the world

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Corporation or Company

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is owned by shareholders and aims to make a profit

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Shareholder

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is any person who owns shares in a company

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Government Business Enterprise

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a corporation which is government owned and operated

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Government Department

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Government Departments exist at all 3 levels of government (federal,state,and local). They provide essential community services, such as health,education and welfare. EG: The department of Education

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Organisation

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two or more people working together to achieve an objective

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Board of Directors

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a group of individuals that are elected as, or elected to act as, representatives of the shareholders to establish corporate management related policies and to make decisions on major company issues

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Managing Director

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describes the position of the most senior corporate officer, executive, or administrator in charge of managing a non-profit or for-profit organisation

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Not-for-profit Organisation

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their main purpose is to provide goods, services or funds to prevent a particular social situation or to continue their work for the benefit of the community

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Exports

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Exports are goods or services that are sold to another country. These are usually goods that a country produces more of than it needs. These products are sold to make money. Australia’s main exports are agricultural (products from the land) and mining products

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Imports

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A good or service brought into one country from another

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Balance of Payments (BOP)

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a record of a country’s trade and financial transactions with the rest of the world

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Invention

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the development of something new

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Innovation

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occurs when something already established is improved upon

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Infrastructure

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refers to highways, railways, airports, communications systems, education and health facilities, water, gas and electricity supplies

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Globalisation

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is the effect of hi-tech communications, lower transport costs and unrestricted trade and financial flows turning the whole world into
a single market, producing a more integrated global economic system

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Unions

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Represent employees in many workplaces in Australia. They attempt to negotiate favourable pay and work conditions on the employee’s’ behalf

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Conflict of Interest

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When a person takes advantage of a situation or piece of information for his or her own gain rather than for the employee’s interests

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Objective

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a desired goal, outcome or specific result that an organisation intends to achieve

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Vision Statement

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states what the organisation aspires to become

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Mission Statement

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expresses why an organisation exists, its purpose and how it will operate

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Strategies

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the actions that an organisation takes to achieve specific objectives

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Economic Growth as measured by GDP

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refers to the total monetary value of all goods and services produced in a country over one year

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Research and Development

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refers to activities undertaken to:
improve existing products
create new products

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Downsizing

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involves workplace staff reductions, with the elimination of jobs and positions

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Outsourcing

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Outsourcing means that some part of an organisation’s function is transferred to an external person or organisation

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Internal Environment

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sometimes called the micro environment, refers to
conditions inside the organisation that affect its performance, such as manage- ment policies and processes. It includes anything the organisation has some degree of control over

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External Environment

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refers to conditions outside the organisation and includes those things it has little control over. The external environment is made up of the macro environment and the operating environment

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Operating Environment

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refers to the outside factors with which the organisation directly interacts in the course of conducting its business e.g. customers, suppliers, competitors, lobby groups

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Customers

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are the buyers or users of the products of a large-scale organisation

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Suppliers

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are the people and businesses that supply resources to an organisation, so that it can conduct its operations

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Competitors

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are other organisations that offer rival products or services

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Lobby Groups

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are groups of people who attempt to directly influence or persuade an organisation to adopt particular policies

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Macro Environment

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is made up of the broad factors in the economy and society within which the organisation operates

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Effectiveness

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is the degree to which an organisation has achieved its stated objectives

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Efficiency

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efers to how well an organisation uses resources to achieve objectives

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Performance Indicators

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are specific criteria used to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the organisation’s performance

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Net Profit

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is what remains when expenses are deducted from the revenue earned

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Percentage of Market Share

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is the proportion of the total market that a business has, expressed as a percentage

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Rate of Productivity

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measures the change in productivity in one year compared to the previous year

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Customer Survey

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measures how satisfied customers are with the organisation’s performance

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Staff Survey

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measures how satisfied staff are within the organisation

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Staff Turnover

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measures the number of staff who are leaving the organisation

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Level of Wastage

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measures the amount of waste created by the production process

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Benchmarking

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measuring a business’ performance against that of other leading organisations known for their excellence

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Stakeholders

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are groups and individuals who interact with the organisation and have an interest in its activities

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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the obligations a business has to act ethically towards all stakeholders e.g. the responsibility for the wellbeing of employees, customers, shareholders and the community as well as the environment

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Triple Bottom Line

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refers to the economic, social and environmental performance of an organisation