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Advertising

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Paid for communication, aimed at informing or persuading

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Assessment centres

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Where a recruiting firm runs a series of extended selection procedures

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Automation

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The replacement of workers with machines to perform tasks in production

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Boston matrix

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A mod which analyses the product portfolio of a business into four categories (stars, cash cows, problem children, dogs)

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Branding

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The use of a trade name, symbol, logo or other device to differentiate a product or service

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Budget

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A detailed plan of income and expenditure expected over a certain period of time

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Business to business (B2B)

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Involves the selling of products and service by one business directly to another business

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Capacity utilisation

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The proportion of total capacity that is used (%)

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Communication

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The process of exchanging information or ideas or ideas between individuals or groups

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Competition

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The businesses that compete for a share of a market

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Competitiveness

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The ability of a business to offer a better product or service than other competitors

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Cost reduction

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Actions taken by a business, aimed at reducing total cost, or lowering average unit costs

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Customer expectations

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What customers expect to receive as a result of buying a good or a service

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Customer service

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The ways in which a business meets the needs and wants of its customers

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Delegation

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Where responsibility for carrying out a task or role is passed onto someone else in the business

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Direct selling

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A method of distribution which involves a business transacting with a customer without the use of intermediaries

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Empowerment

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Delegating power to employees so that they can make their own decisions

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External recruitment

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Where candidates for a job vacancy come from outside the organisation

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(debt-) Factoring

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A source of finance obtained by selling debt owed to a business to a third party

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Favourable variance

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A difference between actual and budgeted which is “good news” (e.g. Actual costs are lower than budgeted costs)

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Flexible working

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Where a business uses a number of different working practices in order to suit the job in hand and the needs of employees

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Hierarchy

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The structure and number or layers of management and supervision in an organisation

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Induction training

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Training aimed at introducing new employees to a business and its procedures

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Adverse variance

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A difference between actual and budgeted amounts which is “bad news” - e.g. Higher costs are incurred than what was budgeted