Schedule K Flashcards
(88 cards)
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Competition law
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promote fair competition
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price fixing
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when competitors agree to all provide the same price meaning all can charge higher prices
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What are businesses not allowed to do according to competition law (3)
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- agree fixed prices with competitors
- limit production in order to reduce competition
- separate markets or customers between each other e.g. geographically divide countries with each firm taking a section.
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competition policy
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seeks to improve the competitive nature of markets
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competition in markets can be improved by… (3 points)
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- Curtailing monopoly power and protecting competitive markets
- restricting mergers and prohibiting cartels
- creating fairness in markets for both businesses and consumers so businesses dont abuse power but can make acceptable profits to drive innovation and productivity
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advantages of competition policy (4 points)
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- encourages enterprising and efficiency
- creates a wider choice for consumers
- beneficial to economy
- quality of products and services
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labour market laws
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collective labour law guarantees certain rights, and places certain restrictions, on groups of employees e.g. trade unions
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key features of labour laws (4 points)
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- pay: equality
- pay: national living wage
- discrimination is illegal
- legislation gives employees “rights”
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environmental law
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- legislation designed to influence the behaviour of individuals and businesses in order to decrease the negative environmental impacts
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benefits of environmental law (3 points)
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- laws prevent/discourage businesses from committing harmful acts against the environment
- gives businesses a CSR
- New business opportunities e.g. green tech and innovation
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drawbacks of environmental law (2 points)
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- may restrict businesses from working as quickly as possible as they are sticking to the rules and regulations
- could result in increased operating costs for businesses
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enterprise explination/definition
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- a term relating to the ideas and skills of entrepreneurs, government may want to invest in ways to keep enterprise to help the economy
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international trade
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the exchange of goods between different countries
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effect of exchange rates on trade
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if the $ is worth less than the pound, importing raw materials from the USA will be cheaper, encouraging trade
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GDP definition/explanation (2 points)
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- Gross domestic product
- the total value of a country’s output in a year, when the value of GDP increases its called economic growth.
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recession
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when the GDP shrinks twice in a row
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how often is GDP measured
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every 3 months
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Expanding economy: consumer confidence
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increases
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Expanding economy: spending
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increases
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Expanding economy: income
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increases
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Expanding economy: unemployment
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decreases
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Expanding economy: prices
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decrease
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Expanding economy: investment
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increase
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Expanding economy: interest rates
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decrease
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Expanding economy: GDP
increase
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Contracting economy: Consumer confidence
Decreases
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Contracting economy: spending
decreases
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Contracting economy: income
decreases
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Contracting economy: unemployment
increases
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Contracting economy: prices
increase
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Contracting economy: investment
decrease
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Contracting economy: interest rates
increase
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Contracting economy: GDP
decrease
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inflation
the sustained increase in the average price of goods and services
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exchange rates
show the price of a currency in terms of another currency
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Fiscal policy
the manipulation of government spending, taxation and government borrowing to influence the level of economic activity
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income tax
tax on peoples incomes, expresses as a percentage
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taxation
the process of imposing charges on business and individuals by the government
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direct tax
tax imposed on an individual or property
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indirect tax
tax on goods and services
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corporation tax
a tax paid by companies on the profit they have made
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monetary policy
the manipulation of the rate of interest, the money supply and exchange rates to influence the level of economic activity
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High interest rates: consumer saving
increases
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High interest rates: consumer borrowing
decreases
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High interest rates: investment
decreases
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High interest rates: house prices
decrease
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Low interest rates: Consumer saving
decreases
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Low interest rates: consumer borrowing
increases
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Low interest rates: investment
increases
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Low interest rates: House prices
increase
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Open trade
the removal of any trade restrictions between countries
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advantages of open trade (6 points)
- cheaper goods
- lower prices for consumers
- wider variety of products
- no tariffs on exporting goods
- increased competition
- can make community less self reliant
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disadvantages of open trade (4 points)
- ethical questions
- human rights questions (sweatshops)
- can undermine local industries
- could undermine quality
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protectionism
when an economy introduce barriers to trade, restricting the free movement of goods and services e.g. tariffs.
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Advantages of protectionism (2 points)
- restricts poor quality goods
- protects inefficient and unviable businesses
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Disadvantages of protectionism (2 points)
- reduces variety and volume of goods
- makes goods more expensive
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social changes
refers to the fluidity of human behaviour and actions that affect demographic and lifestyle
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urbanisation
the movement of people towards cities and away from rural areas. usually increases as country becomes more developed.
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migration
the movement of people between countries
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advantages of migration (3 points)
- migrants can fill skill gaps
- UK have an aging population: migrants can be young workers
- more consumers for businesses = increased sales revenue
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disadvantages of migration (2 points)
- polish plumber: offer a lower price for a British one to match
- Puts pressure on public services e.g. hospitals and housing
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CSR - Corporate social responsibility
a business behaving ethically and contributing to economic developments
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impact of bad CSR
People will scrutinise the business on social media which will lead to a bad brand image and loss of customers
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Carroll's CSR pyramid: Level 1 (2 points)
Economic:
- Responsibilities of businesses to be profitable
- only way to survive and benefit society later on
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Carroll's CSR pyramid: level 2 (2 points)
Legal:
- responsibility to obey laws and regulations
- e.g. employment, competition and health & safety laws
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Carroll's CSR pyramid: level 3 (3 points)
Ethical:
- Responsibility to act morally and ethically
- go beyond narrow requirements of the law
- e.g. treatment of suppliers and employees
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Carroll's CSR pyramid: level 4 (3 points)
philanthropic:
- Responsibility to give back to society
- Discretionary but still important
- e.g. charitable donations
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drawbacks of Carroll's pyramid
- Doesn't take into account the changes in market or performance of a business
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pros of CSR: finance (2 points)
- Able to attract investors
- avoid fines and environmental taxes
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pros of CSR: HR
- increase recruitment, retention and motivation
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pros of CSR: Marketing (3 points)
- increase brand loyalty
- CSR=USP= premium pricing
- positive media attention
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pros of CSR: operational (2 points)
- Lower production costs through efficient procedures
- recycling and good supplier relations
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cons of CSR: financial costs (3 points)
- looking after employees and suppliers
- green operations
- appointing a director of CSR
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cons of CSR: Not meeting corporate objectives (2 points)
- short term = shareholder returns
- long term = growth - entering new markets
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cons of CSR: Opportunity costs (2 points)
- time and money spent on CSR
- Day to day functions
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Technological change: Marketing (2 points)
- May move to online websites such as instagram
- no more magazines and newspapers
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Technological change: Operations
- AI may be able to do a more efficient job as they dont require breaks or get tired
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Technological change: Finance (3 points)
- AI will decrease costs
- it can do jobs people are paid to do for free, therefore increased redundancies
- AI more efficient = lower average unit cost
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Technological change: HR (3 points)
- AI no sick days
- AI cant resign, decreased labour turnover
- increase people to maintain the robots
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the competitive environment
- relates to the number of firms in the market and how they influence the strategy and behaviour of the other firms
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Porters 5 forces: Threat of new entrants (3 points)
- increase in new entrants gaining market share = increase in rivalry
- position of existing firms are stronger if barriers to entering are high
- low barriers = high threat of new entrants
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Porters 5 forces: Bargaining power over suppliers (3 points)
If a firms suppliers have power they will:
- exercise that power
- sell their products at a higher price
- squeeze industry profits
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Porters 5 forces: Bargaining power of customers
- powerful customers are able to exert pressure to decrease prices, or increase quality for the same price therefore reduce industry profits
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Porters 5 forces: threat of substitute products (2 points)
- A sub product can be regarded as something that meets the same need
- if threat is high then demand will be lower
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High competitive rivalry will lead to (3 points)
- price wars
- investment in innovation and new products
- increase in marketing
all likely to increase costs and decrease profits
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High industry profits need... (5 points)
- weak suppliers
- weak customers
- high barriers to entry
- few opportunities for sub products
- little rivalry
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Low industry profits need... (5 points)
- strong suppliers
- strong customers
- low barriers to entry
- many sub product opportunities
- intense rivalry
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ways to adapt to increased competition (5 points)
- increase differentiation
- increase customer service
- increase brand loyalty
- decrease prices
- product development
