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- 1Define Business OrganisationAccording to Buchanan and Huczynski, 'Organisations are social arrangements for the controlled performance of collective goals'.
- 2Collective goalsOrganisations are defined by their goals. The main goal of a school is to educate pupils. It will therefore be organised differently to a company that aims to make profits.
- 3Social arrangementsSomeone working alone cannot be classed as on organisation. Organisations are structured to allow people to work together towards a common goal. Usually, the larger the organisation, the more formal its structures.
- 4Controlled performanceAn organisation will have systems and procedures in place to ensure that groups goals are achieved. For a company this could involve setting sales targets, or periodically assessing the performance of staff members.
- 5What is a major similarity between most organisations?They are mainly concerned with taking inputs and transforming them into outputs.
- 6What do organisations enable people to do?Share skills and knowledge, specialise, pool resources.
- 7What are the three common forms of commercial organisations?Sole traders, partnerships and limited liability companies
- 8In the UK, what are the two types of limited companies?Privated limited companies (LTD) and public limited companies (PLC).
- 9What is the main objective of not-for-profit organisations (NFPs or NPOs)?They seek to satisfy the particular needs of their member or the sectors of society that they have been set up to benefit.
- 10Give examples of NFPsGovernment departments and agencies (such as HM Revenue and Customs), schools, hospitals, charities (such as the Red Cross, Oxfam, and Doctors Without Borders), clubs.
- 11Give examples of objectives of some NFPsHospital exist to treat patients, Councils may see their mission as caring for their communities, Government organisations usually exist to implement government policy, a charity may have 'provision of relief to victims of disasters' as its main objective
- 12What is the public sectorIt is part of the economy that is concerned with providing basic government services and is controlled by government organisations.
- 13Give examples of public sector organisationsPolice, military, public transport, primary education, healthcare for the poor
- 14What does private sector consists ofIt consists or organisations that are run by privated individuals and groups rather than the government.
- 15What are examples of private sector organisationsBusinesses, charities and clubs. Within these wil be both profit-seeking and not-for-profit organisations.
- 16What is a non-governmental organisation (NGOs)A NGO is one which does not have profit as its primary goal and is not directly linked to the national government. NGOs often promote political, social or environmental change within the countries they operate.
- 17Give examples of NGOsThe Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, Greenpeace, Amnesty International.
- 18What are co-operativesCo-operatives are organisations that are owned and democratically controlled by their members - the people who buy their goods or services. They are organised solely to meet the needs of the member-owners, who usually share any profits.
- 19Give examples of sectors in which organisations operateAgriculture, Mining, Finance, Retailers, Service, Transportation
- 20What are some of the key differences between the various types of organisationsOwnership, Objectives, Activities, Sources of funding, Size, Liability