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IB Business and Management HL Topic 1 Vocab
Vocab about Organizations and Growth (Topic 1)
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Business
12th Grade
05/04/2011

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Term
Sole traders/proprietors
Definition
Organizations owned by one person
Term
Partnerships
Definition
Organizations with more than one owner
Term
Companies/Corporations
Definition

Business is seperate legal entity from owners

 

Has shareholders and board of directors

Term
Private Limited Companies
Definition
Shares not traded/advertised in the stock market
Term
Public Limited Companies (PLC)
Definition
Listed in stock market
Term
Franchises
Definition

"Buying a company"

 

ex: McDonald's has franchises; locations that are  part of them but owned by different people.

Term
Charities
Definition

Not-for-profit organization

 

For charitable purposes only

Term
Private Sector
Definition
Organization is owned by shareholders/other individuals
Term
Public sector
Definition
Organization owned or funded by government
Term
Internal growth
Definition

Growth within company

 

Ex: going into new countries, hiring more people

Term

External Growth

 

Hint: what are some examples of external growth...

Definition
Mergers, demergers, acquisitions, and take overs
Term
Acquisition/take overs
Definition
Buy/take over other countries
Term
Mergers
Definition
Two or more countries voluntarily agree to "merge" or form one new, big company
Term
Demerger
Definition
Selling off parts of the company
Term
Conglomerate
Definition

A big company that contains unrelated markets

 

Ex: shoes and candy

Term
Subsidiaries
Definition

Company that is brought and controlled by another country

 

(company that owns it is called the "parent company")

Term
Joint Venture
Definition
When businesses form a temporary partnership to, for example, complete a project
Term
Multinational countries
Definition
Conduct business in two or more countries
Term

Economies of scale

 

AND

 

diseconomies of scale

Definition

Large businesses can often purchase items for less money

 

Ex: Buying in bulk from Cost Co

 

Diseconomies of scale: the opposite of an economy of scale; poor financial sitution

Term
SMART
Definition

Is it..

 

Specific

Manageable

Agreed on

Realistic

Time-specific

Term

Mission statement

 

 

Definition
Showcases businesses core aims
Term
Objective
Definition
Goal that the organization wants to achieve
Term
Tactics
Definition
Short-term objectives/strategies to obtain strategic objectives
Term

SWOT analysis

 

What does it stand for?

Definition

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

Term
Stakeholders
Definition

Anyone who has a "stake" in the company; anyone who would be affected by decisions

 

Ex: suppliers, shareholders, employees, special interest groups, creditors, competitors

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