Understanding Business Organisations

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1 — Understand the aims and objectives of different types of business organisation.

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1.1: Aims and objectives, for example:
- aims provide overall direction and purpose for the organisation
- objectives help to break down aims into measurable and achievable targets
1.2

Identify the aims and objectives of different types of business organisation.

2 — Know the different types of business ownership.

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2.1

Describe the different types of business ownership.
2.2

Outline with examples, why different organisations have different types of ownership.

3 — Know how the structures of organisations differ.

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3.1: Organisational functional areas, for example:
- HR (Human Resources)
- finance
- marketing
- operations/production
- IT
- customer service
3.2: Organisational structures, for example:
- hierarchical structure
- network structure
- team structure
- circular structure

4 — Know the importance of administration within an organisation.

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4.1

Identify different administrative skills and their role in business organisations.
4.2: Administrative processes, for example:
- filing systems
- diary management
- data entry and database management
- inventory management
- customer communication
4.3

Explain why efficient administration is critical to business success.

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