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business-unit 1
people in business
| business | any organisation set up to provide goods and services to its customers |
| entrepreneur | individuals who think up new ideas,use their initiative to turn them into reality and personal and financial risk of running a business |
| investor | invest money into a business |
| stakeholders | people involved or affected by a businesses activities |
| employees | Workers who bring range of skills and expertise to a business |
| employers | recruit staff to work for them |
| producers | the businesses that make products to sell to customers |
| suppliers | businesses that supply the raw materials needed by the producer |
| managers | are the people responsible for running the business and achieving its goals |
| Consumers | are people who purchase goods from a business for their own use |
| Society | both the local community where the business is located and to the wider society - nationally and globally |
| Government | local and national authorities that set the rule and regulations by which businesses must operate |
| IBEC | Irish Business and Employers Confederation |
| ISME | Irish Small & Medium Enterprises |
| ICTU | Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
| Competitive relationship | Tends to pit one stakeholder against another. Win/lose situation. |
| Co-operative relationaship | Both parties working towards shared goals for their mutual benefit. Win/ win. |
| Dynamic Relationship | is a relationship that is in constant flux e.g. when employees earn a wage and spend it, they become consumers |
| trade union | Trade Unions are organisations that represent the interests of employees in a business on issues concerning pay or conditions of employment. |
| Interest groups | Pressure groups which promote interests of their members through lobbying, campaigning and protests. |
| Legislative solution | Involves applying the provisions of a relevant law or agency set up by law to resolve an issue |