Conflict and ways of resolving conflict
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Trade Unions and Businesses: Conflict and ways of resolving conflict
February 2025
The Market Introduction
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Introduction to markets
- A market is an actual or nominal place where buyers and sellers interact directly or through intermediaries to trade goods, services, instruments, contracts in exchange for money or other mediums of value
- Markets can be physical or infrastructural buildings that can actual be observed in the real world for […]
Promotional Publicity
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Promotional Publicity
- Is a type of promotion that relies mainly on press releases to the media
- Although this often involves mass communication promotional publicity distinguishes itself from advertising in that the information is published for free
- Thus this type of promotion that relies on public relations effect of a news story which […]
Batch Production
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Production: Batch Production
- Is a method of production where products are made in batches
- The products are made in groups rather than individually as in job production or in a continuous stream as in flow production
- Each batch is completed before starting the next group of products
- For example a shoe maker can […]
Business Studies: Gearing ratios
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Business Finance and Accounting: Ratio Analysis:Gearing ratios
- Gearing refers to the extent to which a business’s assets are financed using debt capital versus equity capital
- Remember the balance sheet equation:
- Assets = Capital (Equity) + Liabilities (Debt)
- What this means is that all assets are purchased using either equity or debt finance
- Equity […]
Introduction to Debentures
A debenture certificate. Image credit scripophily.net ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Introduction to Debentures
- These are loan stocks that are issued to the company.
- A debenture is simply a document or certificates that acknowledges said loan.
- Debentures are creditors to the […]
External sources of finance
There are several external sources of finance for a business. Image credit rampages.us ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: External sources of finance
- This is when the funds come from outside the business itself
- External sources of finance include […]
Fringe Benefits
Company houses can be given as fringe benefits. Image credit dualcareerpartner.com ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Fringe Benefits
- are benefits provided by an employer to an employee
- This form of compensation is given in addition to direct wages or […]
Market based organisational structure
An example of a market based structure
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Market based organisational structure
- This is where the organisation’s divisions, operations, duties and positions are based markets, market segments, industry or customer types
- For example a large clothing store with different […]
Communication in business: Open meeting
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ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Communication: Open meeting
- Is a formal or informal gathering of individuals that deliberately come together to deliberate on certain issues of importance to the organisation and its members
- Formal meetings are planned, officially recognised by the organisation and have a agenda […]