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Business Studies: Government and location of businesses
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Business Studies: Government and location of businesses

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Business Studies: Government and location of businesses

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:31:50+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Aiding and influencing the business:Government and location of businesses

We have already looked at factors that affect where a business chooses to locate
One of the principal factors to consider is the government’s policies,laws and regulations
The government might pass laws prohibiting certain businesses from certain areas
For example heavy industries cannot […]

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Types of Goods

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:17:49+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Street lights are an example of a public good. Image credit source.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Types of Goods

Goods are tangible products that are sold by businesses to customers and other businesses.
Goods can be classified in […]

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Ways used to measure the size of a business

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:14:36+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A business may be measured the number of employees it has. Image credit chronicle.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Ways used to measure the size of a business

Some businesses are small others are large. We […]

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Motivation and Motivational Theories

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:22:12+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Construction workers. Image credit biznetafrica.com ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Motivation and Motivational Theories

People work for any number of reasons
Most people work because they want to earn money and survive while others work voluntarily
Others work because they find meaning and fulfillment in […]

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Centralisation and decentralization

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:38:34+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Centralisation and decentralization

An organisation’s structure can be centralised or decentralised
Centralisation-is when power, authority and decision making are concentrated at the top of the organisation’s hierarchy
This means activities such as planning and decision making are […]

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Verbal Communication

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:15:20+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Verbal Communication

Is the sharing of ideas, thoughts and feelings using speech and sounds
In verbal communication words are used to exchange information

Advantages

There is immediate feedback
There is direct impact
Allows for the use of plain and easily […]

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Ways to overcome barriers to the communication process
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Ways to overcome barriers to the communication process

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Ways to overcome barriers to the communication process

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:07:20+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources:Ways to overcome barriers to the communication process

As pointed out the communication process can encounter problems that will reduce its effectiveness
These problems are also known as communication barriers
To read notes on the communication process please click here
These communication barriers can be overcome in various ways […]

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Dismissal, retrenchment and redundancy of employees
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Dismissal, retrenchment and redundancy of employees

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Dismissal, retrenchment and redundancy of employees

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:27:49+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Human Resources Management:Dismissal, retrenchment and redundancy of employees

All employees eventually leave the employ of the organisation
This can be due to:
1. Separation as a result of management action:
2. Disciplinary action
3. Dismissal due to dissatisfaction with performance
4. Redundancy
It could also be due to other factors that are unavoidable such as:

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Marketing: Packaging
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Marketing: Packaging

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Marketing: Packaging

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:06:18+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Packaging

Traditionally packaging refers to the functions/processes such as cleaning, drying, preserving and materials employed to:
1. contain,
2. handle,
3. protect,
4. and/or transport a product
In modern days packaging now does more than just the utilitarian functions mention above
It plays such important roles as:
Attracting the attention of potential customers
Make the product […]

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Channels of Distribution
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Channels of Distribution

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Channels of Distribution

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:21:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Channels of Distribution

Also known as distribution channels
This refers to the path through which goods and services travel from the vendor to the consumer or payments for those products travel from the consumer to the vendor
A distribution channel can be as short as a direct transaction from the vendor to […]

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