February 2025

The location of a business

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ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Production: The location of a business

  • When a business is formed, a new branch is being opened or the current site because unsatisfactory for some reason a business has to consider the location question
  • Location refers to the physical site upon which a business is located
  • A business’s objectives are in constant flux […]
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Uses, advantages and disadvantages of budgets

By |2025-02-12T09:13:33+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Business Finance and Accounting: Ratio Analysis: Budgets: Uses, advantages and disadvantages of budgets

  • Facilitate coordination between departments within the organisation
  • Helps to assign and clarify responsibilities e.g. the production department must produce and the marketing department sell produced units
  • Help to translate strategic plans into actionable departmental goals
  • Improves communication
  • Help to control […]
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Specialisation,Division of Labour and Trade

By |2025-02-12T09:10:43+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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Specialization

  • A situation where, by agreement, people who are more suited to perform a task as a result of technical […]
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Matrix organisation structure

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An example of a matrix based organisational structure

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Matrix organisational structure

  • Is an organisational structure where subordinates have more than one reporting line i.e. some individuals report to more than one superior.
  • It is also known as the hybrid organisational structure as it incorporates […]
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Communication in Business: Emails

By |2025-02-12T09:39:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Leadership:Communication in Business: Emails

  • Refers to electronic messages send from one computer/smart device to another
  • It takes place on the internet
  • Both the user and the sender have an address in the form of user@example.com
  • The sender can send messages to […]
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Human Resources Management: Introduction

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ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Human Resources Management: Introduction

  • The process of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization
  • It involves the following activities:
    1. Job Analysis
    2. Anticipating and planning the organisation’s personnel needs
    3. Job Advertising
    4. Recruiting the right people to do the job
    5. Selecting the appropriate candidates from the […]
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Secondary and Primary Research

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ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Secondary and Primary Research

  • Market research can be grouped into two:
  • Primary and
  • Secondary Research

Secondary Research

  • It involves the further investigation and analysis of data collected for another purpose or/and collected by someone else
  • It is also known as desk research
  • The data already exists at the time the research is conducted
  • […]

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