June 2007 Business Studies Paper 2 (Without Answers)
image credit blogspot.com ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS […]
February 2025
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 […]
The selection process
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Human Resources Management: The selection process
- When the proper candidates have been recruited
- The following step is to select the most appropriate candidate(s) from the available pool
- Selection is the process of screening candidates using a variety of criteria so as to identify and […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Secondary Research
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Advantages and Disadvantages of Secondary Research
- There are several disadvantages to secondary research otherwise known as desk research
Advantages of secondary market research
- It is inexpensive/cheap when compared with primary market research
- It avoids duplication of effort
- Information and data is readily available
- Allows the business to quickly and cheaply analyse and compare […]
Cost Based Pricing
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Cost Based Pricing
- Refers to a variety of pricing strategies which involve the addition of a profit element on top of the costs of production
- The aim is to make sure that costs incurred in production of each unit are covered by the selling price of that unit
- Popular cost based pricing […]
Research and Development
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Production: Quality and its importance
- Also known as R & D
- It refers to work directed towards the innovation, introduction, and improvement of products and processes
- It involves:
- Developing completely new products
- Creating imitation products that can compete with a rival’s products
- Creating prototypes and models based on marketing research data
- Improving existing […]
Business Studies: Break even analysis using calculations example
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Business Finance and Accounting: Break even analysis using calculations example
- In this topic we will make Break Even related calculations using formula
- This approach can be used in conjunction or instead of the graphical method
- To aid the discussion we will use the example below from a past examination paper:
Shona runs a […]
November 2008 Business Studies Paper 1(Without Answers)
image credit davidduke.com ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
BUSINESS STUDIES […]
Financial Reward Systems
Financial rewards are a way to compensate and motivate workers. Image credit sc.com ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Financial Reward Systems
- These are procedures, rules, and standards associated with allocation of benefits and compensation to employees.
- Financial […]