November 2008 Business Studies Paper 2 (Without Answers)
Image credit africanreporter.co.za ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
BUSINESS STUDIES […]
February 2025
Non Financial Motivation: Job Rotation
Job rotation can motivate workers among other things. Image credit marketwatch.com ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Non Financial Motivation: Job Rotation
- Is when workers are moved from job to job or station to station
- Job rotation- can be defined as […]
Matrix organisation structure
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 […]
Induction Training/Orientation
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Human Resources Management: Induction Training/Orientation
- This is also known as induction training
- It is a process of introducing a new employee to the organisation and
- Introducing the organisation to the new employee
- It is considered a form of training
- Induction is important as it:
- Ensures the employee is integrated as […]
- Ensures the employee is integrated as […]
Marketing mix
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Marketing mix
- Refers to a set of marketing tools that the firm uses to pursue its marketing objectives in the target market
- It is used to describe four variable decisions that a business has to make when it is marketing its products
- These variables are also known as the four Ps viz:
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Customer oriented pricing
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Customer oriented pricing
- This is pricing based on the demand for the product and customer’s perceptions of the product’s value
- Various techniques are used
- Perceived value pricing-is where the price is chosen to position the product in the market
- A price is chosen which is consistent with the image of the product
- This […]
Importance of cash flow to the business
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Business Finance and Accounting: Importance of cash flow to the business
- It is important for a business to manage its cash flow carefully
- As pointed out in the introduction there is a difference between cash flow and profitability
- It is quite possible for a business to be profitable and still have cash flow […]
Business Studies: Monetary and Fiscal Policies
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Aiding and influencing the businesses: Monetary and Fiscal Policies
- As has already been pointed out in another topic the government has several reasons to want to aid and influence the operations of businesses
- There are a number of ways in which the local and national governments can do this
- In this topic […]
June 2009 Business Studies Paper 1 (Without Answers)
Image credit fanpop.com ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
BUSINESS STUDIES […]
Non Financial Motivation: Job enlargement
Job enlargement can be used to motivate workers. Image credit framepool.com ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Non Financial Motivation: Job enlargement
- A job design technique in which the number of tasks associated with a job is increased
- and the […]