June 2015 A Level Business Studies Paper 1 (Without Answers)
ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
BUSINESS STUDIES 9198/1
PAPER 1
June 2015 Session 3 hours
TIME 3 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
February 2025
Profit Sharing and Share Options
Profit sharing can be used to motivate workers. Image credit navyfinancial.com/aboutus/ ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Profit Sharing and Share Options
- A profit sharing scheme is a plan that gives employees a share in the profits of a company
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Functional organisation structure
Functional organisational structure
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Functional organisation structure
- This is the traditional form of organisational structure
- The organisation’s tasks and operations are divided into groups/departments based on organisational functions/function areas
- Examples of such functions include marketing, finance, human resources, production/operations and IT (Information Technology)
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Human Resources Planning
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Human Resources Management: Human Resources Planning
- Human resources planning-involves strategies relating to the acquiring/hiring, retention, utilization, improvement and retrenchment of employees within the organisation.
- The process involves planning and anticipating the organisation’s human resources needs
- For example on a farm there might be need for temporary/seasonal workers during harvest and […]
Secondary and Primary Research
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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Pricing: Introduction
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Pricing
- Price is a given value that will purchase a finite amount of a product or right to use that product
- It is usually the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something although it can be in another form other than money
- The price of a product is usually […]
Quality and its importance
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Production: Quality and its importance
- Quality should not be confused with excellence
- Quality is defined as fitness for a particular purpose
- This refers to the product’s features and characteristics and their ability to meet consumer needs and wants
- It is divided into quality of design and quality of conformance
- The former refers to […]
Introduction to break even analysis
ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Business Finance and Accounting: Introduction to break even analysis
- It is a simple decision making aid used to discover the level of output/activity that is required before profits are made
- It can also be used to discover the level of activity/output required to achieve a set level of profits
- Break even analysis is […]
June 2007 Business Studies Paper 1 (Without Answers)
image credit bloggerlocal.com ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS […]
Productivity Agreements, Commissions, Salary
Salary gives status and flexibility. Image credit blogspot.comZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Productivity Agreements, Commissions, Salary
- A commision -is a form of remuneration that is based on total sales
- It is a common form of payment with sales agents, insurance brokers etc
- It is paid upon […]