BUSINESS STUDIES – GRADE 10: TERM 1
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MAIN TOPIC
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TOPIC: MICRO ENVIRONMENT
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Description of the term “micro environment”
Component of the micro environment
Description and examples of the terms mission, vision, goals and objectives.
Meaning of the term organisational structure
Types of organisational resources
Difference between management and leadership
Meaning of the term organisational structure
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BUS ENVIRONMENT
BUS OPERATIONS
TOPIC: EIGHT BUSINESS FUNCTIONS
Eight business functions
Description of each of the eight business functions
Role and importance of the business functions within the business
Interrelatedness of the business functions
Levels of management
Explanation of the management tasks
Factors that influence the organisational structure in a business
Responsibilities of the different levels of management
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MAIN TOPIC BUS OPERATIONS
TOPIC: EIGHT BUSINESS FUNCTIONS
 Handling information and data
 Types of finances
 Sources of financing
 Meaning of the term budget
 Types of budgets
 Types of investment
 Types of capital
 Purchasing procedure
 Activities of the purchasing function
 Difference between cash- and credit payments
 Importance of stock control
 Differences between the National Credit Act [NCA] and the Consumer
Protection Act [CPA]
 Importance of public relations
 Methods of carrying out public relations
MAIN TOPIC BUS OPERATIONS
TOPIC: EIGHT BUSINESS FUNCTIONS
 Interrelatedness of the business functions and the size of the enterprise
 Description of the term quality
 Measures in place to ensure quality is achieved within the business
 Correlation between management and the success of a business
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MAIN TOPIC BUS ENVIRONMENT
TOPIC: MARKET ENVIRONMENT
 Meaning of the term “market environment”
 Components of the market environment
 Explanation of the components of the market environment
 Opportunities and threats faced by the business
 Effect of opportunities on the market environment
 Effect of threats in the market environment
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MAIN TOPIC BUS ENVIRONMENT
TOPIC: MACRO ENVIRONMENT
 Meaning of the term “macro environment”
 Components of the macro environment
 Explanation of each of the components of the macro environment
 Aspects of the physical environment
 Importance of the physical location
 Importance of natural resources
 Environmental awareness of the business and the consumer
 Meaning of the term economic environment
 Economic factors that have an influence on the business
 Meaning of the term social environment
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MAIN TOPIC BUS ENVIRONMENT
TOPIC: MACRO ENVIRONMENT
 Factors in the social environment that affects the business
 Cultural factors that affects the business
 Demographic environment
 Effect of technological change on the business
 Importance of communication for the business
 Innovation and product development
 Marketing and advertising
 Use of technology in the administrative function of the business
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MAIN TOPIC BUS ENVIRONMENT
TOPIC: MACRO ENVIRONMENT
 Legal environment
 Laws and Acts that the business must be aware of.
 Political environment
 The government as consumer, employer, supplier and regulator.
 Effect of the international environment on the business
 Interrelatedness of the environments
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MAIN TOPIC BUS ENVIRONMENT
TOPIC: INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTS
 Interrelatedness of the business
 Interrelatedness between the micro and market environments
 Interrelatedness between the components of the micro environment
 Interrelatedness between the components within the market environment
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MAIN TOPIC BUS ENVIRONMENTS TOPIC: BUSINESS SECTORS
 Three main sectors business are classified into
 Description of each sector and examples
 Distinguish between formal and informal sectors
 Characteristics of the informal sector
 Characteristics of the formal sector
 Distinguish between public and private sector
 Examples of private and public sector businesses
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