"Subordinate" Definition

Subject to the authority of others

Flat organisational structures . .

Can pass information quickly down a short chain of command

The Shamrock organizational structure includes

Core employees, subcontractors and flexible workers

Job production is used when:

customers have individual needs

What is a benefit of Shamrock structure?

Save Costs - Wage decrease due to flexible staff

Flow Production is a production process where...

an item moves continuously along the production line.

Break-even analysis, cost-per-unit, variance analysis.

Employing external companys to complete work

saving costs by increasing production

diseconomies of scale

average costs start to rise per unit of output produced

Define the term USP (Unique Selling Point).

A USP differentiates a product from its competitors.

What is an advantage of a Hierachy Organisational structure?

Promotion opportunities because of more people in charge

Batch production means

a group of products made at the same time

How does outsourcing affect the United States?

Losing jobs to other nations for cheaper labor

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1
Which of these Māori business concepts is NOT used in Business Studies
Kaitiakitanga
Manaakitanga
Rangatiratanga
Pūtake
2
Unit cost of production is usually ____ with Mass Production methods
low
high
huge
balanced
3
"Subordinate" Definition
Subject to the authority of others
A lower class that has authority over others in higher classes
Of a higher class or rank
The top dog; the big cheese
4
Organisational Structures: Which word best describes this organisation structure?
Tall
Flat
Matrix
5
Flat organisational structures . .
Have lengthy decision making due to consultation
Have a wide chain of command for employees
Can pass information quickly down a short chain of command
Have a narrow span of control for managers
6
The Shamrock organizational structure includes
Core employees, subcontractors and robots
Core employees, subcontractors and inflexible workers
Core employees, subcontractors and flexible workers
Core Apples, subcontractors and flexible workers
7
Organisational Structures: Which word best describes this organisation structure?
Matrix
Tall
Flat
8
Job production is used when:
products need to be produced quickly
prices need to be kept low
customers have individual needs
large numbers of products are required
9
What is a benefit of Shamrock structure?
Save Costs - Wage decrease due to flexible staff
Range of employees hired
good team chemistry between every sector
good brand reputation
10
An advantage of tall organisation structures is
easier to monitor subordinates
more delegation
shorter chain of command
wide spans of control
11
Flow Production is a production process where...
items stop and start due to waste
an item moves continuously along the production line.
items are made in batches.
items are made individually by one employee.
12
Cost Analysis?
Break-even analysis, cost-per-unit, variance analysis.
Cost control, expense forecasting, capital expenditure
13
What is outsourcing?
Collecting data from within the business
Employing external companys to complete work
Employing internal people to complete work
Collecting data from outside the business
14
Job Production means
using a production line
producing similar products together
all the products are identical
each product is different
15
What is the primary purpose of marketing research?
obtain info about competitor's
obtain info about the customer
measure advertising
analyze the CEO
16
Economies of scale
saving costs by increasing production
saving costs by decreasing production
saving costs by cutting workers
saving costs by purchasing cheaper materials
17
Organisational Structures: Which word best describes this organisation structure?
Matrix
Tall
Flat
18
Name a reason why Australia has such close economics relationship with New Zealand?
Proximity
Currency
Foreign Policy
International Agreement
19
whats the definition of hierachy?
An aristocrat or nobleman
To take in and understand fully
A method of ranking groups
20
What does this image show?
Matrix Structure
Enterprise
Chain of Command
Shamrock Structure
21
diseconomies of scale
revenue starts to fall per unit of output produced
total costs start to rise per unit of output produced
occur when firms are too small
average costs start to rise per unit of output produced
22
Define the term USP (Unique Selling Point).
A USP differentiates a product from its competitors.
A USP is the businesses mission statement.
A USP is a product brand.
A USP is a niche in the market place.
23
What is an advantage of a Hierachy Organisational structure?
Promotion opportunities because of more people in charge
Workers have little autonomy or independence
Communication is slow
Quality is lower because there are managers and supervisors
24
Batch production means
a group of products made at the same time
when single items are produced
all the products are different
made in Spain
25
How does outsourcing affect the United States?
Gaining jobs from other countries for more expensive labor
Losing jobs to other nations for better working conditions
USA getting jobs from other nations
Losing jobs to other nations for cheaper labor

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