Professional Documents
Culture Documents
3C’s
Commitment
Coordination
Competency
5P’s
Profit
Purpose
Plan
Partner
Passion
Characteristics of an entrepreneur:
4p’s
Production
Place
Promotion
Price
Manufacturing Business – buys products with the intention of using them as materials in making new
products.
Partnership- is a business owned by two or more persons who contribute resources into entity.
Corporation- is a business organization that has a separate legal personality from its owners.
Business- is an organization that strives for profit by providing goods and services desired by its
customer.
Quality of life - the general level of human happiness based on such things as life expectancy
educational standard health, sanitation, and leisure time.
Risk- the potential to lose time and money or otherwise not be able to accomplish an organization’s
goal.
Revenue- the money a company receives by providing services or selling goods to customers.
Cost- expenses incurred from creating and selling goods and services.
Profit- the money left over after all costs are paid.
Not-for-profit organization- an organization that exists to achieve some goal other that the usual
business goal for profit.
Natural Resources- commodities that are useful inputs for their natural state.
Labor- refers to the economic contributions of people working with their muscles
Capital- the inputs such tools, machinery, equipment, and building used to produce goods and services.
Entrepreneurs- people who combine the inputs of natural resources, labor and capital to produce goods
and services with the intention of making a profit or accomplishing a non profit goal.
Macro-External no control
Business Policy
Management Structure
Resources
Culture and Image
Function of the Business
Technological Entrepreneurs
Economic managers
Political/legal Workers
Demographic Customers
Social
Competitive
Global
Economic Influences- this category is one of the most important external influences on business.
Political and Legal influences- the political climate of a country is another critical factor for managers to
consider in day to day business.
Demographic Factors- are an uncontrollable factor in the business environment and extremely
important to managers.
Social factors- Our attitudes, values, ethics, and lifestyle- influence what, how, where, and people
purchase products or services.
Technology- is the application of science and engineering skills and knowledge to solve production and
organizational problems.
Global or international Environment- business responses and managerial practices must be fine-tuned
to survive in the global environment.
Capitalism- an economic system based on competition in the marketplace and private ownership of the
factors of production.
Socialism- is an economic in which the basics industries are owned by the government or by the private
sector under strong government control.
Managers
Management Roles
Interpersonal
Informational
Decisional
Management Skills
Human Skills
Technical Skills
Conceptual Skills
Management Functions
Planning
Leading
Operating
Controlling
Not all managers are entrepreneur but all entrepreneur are managers.