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Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies Index

Index

The index covers Sections 1 to 6 as well as entries in the Glossary where these provide additional information. Page numbers in bold refer specifi cally

to tables; those in italic to fi gures.
3D printers 211 business plans 42, 98 mobile (cell) phone market in Africa 140
contents 29 printer and ink cartridge manufacture 15
absenteeism 73 purpose 29–30 Samsung product development 166
accounting ratios 284–289, 290 business records 155 Skywards reward scheme 184
accounts payable see trade payable businesses Starbucks and globalisation 330
accounts receivable see trade receivable economic infl uences 43 start-up capital 245
acid test ratio 289 failures 40–43 Toyota quality 233
added value 16–17, 286 growth see business growth unemployment rates in Egypt 303
see also profi t measuring size 32–34 unfair dismissal 120
advertising 142, 145, 150, 182–183 start-ups 30–31, 46, 53–54 Volkswagen quality 231
see also branding types 25, 45–55, 45 Weetabix 147
agenda 126 see also franchises; joint ventures; cash 249, 278
Annual General Meeting (AGM) 96 limited companies; partnerships; financing short-term cash-fl ow

application forms, job 111–112 sole traders problem 262
appreciation (of currency) 337, 337 buy-one-get-one-free pricing 173 importance of 42, 258
appropriation account 247, 362 and profi t 271
aptitude tests 112 CAD (computer-aided design) 211, 232 cash-fl ow forecasts 259–261
Articles of Association 48 CAM (computer-aided manufacturing) 211 centralised organisations 95
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation capital (factor of production) 11 chain of command 91–92

(APEC) 328 capital employed 32–33, 287 chain of production 22
assets 32, 277–278, 279 availability of fi nance 40, 42 channels of distribution 179–181, 181, 230
autocratic leadership 100, 101 capital expenditure 245 charts and diagrams 127, 129, 160–161
Avari Hotels 95 capital goods 15 break-even charts 223–226
average costs 216 capital intensive 210 Chief Executive Offi cer (CEO) 96
368 capital productivity 362 CIM (computer-integrated
backward vertical integration 37, 38 case studies manufacturing) 212
balance of payments 299 Agrid South Africa, location decision 240 Coca-Cola 237
balance sheet 277, 280 Air India 37 collateral 49
banks avitourism in South Africa 147 collective bargaining 103
loans and overdrafts 63, 251, 252, 292 balance sheets 281 commission 81

services 212 budget airlines 41 communication
bar charts 160–161 Canyou Group social enterprise 61 barriers to eff ective communication 130–133,
barriers to trade 194 car manufacturing industry 52, 231, 131, 238
see also free trade 233, 338 eff ective 363
batch production 208–209, 210 car market in India 213 importance of eff ective
below-the-line promotions 183 Cemex asset sales 249 communication 122–124
Board of Directors 96 diamonds in South Africa 23 internal and external 123
bonds see debentures e-commerce in Brazil 188 in large businesses 221
bonus schemes 81 economies of scale in East African and leadership styles 101
boom economy 302 supermarkets 222 methods and media 123, 125–129, 128, 129
borrowing see fi nance entrepreneurs 265, 271 community, local 64, 65
branding 16, 142, 164 football manufacture and specialisation 13 company magazines 126
brand image 59, 165, 229 football sponsorship 185 competition 42, 142, 143–145, 154
break-even analysis 223–226 garment industry in Bangladesh 325 causes and eff ects of 31
bulk-buying economies 220 Google’s internal communication 130 see also globalisation
business activity 9, 14 importance of profi t 274 competitive pricing 172, 174
business classifi cation 20–22 interest rates in Indonesia 308 computer-aided design (CAD) 211, 232
changing importance of 23–25 Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Chery computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) 211
business cycle 301–303 Automobile joint venture 52 computer-integrated manufacturing
business environment 141 joint ventures 52, 198 (CIM) 212
business growth 35–37 Kellogg’s market research 158 conglomerate integration 38, 38
factors aff ecting 38–40, 53 KFC and market segmentation 149 consumer goods and services 14–15
business objectives 42 leadership styles in the oil and gas consumer markets 141
public sector organisations 66 industry 102 consumers 141
purpose 57–58 leather bags and belts in Ethiopia 18 changes in behaviour 24
setting 101 Mama Meals on Wheels 30 surveys 157–158
SMART 57–58 manufacturing in Mexico 335 see also customers
social enterprises 60–61 Metrorail cash fl ow 263 contract of employment 119
types and examples 58–60 micro-fi nance 255 convenience 17