DP 2023s
Across
- 4. Intermediaries that buy products from a manufacturer and sell these in smaller quantities to retailers.
- 7. A growth strategy in the Ansoff matrix, which involves a business launching new products in new markets, such as Honda (motor vehicles) manufacturing lawnmowers and jet planes.
- 11. Also known as a performance review, this is the formal procedure of assessing the performance and effectiveness of an employee, in relation to his/her job description
- 12. Marketing practice of creating and using an appropriate marketing mix and marketing strategies to cater for different market segments
- 14. Suppliers that allow a business to purchase goods and/or services on trade credit
- 16. When an organization no longer has a job for the employer or when the employer can no longer afford to hire the employee, i.e. the job ceases to exist
- 18. Growth strategy that involves the right to trade using another company’s products, brand name and corporate logo.
- 20. The overall purpose of an organization’s existence, which forms a major element of its corporate culture
- 24. The ability of an organization or an economy to continue its business activities indefinitely, without jeopardising opportunities for future generations
- 26. A business-minded person who manages, organizes and plans the production process, taking risks with business decision-making
- 27. Goods or services that are perceived by customers to be of high quality and high price
- 28. Financial service that enables businesses to have access to fixed assets, by hiring these assets, but without the high costs of capital expenditure.
- 29. Products in the BCG Matrix that operate in low growth markets yet have low market share, so are at the end of their product life cycle.
- 30. This activity happens when an organization relocates some of its operations overseas, usually due to cost advantages
Down
- 1. Management style that involves centralised and autonomous decision-making, without input from others in the organization
- 2. Commercial businesses that sell a manufacturer’s products directly to consumers
- 3. The use of third-party subcontractors for carrying out non-core activities of an organization in order to improve operational efficiency and reduce production costs.
- 5. The process of using a mediator to help facilitate negotiations during the conflict resolution process
- 6. The proportion or subgroup of the population selected for market research purposes
- 8. When objectives are specific, measurable, agreed (or achievable), realistic (or relevant), and time bound
- 9. Financial ratios that examine an organization’s ability to pay its liabilities and debts
- 10. A business alliance of individual owners who are jointly responsible for the business
- 13. Goods or services that are perceived by customers to be of high quality but sold at a low price
- 15. The debts of a business, i.e. the money owed to others, e.g. money owed to financiers, trade creditors, and the government (for tax)
- 17. Production technique that involves teams of people working on a certain section of the production process, completing a whole unit of work.
- 19. Ways in which a business plans to reach its long-term organizational aims
- 21. The pricing strategy that sets a high price during the introductory (launch) of a new and original product, with gradual price reductions as rival products enter the market
- 22. The employer’s decision to terminate a worker’s employment contract, usually due to the worker’s incompetence and/or a breach of their employment contract
- 23. Acronym of the profitability ratio that measures a firm’s efficiency and profitability in relation to its size (as measured by the value of the organization’s capital employed).
- 25. Form of external growth that involves two or more companies agreeing to form a single, larger company thereby benefiting from operating on a larger scale