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1.2 The Business Context in which Organizations OperateUnit 1: Business Purpose
1.2 The Business Context in which Organizations Operate
Unit 1: Business Purpose
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Contents
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For more detailed instructions, see the Getting Started presentation
Teacher’s notes included in the Notes Page
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The growth and decline of the sectors
The decline of primary and secondary industries
The growth of the tertiary sector
In this section, you will consider the relative growth and decline of businesses in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
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Profitable business
This is because businesses:
What sort of businesses do you think are the most profitable in the UK today?
Within the UK, certain types of business activity are more common than others.
are attracted towards activities that are profitable
avoid activities that are not profitable.
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Growth and decline
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Assignment: In the news!
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In the news! Businesses in growth and decline
Currently in the UK there is a general decline in thenumber of businesses that deal with raw materials, but a growth in those which provide services.
In 2009, for example, over 14 times more people were employed in jobs in distribution, restaurants and hotels than in jobs connected to agriculture, forestry or fishing.
Look for recent news articles about businesses which are in growth or decline.
What type of business activity are these businesses involved in?
What do you think the reasons are behind their growth and decline?
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What does this graph suggest about the growth and decline of the different sectors?
UK employment by sector
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Trends in business activity: employment
In the past, Britain was more dependent on the primary and secondary sectors for income and jobs.
An increase in employment in a sector usually means that sector is growing.
Can you think of any reasons why increased employment in a sector might be a misleading
indication of overall performance?
Today, the fastest growing sector in the UK is the tertiary sector, representing over 80% of the workforce.
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What does this graph suggest about the growth and decline of the different sectors?
UK output by sector
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Trends in business activity: output
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Decline: primary and secondary sectors
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Growth: tertiary sector
The growth in the tertiary sector has occurred for a number of reasons:
Increases in disposable income have resulted in consumers spending more money on services, e.g. in restaurants, at the cinema, or on holidays.
Many tertiary businesses in the UK sell their services abroad as well as at home.
The tertiary sector has less scope for automation than the primary and secondary sectors, meaning that workers cannot be as easily replaced by machines.
Can you think of any tertiary businesses on which automation might have had a negative impact?
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technological developments(new gadgets are brought out, and demand shifts to these, as the older versions become out-of-date).
Changes in business activity
The reasons for the growth and decline of business activities are constantly changing. They are particularly affected by:
How has each of the above factors affected the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors?
consumer wants and needs(influenced by trends, seasons, lifestyle and advertising)
number of people employed in the business(whether activity relies on manpower or automation)
value of the goods and services provided(how expensive they are and whether they are considered good value for money)
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