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Chapter 1Managing Within the Dynamic Business Environment
© 2010 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited
Slides by Professor Tim Richardsonof the School of Marketing and eBusiness, Seneca College
and the Dept. of Management, University of Toronto (UTSC)
Learning Objectives
1. Business’s profit/risk assumption2. Stakeholder roles3. Role of entrepreneurship in wealth
creation4. Elements of business environment 5. Rise of the service sector
Research In Motion
A Canadian success story
When the most powerful person on the planet uses your product…
Objectives of Business
GrowthGrowth
ProfitProfit
A business is anyactivity that seeks to provide goods and services to others while operating at a profit.
Profit is the amount of money a business earns above and beyond what it spends for salaries andother expenses. Since not all businesses make a profit, starting a business can be risky.
Objectives of Business
SurvivalSurvival
GrowthGrowthSocial Social ResponsibilityResponsibility
ProfitProfit
Earning a Buck:Risk Reward Trade-Offs
• Starting a business involves risk. • Risk is the chance an entrepreneur takes of
losing time and money on a business that may not prove profitable.
• Different people have different tolerances for risk.
• To decide which is the best choice for you, you have to calculate the risks and the potential rewards of each decision.
Stakeholders: Those Who Stand to Lose or Gain
Stakeholders: Those Who Stand to Lose or Gain• Customers want value• Employees want security • Stockholders want returns• Suppliers want to be paid• Dealers want support• Bankers want returns• Community groups want “equity”• Governments want compliance