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Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies

2People in business

People in business in Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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  • Recruitment and selection of employees

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  • Organisational structure, hierarchy and span of control

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  • Why people work and theories of motivation

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  • Communication in business: importance and methods

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  • Effective communication and communication barriers

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  • Employment contracts and legal controls over employment

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  • Financial and non-financial methods of motivation

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  • The functions of management and delegation

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  • Leadership qualities and leadership styles

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  • Training employees: induction, on-the-job and off-the-job

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  • Downsizing, redundancy and dismissal

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  • Trade unions and their benefits to employees

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People in business: sample question

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An engineer tells shop assistants to check the "voltage regulation tolerance" of every product. The assistants do not understand. What is the barrier?

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