{"id":418,"date":"2023-05-17T07:50:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T06:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/dumfriesacademy\/?page_id=418"},"modified":"2023-06-29T11:05:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T10:05:40","slug":"business-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/dumfriesacademy\/learning-teaching\/business-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Business plays an important role in society, as it creates wealth, prosperity, jobs and choices. It is therefore<br>essential to have effective businesses and business managers to sustain this role. This course helps pupils<br>develop an understanding of the economic and financial environment in which businesses operate. This<br>enables them to make an effective contribution to society as consumers, employees, employers or self-employed people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Higher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pupils will learn about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Understanding Business<\/strong> &#8211; Pupils develop their understanding of how large organisations in the private, public and third sectors operate, make decisions and pursue their strategic goals. They analyse the impact that internal and external environments have on an organisation\u2019s activity, and consider the implications of these factors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Management of Marketing<\/strong> &#8211; Pupils develop their understanding of the importance of effective marketing systems to large organisations. They learn about the relevant theories, concepts and procedures used by organisations to improve<br>competitiveness and customer satisfaction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Management of Operations<\/strong> &#8211; Pupils develop their understanding of the importance of effective operations systems to large organisations. They learn about the relevant theories, concepts and procedures used by organisations to improve and\/or maintain quality, and the importance of satisfying both internal and external customers\u2019<br>needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Management of People<\/strong> &#8211; Pupils develop their understanding of the issues that large organisations face when managing people. 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