Business organisation and environment

Table of Contents

1. Topic pack - introduction
2. 1.1 Nature of business activity - notes
3. 1.1 Nature of business activity - questions
4. 1.2 Types of organisation - notes
5. 1.2 Types of organisation - questions
6. 1.3 Organisational objectives - notes
7. 1.3 Organisational objectives - questions
8. 1.4 Stakeholders - notes
9. 1.4 Stakeholders - questions
10. 1.5 External environment - notes
11. 1.5 External environment - questions
12. 1.5 External environment - simulations and activities
13. 1.6 Organisational planning tools - notes
14. 1.6 Growth and evolution - notes
15. 1.7 Growth and evolution - questions
16. 1.7 Growth and evolution - simulations and activities
17. 1.6 Change (HL only) - notes
18. 1.9 Globalisation - notes
19. 1.9 Globalisation - questions
    1. Globalisation shakes the world
    2. Here is the US news from Bangalore
    3. A flat earth?
20. Print View

Here is the US news from Bangalore

Read the article Here is the US news from Bangalore (you can do this in the window below or follow the previous link to read the article in a separate window) and then consider answers to the questions below.

Question 1

Define the terms 'offshoring', 'outsourcing' and 'nearshoring'.

Question 2

Explain three advantages of outsourcing business functions like human resource management.

Question 3

Analyse the extent to which India is able to benefit from external economies of scale by winning outsourcing contracts from overseas firms.

Question 4

Discuss the arguments for and against Reuters outsourcing some of their news functions to Bangalore.