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
   1. Economic structure
   2. Self-test questions - economic structure
   3. Factors of production - self-test
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
20. Print View

Self-test questions - economic structure

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Sectors of the economy Can you match the following business to the sector of the economy that they operate in? If you need some hints, there are links to their web sites underneath the questions. a) Rio Tinto Choose... Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Quaternary sector b) Microsoft Choose... Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Quaternary sector c) CNN Choose... Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Quaternary sector d) Boeing Choose... Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Quaternary sector Yes, that's correct. Well done.No, that's not quite right. Have another go.Your answer has been saved.

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Sectors of the economy Can you match the following business to the sector of the economy that they operate in? If you need some hints, there are links to their web sites underneath the questions. a) Hilton Hotels Choose... Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Quaternary sector b) Dell Computers Choose... Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Quaternary sector c) Monsanto Choose... Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Quaternary sector d) Google Choose... Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Quaternary sector Yes, that's correct. Well done.No, that's not quite right. Have another go.Your answer has been saved.

The websites of the firms in the questions above are:

• Rio Tinto
• Microsoft
• CNN
• Boeing
• Hilton Hotels
• Dell Computers
• Monsanto
• Google

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Sectors of the economy In what sector of the economy is the product shown in the photo below produced? a) Primary sector b) Secondary sector c) Tertiary sector d) Quaternary sector Yes, that's correct. Well done. A CD is a manufactured product and will therefore be produced in the secondary sector of the economy. The contents of the CD - software or data - may well be considered to be in the quaternary sector, but the CD itself is produced in the secondary sector.No, that's not quite right. A CD is a manufactured product and will therefore be produced in the secondary sector of the economy. The contents of the CD - software or data - may well be considered to be in the quaternary sector, but the CD itself is produced in the secondary sector.Your answer has been saved.

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Sectors of the economy In which sector of the economy is the product shown in the photo below produced? a) Primary sector b) Secondary sector c) Tertiary sector d) Quaternary sector Yes, that's correct. Well done. The production of software is usually considered to be a part of the quaternary sector.No, that's not quite right. The production of software is usually considered to be a part of the quaternary sector.Your answer has been saved.