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
    1. The social environment - self-test
    2. The economic environment - self-test
    3. Technological change - short answer questions
    4. Technological change - case study
    5. Economic growth - short answer questions
    6. Inflation - short answer questions
    7. Exchange rates - short answer questions
    8. Exchange rates - Case Study
    9. Unemployment - short answer questions
    10. Interest rates - short answer questions
    11. Apple's iPad goes global
    12. Anti-monopoly probe by EU
    13. Oiling the wheels of industry?
    14. Japan cuts Interest rates
    15. China relaxes controls on Yuan
    16. External influences and market structure
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

Japan cuts Interest rates

Read the article BOJ Steps Up Asset Purchases, Lowers Benchmark Interest Rate (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 following terms:

• Deflation
• Interest rates.

Question 2

Explain how a change in the Japanese interest rates can influence the value of the Yen

Question 3

Evaluate the impact that the change in the Japanese interest rate will have on both Japanese and US businesses.