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Basic Business Concepts Vocabulary Part 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which business concept is defined as the category of the organizational functions of business which performs functions related to recording and reporting financial transactions?

a)

Accounting

b)

Marketing

c)

Human Resources

d)

Operations

2.

Which business concept refers to a business structural design which blurs boundaries surrounding an organization by increasing its interdependence with its environment?

a)

Boundaryless Business Structure

b)

Hierarchical Business Structure

c)

Centralized Business Structure

d)

Functional Business Structure

3.

Which business concept provides goods and services to satisfy consumer wants and needs to make a profit?

a)

Business

b)

Charity

c)

Government Agency

d)

Nonprofit Organization

4.

Which business concept is a model representing the pattern of growth, peak, recession and trough of a product, business or economy over long periods of time; also referred to as the economic cycle?

a)

Business Cycle

b)

Market Segmentation

c)

SWOT Analysis

d)

Value Chain

5.

Which business concept refers to an individual or group which own a business and its legal entities?

a)

Business Ownership

b)

Business Partnership

c)

Business Management

d)

Business Franchise

6.

Which business concept is the alignment of the business’ organizational structure with the overall goals considering tasks and functions of the business?

a)

Business Structural Design

b)

Market Segmentation

c)

Financial Forecasting

d)

Product Differentiation

7.

Which business concept occurs when only a select few people at the top of an organization make the decisions?

a)

Centralized Decision-Making

b)

Decentralized Leadership

c)

Open-Book Management

d)

Employee Empowerment

8.

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the principle in which an employee should have only one supervisor to whom they are responsible; decreases conflicting demands and priorities.

a)

unity of command

b)

span of control

c)

division of labor

d)

delegation of authority

9.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a separate legal entity which forms a board to act as governing bodies.

a)

Corporation

b)

Partnership

c)

Sole Proprietorship

d)

Cooperative

10.

Fill in the blank: ________ occurs when decisions are made by the individuals who are the closest to the problem; more conducive to making changes in a process.

a)

Decentralized Decision-Making

b)

Centralized Planning

c)

Top-Down Management

d)

Hierarchical Control

11.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the grouping of individuals into departments based on work functions, product or service, target market, geographic territory and process used to create products.

a)

Departmentalization

b)

Centralization

c)

Delegation

d)

Specialization

12.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the category of the organizational functions of business which delivers produced goods and services to consumers in a timely manner.

a)

Distribution

b)

Production

c)

Finance

d)

Human Resources

13.

Fill in the blank: ________ is a business structural design which is divided by products or services produced and subdivided by functions.

a)

Divisional Business Structure

b)

Matrix Business Structure

c)

Functional Business Structure

d)

Network Business Structure

14.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the category of the organizational functions of business which manages the use of business funds, obtains needed funds and creates a financial plan.

a)

Finance

b)

Marketing

c)

Operations

d)

Human Resources

15.

Fill in the blank: ________ is a clearly defined and organized organizational structure.

a)

Formal Structure

b)

Informal Group

c)

Matrix Management

d)

Ad hoc Team

16.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a business which has a right or license to sell a product or service at a designated location.

a)

Franchise

b)

Subsidiary

c)

Partnership

d)

Corporation

17.

A Franchisee is:

a)

an individual or company that is granted the right to do business using the franchisor's brand and system

b)

the original creator of a business concept who sells the rights to others

c)

a government official who regulates franchises

d)

a customer who frequently visits a franchise location