Business A-Level
Consultation
What Consultation means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Consultation
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Reference: AQA
A two-way process of 'asking' for input before a decision is made, using methods like works councils, employee representatives, or supplier forums, and it is slower and more expensive.
Topics that use Consultation
- Understanding the role and importance of stakeholders (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Communication
- Competing stakeholder claims
- Consultation cost and speed
- Decision specific mapping
- Distribution of profit
- Managing resistance to change
- Short run against long run alignment
- Stakeholder power and interest
Using Consultation in the exam
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