Business A-Level
Methods of external growth
What Methods of external growth means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Methods of external growth
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Ways of growing that include mergers, takeovers, ventures and franchising, distinguished from the type or direction of growth.
Topics that use Methods of external growth
- Assessing a change in scale (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- capacity utilisation
- Economies of scale
- external growth
- Franchising models
- gearing
- integration cost
- interest cover
- organic growth
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