Business A-Level
Unintended effects of targets
What Unintended effects of targets means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Unintended effects of targets
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A target changes behaviour in ways nobody intended, so a volume target can be met by discounting until the margin vanishes.
Topics that use Unintended effects of targets
- Understanding the nature and purpose of business (AQA A-Level)
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