Business GCSE
Business functions
What Business functions means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Business functions
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Reference: AQA
Operations (or production), marketing, finance and human resources are the basic functions that turn inputs into outputs customers will pay for.
Topics that use Business functions
- The purpose and nature of businesses (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adaptation and change
- Added value
- Adding value through transformation
- Business growth and structure
- Business size and scale
- Business survival and growth
- Capital
- Competitive environment
Using Business functions in the exam
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