Business GCSE
Conflicting objectives
What Conflicting objectives means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Conflicting objectives
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Reference: AQA
Objectives that often conflict, so businesses must balance them when making decisions.
Topics that use Conflicting objectives
- Stakeholders (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Business decision making
- Conflict between stakeholders
- Dividend payments to owners
- Dividends
- Environmental impact on local community
- External Stakeholder
- Internal Stakeholder
- Methods of influence and pressure
Using Conflicting objectives in the exam
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