Unit 6 General Questions

Unit 6

Q2 Section 3 part 1

1. Define Community Development. 10 marks
2. Analyse how local communities and local businesses can benefit from each others presence in an area.  Use an example in each case to illustrate your answer. 20 marks
3. Community Development organisations, incorporating local community initiatives, are set up to help local business enterprises.  Describe the services offered by 1 community development organisation you know.  20 marks
4. Evaluate the services provided by 'County and City Enterprise Boards' (CEBs) 20 marks
5. Name 3 Community Development organisations and describe the services offered by one of them. 20 marks
6. 'As Global Warming becomes a reality for the world, there is an increasing concern for the protection of the environment'.  Illustrate how businesses in Ireland today could become more environmentally responsible.  20 marks
7. Illustrate the characteristics of an environmentally conscious business.  20 marks
8. Evaluate the effect on a firm's revenue and costs of meeting its social responsibilities.  25 marks
9. Discuss the social responsibilities of business 20 marks
10. 'Business is not only about doing things right, it is also about doing the right things'.  Discuss the social responsibilities that a business has to its various stakeholders.  20 marks
11. Define ethical Business practice 10 marks
12. Explain how ethical behaviour in business can be encouraged.  10 marks
13. Explain, using an example where appropriate, the impact that business activity has in the development of the Irish economy. 20 marks
14. Contrast Business Alliance and Franchising as different types of Business Organisations.  Use examples to illustrate your answers.  30 marks
15. Evaluate 'franchising' as a form of business ownership for a new enterprise. 20 marks
16. Contrast the importance of transnational and state owned companies as forms of business organisations in Ireland.  30 marks
17. Explain the term TNC 10 marks
18. Discuss the reasons for the development of Transnational Companies in Ireland. 15 marks
19. Evaluate, using example, he arguments in favour OR against the privatisation of commercial state enterprises in Ireland.  20 marks
20. Describe two reasons why a business enterprise might change its organisational structure over time.  Use illustrations to support your answer.  20 marks
21. Using examples, analyse the role of the Irish Government in creating a suitable climate for business enterprises in the state.  20 marks
22. Discuss the different ways in which the Irish Government affects the labour force in Ireland.  20 marks
23. Discuss the effects of increasing unemployment on the Irish Economy  20 marks
24. Discuss the impact of inflation and interest rates on business in Ireland. 20 marks
25. Distinguish between a sole trader and a partnership as a form of business organisation.  Use an example of each in your answer.  15 marks
26. Outline the categories of industry in the Irish economy.  In the case of one of these describe its contribution to the economy.  20 marks
27. Discuss the importance of the categories of industry to the current Irish economy 20 marks
28. Discuss current trends affecting business in the service sector of the Irish economy.  Provide examples to support your answer.  20 marks
29. Outline how the Irish Governments policy of increased taxation and decreased public expenditure is impacting on business.  20 marks
30. Discuss the opportunities and challenges of partnership as a form of business ownership 20 marks
31. Discuss co-operatives and private limited companies as forms of business ownership, using the following headings. 25 marks
32. Outline the reasons why a business may change its organisational structure from a 'Sole Trader' to a 'Private Limited Company'. 20 marks
33. Describe the steps involved in forming a private limited company 20 marks
34. Outline the role of the Irish government in encouraging and regulating business in Ireland 20 marks