Edexcel Business A Level Revision

Role culture - A business where power depends on the person's status or role in within the business; normally businesses with a high level of detailed rules on how people should interact. Clear rules and procedures result in a clear hierarchy (Bureaucratic relationship) where the organisation functions based on each individuals role within a clearly defined structure. The organisation has a tall structure with long chains of command. Personal power is frowned upon, with allocation of work and responsibility more important than individuals personalities. Benefits include offering employees security and the opportunity to acquire specialist skills, and good employee performance yields appropriate pay and promotion rewards. Drawbacks include the culture being frustrating for ambitious employees and it is overly bureaucratic, which leads to slow-decision making. Power culture - Usually a strong culture in a business that comes from the center and concentrates power among a small nu...

Flow production - Items flow along the production line in a continuous process making high volumes of the exact same product. Once one task is finished the next task is started immediately, therefore time taken on each task must be the same. FLOW PRODUCTION ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES Costs per unit of production are reduced through improved work and material flow Very long set up time and reliant on high quality machinery, so if machinery breaks and therefore breaks the flow, production will be shut down Suitable for manufacture of large quantities High raw materials and finished stocks unless lean production is used Capital intensive which means it can work constantly without the interference of employees Goods are mass produced which means there is no customisation to meet specific needs for customers Less need for training and skill as most work is done by machines Uses specialist machinery so investm...