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Business and the External Environment

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What you'll learn

The wider factors that shape business behaviour.

Key ideas

  • Stakeholders and their differing interests.
  • Legislation, ethics and environmental responsibility.
  • Technology and globalisation.

Exam tips

  • Consider several stakeholders in evaluation.
  • Weigh the benefits and costs of ethical decisions.

Common mistakes

  • Ignoring stakeholder conflict.
  • Treating ethics as cost-free.
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