Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Economic
Non-Economic
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Economic Activity
Employment
Business
Profession
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Non-Economic
Personal / Psychological
Social
Religious
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Economic activities include:
- Business, i.e. production, exchange, distribution of products and rendering of services such as supply of electricity, transportation, banking etc. - Profession, a specialized occupation which involves rendering a personal services by the use of professional Knowledge. Professional charges professional fees e.g. a lawyer, an accountant, an engineer etc. - Employment, said to be under employment of an enterprise when one undertakes to render personal services under a contract of employment. In return of his services, the employee gets wage or salary.
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Classification of Business activities
Business Activities
Industry
Commerce
Trade
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INDUSTRY
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
TERTIARY OR SERVICE
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PRIMARY INDUSTRY, includes activities which are concerned with
the extraction, producing and processing of natural resources
PRIMARY INDUSTRY
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY
GENETIC INDUSTRY
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Extractive Industry
- extract out products from natural resources such earth, sea e.g. Mining, fishing etc. as
Genetic Industry
-Genetic means parentage or heredity. Genetic industries are engaged in breeding plants and animals for their further reproduction. e.g. nurseries for breeding of plants, poultry forms are the genetic industries.
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SECONDARY INDUSTRY
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
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Manufacturing Industry - used for the conversion or transformation of raw materials into finished goods, e.g. textiles, steel, cement, sugar etc. Construction Industry - concerned with construction of building, bridges, dams, roads, canals etc. Remarkable feature of this industry is that their products are not sold in the sense of being taken to the market. They are constructed and fabricated at the fixed sites.
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TERTIARY OR SERVICE INDUSTRY
- includes those services which facilitates smooth flow of goods and services in the economy - it is a support services to primary and secondary industries and activities relating to trades. - it includes transport, banking, insurance, warehousing, and advertisement Tertiary industry bridges the gap between producer and the consumer.
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COMMERCE
Definition
Commerce deals with the buying and selling of goods, the exchange of commodities and distribution of finished goods.
Objective of commerce is to ensure smooth distribution of goods and services to satisfy the wants of consumer.
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The barrier of distance between the place of production and the market where the product is to be sold is removed by different means of transportation iii)Removing hindrance of Storage Function of storage is done by warehouse. Warehousing keeps the inventory for meeting demand fluctuations Covering risk in Trade Risk in business is covered with the help of insurance of companies.
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v) Financing of Economic Activity Both businessman and consumer may face problem of finance. It is solved by banks as loans etc. TYPES OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
TRADE: It is that branch of commerce which deals with exchange of goods and services in terms of money between different persons known as traders.
- Buying and selling operations are carried on by the traders who remove the hindrance of person in exchange of goods. Trade is a part of commerce, it does not include transport, banking, warehousing and insurance etc.
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TYPE OF TRADES
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
VOLUME OF TRADE
INTERNAL TRADE
EXTERNAL TRADE
WHOLE SALER
RETAILER
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Internal trade
- purchase and sale of goods within the country and the payment is made in national currency either directly or through the banking system
IMPORT TRADE
EXPORT TRADE
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Import Trade
- purchase of foreign goods for use in domestic market Export Trade - supply to foreign buyers Entrepot or Re-export Trade - involves importing of foreign goods with a view to re-export them making profit in the process.
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Auxiliary to trade or Aids to Trade
- Auxiliary means the activity that assist business and trade, e.g. the infrastructure like transportation, warehousing, insurance, financing and banking i) Transport and communication
- removes the hindrance of place in the exchange of goods and services and communication helps in linking the buyer and seller for smooth ordering and receiving information quickly thru email, phone etc. ii) Banking - provides payments of goods bought and sold. Facilitate the purchase and sale of goods on credit (discounting of bill)
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iii) Insurance
- provides a cover against loss of goods in the process of transit and storage. - compensate the loss caused by fire, pilferage, theft, flood and hazard of sea transport iv) Warehousing - generally a time lag between production and consumption of goods. - this problem can be solved by storing the goods in warehouse. - warehouse compensate the demand fluctuations
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iii) Advertising
- bridge the gap of information of availability and use of goods between traders and consumers - helps in scattering the goods in the market - customers come to know about new products in the market iv) Packaging - to protect the goods from damaging in transit and to facilitate easy transfer of goods to customers
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FORMS OF ORGANISATIONS
FORMS OF ORGANISATIONS
SOLE PROPRIETORY
PARTNERSHIP FIRM
CO-OPERATIVE ORGANISATION
COMPANY
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v) Direct incentive
- proprietor takes all the profits and bears all the risks and losses
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i) Limited Capital
- Financial resources are limited - depends upon the personal resources or the capacity of borrowing - limits the expansion of the business
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Advantages of Joint Hindu Family Business i) Economic Security and Status to Members
- provides a sense of security and belonging because of financial stake they possess in the business
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iv) Continuity
- Does not get affected by the death or in capacity of any member or Karta - comes to an end only if all the members decide to terminate it
v) Secrecy
- decisions are taken by the Karta and he only knows the business secrets - leakage of secrets are very mere
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i) Limited Capital
- Biggest disadvantage is that a new member does not join with any additional capital - as membership is given by birth, the family property gets divided with birth of every male member - Karta has limited scope for raising funds. As a result there is shortage of funds
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Partnership
Definition: Association of two or more persons who agree
to jointly pursue the business activity. They pool their managerial and financial resources
ii) Agreement
- there is agreement between the partners to form partnership firm
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- agreement can be oral or written - document containing the agreement of partners is known as Partnership Deed
iii) Business
- any lawful business activity carrying out jointly - joint robbery or smuggling carried by two or more cannot be considered as partnership
iv) Profit Sharing - share the profit of the firm in the ratio specified in the agreement - if no ratio is specified, the profit is divided equally among all the members
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v) Liability
- liability of all members is unlimited - partners are liable to pay back the debts of the firm individually and collectively - at the time of loss, if the firms assets are not sufficient to pay back the debts then the creditors can have claim over the personal property of the partners
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vii) Non-transferable share
- No partner can transfer his/her share in the partnership to any other person, but can do with the consent of other partners - if want to leave the firm, he can do so by giving a notice of retirement
viii) Registration
- According to partnership Act 1932, it is not compulsory for the partnership firm to get itself registered - it is always preferred to get the firm registered because no suite can be filed against the other firm without registering of firm
ix) Management
- All partners are allowed to manage the firm
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- specific work area may be assigned to each partner according to their professional skills. This assigned work can be mentioned in the Deed. - generally day-to-day management is carried on by one or two partners whereas for the crucial decisions, all the partners are consulted
x) Time period
- partnership continues till partners desire to continue it - legally it comes to an end at the retirement or death of any one partner - it can be continued if remaining partners agree - the claims of outgoing partner must be settled before continuing the business
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Advantages of Partnership i) Easy to form
- no legal formalities are required - even registration of partnership firm is not compulsory according to partnership act. But if want to register, procedure is simple
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iv) Division of work
- work is divided according to individuals skill and knowledge - division of work leads to specialization and efficiency in management of other activities of firm
v) Motivation
- all the partners get share in the profit, so all are motivated to work more to increase profit so that they can increase their earnings - direct relationship between effort and reward
vi) Secrecy
- firm is not required to publish its accounts, therefore all the affairs remains secret - since the decisions are made by the partners, no leakage of trade secrets
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vii) Flexibility
- without taking permission from the Govt., firm can make changes in their size, capital etc.
- liability of all the partners is unlimited - in case of losses the partners not only lose their business property but creditors can claim their personal property also to get their accounts settled
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ii) Non-transferability of share
- partners are not permitted to transfer their share to any other person without consent of all the partners
iii) Conflicts
- there may be difference in opinion - with rigid attitude, it may lead to conflict among the partners
iv) Uncertainty
- existence of partnership firm gets affected by the death, insolvency or incapacity of any one partner - a partner can demand dissolution of the firm any time he desires so
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v) Risk of mutual agency
- contract signed by one partner is binding on other partner due to principle of mutual agency - a dishonest partner may enter into contract for personal benefit, in that case al the other will have to suffer the loss
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Type of Partnership Firms i) Partnership at will
- formed for an indefinite period - comes to an end whenever partners desire so - any one partner can give notice of dissolution and the partnership will come to an end
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Partnership based upon liability of members i) General Partnership
- in which liability of all the members is unlimited is known as general partnership - if the assets of the firm are not enough then creditors can settle their accounts by having claim over the personal property of the partners
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- special partners have the right to inspect the accounts - special partner can withdraw his partnership, whenever desired - the death, insolvency or incapacity of special partner does not affect the existence of partnership firm
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- they do share profit or loss and have a voice in decision making - their relationship with the firm is not disclosed to general public - they are liable to third party for all debts of the firm
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v) Nominal Partner
- neither contribute capital nor take part in the management decisions - lend his name to the partnership firm for the benefit of the firm - he may not share the profit or losses of the firm
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vii) Partner in Profit only
- a partner who has an agreement with other partners that he will be entitled to a certain share of profit without being liable for the losses is known as partner in profit only - such partner has no voice in business liable to third party for the debts of the firm
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COOPERATIVE SOCIETY
- In early nineteenth century, it was felt that economic conditions of weaker sections of people can improve by cooperation not by competition - people living in same locality have common needs associate together for the promotion of a economic interest to themselves - it is a self help through mutual help - philosophy behind is all for each and each for all
Definition
It is a joint enterprise of those who are not financially strong and cannot stand on their own and therefore come together not with a view to get profits but overcome disability arising out of the want of adequate financial resources
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ii) Membership
- every one who has attained the age of 18 years, can enter or leave the cooperative society - minimum 10 members are required, there is no maximum limit
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- a fixed rate of dividend is given on the capital and remaining surplus is distributed in form of bonus, according to dealings of members with cooperative society - 1/4th of surplus is kept as reserves in the society
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iii) Continuity
- has a separate legal existence - death, insolvency of any member do not affect the existence of society
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v) Open Membership
- any person having common interest can become the member of the cooperative organization - can leave whenever they desire
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iii) No motivation
- no direct link between effort and reward members are not inclined to put their best efforts
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