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Explain the main business aims and objectives: survival, profit maximisation, domestic and international growth, market share, customer satisfaction, social and ethical objectives and shareholder value.

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Setting business aims and objectives

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Aims and objectives

AQA GCSE BusinessBusiness in the real world

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In this objective, Explain the main business aims and objectives: survival, profit maximisation, domestic and international growth, market share, customer satisfaction, social and ethical objectives and shareholder value sits within Aims and objectives and Setting business aims and objectives for AQA GCSE Business 8132. Use a business such as GreenGlow serves tourists while improving quality control; the case evidence includes average order value of ?2,919, sales of 359 units, and a 22% change in costs or demand to keep the explanation applied. The important reasoning is to connect survival, shareholder value, growth, profit maximisation with the business objective, the financial implication, and the effect on suppliers. Avoid treating internal and external finance as the same thing. A high-quality answer should explain the commercial trade-off, use precise evidence, and finish with a judgement that depends on the context rather than a generic definition.

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survivalprofit maximisation

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  • Aims and objectives common mistake 1: Answer by clearly explaining how to explain the main business aims and objectives: survival, profit maximisation, domestic and international growth, market share, customer satisfaction, social and ethical objectives and shareholder value..

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