"📚 Business Studies Grade 10: Mastering the Micro Environment 🔍 Explained Simply!"

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🎬 Welcome to Ace My Exams Learning! In this Grade 10 Business Studies video, we explore the important topic of the Micro Environment—a crucial internal environment that directly affects how businesses operate. We break down each component clearly to help you understand definitions, examples, and purposes, just like in your exams.

Get ready to learn confidently with clear explanations of terms like vision vs. mission, business resources, leadership vs. management, and the eight business functions.

📌 📍 WHAT IS THE MICRO ENVIRONMENT?
The micro environment refers to the internal environment of a business that includes all elements directly affecting its daily operations. These are under the control of the business and are essential for strategy and decision-making.

🧱 It includes:
1️⃣ Vision, mission, goals & objectives
2️⃣ Organizational culture
3️⃣ Organizational resources
4️⃣ Management and leadership
5️⃣ Organizational structure
6️⃣ The eight business functions

📌 📍 VISION, MISSION, GOALS & OBJECTIVES
These define what the business is, what it wants to become, and how it plans to get there.

1️⃣ Vision – Long-term goal of what the business wants to become.
2️⃣ Mission – Describes what the business does, how and why it exists.
3️⃣ Goals – Broad, long-term outcomes a business wants to achieve.
4️⃣ Objectives – Short-term steps or targets to reach those goals.

Example: For Easy Eats, objectives like improving the online platform, creating loyalty programs, and gathering customer feedback help meet the broader goal of improving customer satisfaction.

📌 📍 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
This refers to the values, beliefs, and behaviours that define how employees interact and make decisions.

1️⃣ Shapes the work environment and influences decision-making
2️⃣ Sets the standard for how things are done
3️⃣ Defines the company’s “personality”
4️⃣ Builds unity through shared understanding

📌 📍 ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES
These are the tools and inputs needed for business operations, grouped into:

1️⃣ Human Resources – The workforce
2️⃣ Physical Resources – Machinery, vehicles, infrastructure
3️⃣ Financial Resources – Loans, overdrafts, credit facilities
4️⃣ Technological Resources – Software, patents, internet tools

These resources allow the business to operate efficiently and remain competitive.

📌 📍 MANAGEMENT VS LEADERSHIP
Two vital concepts in business success:

🅰️ Management – The process of planning, leading, and controlling resources
🅱️ Leadership – The ability to inspire and motivate employees

➡️ Good managers organize the business, while good leaders motivate people to follow the vision.

📌 📍 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE (Organogram)
Shows how departments are arranged, who reports to whom, and what roles exist.

1️⃣ Helps avoid confusion and duplication
2️⃣ Guides teamwork and efficiency
3️⃣ Aligns efforts toward business goals
4️⃣ Gives a visual of task relationships
5️⃣ Supports inter-department coordination

📌 📍 THE 8 BUSINESS FUNCTIONS
Every business has 8 key functions that keep it running:

1️⃣ General Management – Coordinates all functions to achieve goals
2️⃣ Production – Converts raw materials into products
3️⃣ Purchasing – Buys inputs needed for production
4️⃣ Marketing – Researches customer needs and promotes products
5️⃣ Public Relations – Builds and maintains the business’s image
6️⃣ Administration – Manages data and ensures communication
7️⃣ Human Resources – Recruits, trains, and manages staff
8️⃣ Financial Function – Manages money, budgeting, and funding

Each function plays a critical role and often operates as a separate department in large businesses.

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