1. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 1 5-1 5-1Business in the U.S. Economy 5-2 5-2Forms of Business Ownership 5-3 5-3Organizational Structure for Businesses 5 C H A P T E R Economic Decisions and Systems

2. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 2 5-1 Business in the U.S. Economy Goal 1 Describe the changing status of U.S. employment. Goal 2 Discuss the role of business in the U.S. economy. Goal 3 Describe three major types of businesses.

3. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 3 KEY TERMS ●contingent worker ●intermediary ●service business

4. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 4 THE CHANGING U.S. JOB MARKET ●Employment data ●Pressures on employees

5. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 5 Checkpoint ●List several groups that will increase as a percentage of the total U.S. workforce in the next decade. ●Younger workers (16–24 years of age) ●Asian-, Hispanic-, African-American groups ●Women

6. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 6 BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY ●Size of U.S. businesses ●Roles of business ●Impact on a community

7. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 7 PERCENT OF BUSINESSES BY EMPLOYEE SIZE

8. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 8 BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ●Generating ideas ●Raising capital ●Employing and training personnel ●Buying goods and services ●Marketing goods and services ●Maintaining business records

9. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 9 Checkpoint ●What are the basic activities completed by all businesses? ●Generating ideas ●Raising capital ●Employing and training personnel ●Buying goods and services ●Marketing goods and services ●Maintaining business records

10. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 10 TYPES OF BUSINESSES ●Producers ●Intermediaries ●Service businesses

11. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 11 Checkpoint ●How does a manufacturer differ from an extractor? ●An extractor takes natural resources, such as oil or timber, for direct consumption or for use in developing other products. ●A manufacturer takes resources supplied by others and converts them into useable products.

12. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 12 5-2 Forms of Business Ownership Goal 1Understand the three major forms of business ownership. Goal 2Determine when each form of business ownership is most appropriate. Goal 3Recognize other specialized business ownership forms.

13. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 13 KEY TERMS ●proprietorship ●partnership ●corporation ●partnership agreement ●articles of incorporation ●franchise

14. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 14 BUSINESS OWNERSHIP ●Proprietorship ●Partnership ●Corporation

15. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 15 Forms of Ownership U.S. Business Comparison by Form of Ownership Form of Ownership Number of Businesses (2006) Total Revenue (Thousands) Percent of All Businesses Percent of Total Revenue Proprietorship22,075,0001,278,000,00071.53%4.06% Corporation5,841,00026,070,000,00018.93%82.82% Partnership2,947,0004,131,000,0009.55%13.12% Total30,863,00031,479,000,000100.00%

16. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 16 Checkpoint ●What are the differences between the three main forms of business ownership? ●Business forms differ in the ways in which decision-making and investments are made and to whom liabilities are distributed.

17. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 17 CHOOSING A FORM OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP ●Choosing a proprietorship ●Choosing a partnership ●Choosing a corporation

18. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 18 Checkpoint ●Which form of business ownership is the most complex and difficult to form? ●The corporation is more complex to begin than other business forms. ●Forming a corporation requires much more bureaucracy, is more subject to government regulations, requires the organization of a board, and must have clearly defined bylaws.

19. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 19 OTHER FORMS OF OWNERSHIP ●Specialized partnerships and corporations ●Cooperatives and franchises

20. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 20 Checkpoint ●What are the other specialized forms of business ownership? ●Limited liability partnership ●Joint venture ●S corporation ●Limited liability company (LLC) ●Nonprofit corporation

21. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE 21 5-3 Organizational Structure for Businesses Goal 1Understand important principles in designing an effective organization. Goal 2Compare alternative organizational structures for businesses.

22. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 22 KEY TERMS ●mission statement ●goal ●policies ●procedures ●organization chart

23. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 23 DESIGNING AN EFFECTIVE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION ●Setting direction ●Principles of effective organization ●Responsibility, authority, and accountability ●Unity of command ●Span of control

24. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 24 Checkpoint ●What is the difference between a mission statement and a goal? ●A mission statement states the purpose of existence for a business and what it hopes to achieve. ●A goal is a more specific statement of what a business expects to achieve and may be used to measure a business’ success.

25. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 25 TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES ●Functional organization structure ●Matrix organizational structure

26. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 26 BUSINESS ORGANIZATION CHART

27. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Principles of Business, 8e C H A P T E R 5 SLIDE 27 Checkpoint ●What problems can result from the use of a functional organizational structure? ●Employees in a functional organizational structure may tend to lose sight of overall corporate goals. ●Workers tend to be limited to specific duties and may not see their relationship to the organization as a whole. ●This can result in lack of interest and motivation over time.