BUSINESS COMMERCIAL KNOWLEDGE (PAPER 4B)

Edition: 1st edn., 2023

ISBN: 978-81-964056-1-8

Pages: 224

Author: Bharat Law House

Chapter 1 Introduction to Business and Commercial Knowledge

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Domain of Business and Commercial Knowledge

1.3 Importance of BCK for Chartered Accountants

1.4 Human Activities — Economic and Non-Economic

1.5 Characteristics of Economic Activities

1.6 Business as a Business Activity

1.7 Distinguishing Characteristics of Business vis-a-vis Other Economic Occupations

1.8 Objectives of Business

1.9 Forms of Business

1.10 Various Forms of Private Businesses

Chapter 2 Business Environment

2.1 Introduction and Meaning of Business Environment

2.2 Characteristics of Business Environment

2.3 Importance of Business Environment

2.4 Relationship between Organisation and Its Environment

2.5 Environmental Influences

2.6 Environmental Analysis

2.7 Environmental Scanning

2.8 Components of Business Environment

2.9 Microenvironment and Macroenvironment

2.10 PESTLE Analysis

2.11 Strategic Responses to the Environment

Chapter 3 Business Organisations

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Analysis of Business

3.3 An Overview of Selected Indian Companies

3.4 An Overview of Selected Global

Chapter 4 Government Policies for Business Growth

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Types of Public Policy

4.3 The Economic Process

Chapter 5 Organisations Facilitating Business

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Non-funding Institutions for Business Facilitation in India

(Indian Regulatory Bodies)

5.3 Funding Institutions

Appendix—Glossary: Business Terminologies