Key concepts in business studies
Key concepts are the big ideas and understandings that we hope will remain with our students long after they have left school.
The central theme/big idea of business studies is enterprise. Closely related are the three broad concepts:
- globalisation
- citizenship
- sustainability.
These four concepts are the 'future focused themes' identified in The New Zealand Curriculum.
As from 2015 the four concepts should be integrated throughout a Business Studies programme as they are relevant to all achievement standards.
In business studies, students encounter many other important concepts, such as:
- management
- rangatiratanga
- rights and responsibilities
- hangarau
- needs and wants
- kawa
- organisation
- supply and demand
- scarcity
- manaakitanga
- culture
- whānau.
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Last updated October 4, 2022
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