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Forms of Business Organisation

CBSE · Class 11 · Business Studies

Summary of Forms of Business Organisation for CBSE Class 11 Business Studies. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Forms of business organisation refer to the main ways in which a business can be owned, managed, controlled, and financed. The major forms are sole proprietorship, joint Hindu family business, partnership, cooperative society, and joint stock company. Each form has its own pattern of liability, cont

Key Concepts

A sole proprietorship is owned

A sole proprietorship is owned, managed, and controlled by one individual. The owner is the only risk-bearer and the only recipient of profit. It is s

Joint Hindu family business is found

Joint Hindu family business is found only in India and is based on membership by birth in a Hindu Undivided Family. It is controlled by the karta, who

Partnership is a relationship between persons

Partnership is a relationship between persons who agree to share the profits of a business carried on by all or any one of them acting for all. It usu

Active partners take part in capital

Active partners take part in capital, management, profits, losses, and have unlimited liability. Sleeping or dormant partners contribute capital and s

Partnership at will continues as long

Partnership at will continues as long as partners want it and ends when notice is given. Particular partnership is formed for a specific project or ti

Learning Objectives

  • Identify different forms of business organisation
  • Explain the features, merits, and limitations of each form
  • Distinguish between the various forms of organisation
  • Understand the factors that determine the choice of an appropriate form of business organisation

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