1. Business and Its Environment

Enterprise

The Nature of Business Activity

The Dynamic Business Environment

Local, National, International Businesses and MNCs

Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship

Risk, Uncertainty and Business Enterprise

Business Plans

Business Structure

Economic Sectors

Business Ownership: Sole Traders and Partnerships

Business Ownership: Companies

Business Ownership: Co-ops and Social Enterprises

Business Ownership: Franchises and Joint Ventures

Choosing the Right Business Ownership

Size of Business

Measurements of Business Size

Business Growth

Evaluating External Business Growth

Business Objectives

Objectives and Business Decisions

Business Objectives in the Private and Public Sector

Corporate Social Responsibility and Elkington's Triple Bottom Line

Stakeholders in a Business

Internal and External Stakeholders

The Influence of Stakeholders

External Influences on Business (A Level)

Political Influences

Legal Influences

Economic Influences

Economic: Government Macroeconomic Objectives

Economic: Government Policies

Social Influences

The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility

Demographic Influences

Technology, Competitors and Suppliers

International Trade

The Impact of Multinationals

Environmental Influences

Business Strategy (A Level)

Developing Business Strategy

SWOT Analysis

PEST Analysis

Porter's Five Forces and Blue Ocean Strategy

Core Competence Framework

Ansoff Matrix

Force Field Analysis and Scenario Planning

Decision Trees

Corporate Planning and Culture

Contingency Planning and Crisis Management

2. Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management (HRM)

The Role of Human Resource Management

Workforce Planning

Recruitment

Selection and Employment Contracts

Redundancy and Dismissal

Employee Morale and Welfare

Training and Development

Management and Workforce Relations

Motivation

Motivation as a Tool of Management and Leadership

Motivation Theories: Taylor, Mayo and Maslow

Motivation Theories: Herzberg, McClelland and Vroom

Motivation Methods in Practice

Management

Management Functions

Management Styles

Organisational Structure (A Level)

Business Objectives & Organisational Structure

Types of Organisational Structure

Delegation & Accountability

Centralisation & Decentralisation

Line & Staff Functions

Business Communication (A Level)

Purposes of Communication

Methods of communication

Channels of Communication

Barriers to Communication

The Role of Management in Facilitating Communication

Leadership (A Level)

The Importance of Leadership

Leadership Theories

Human Resource Strategy (A Level)

Approaches to Human Resource Management (HRM)

Managing Employee Performance

Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence in HRM

3. Marketing

The Nature of Marketing

The Role of Marketing

Demand and Supply

Markets

Consumer & Industrial Marketing

Mass Marketing and Niche Marketing

Market Segmentation

Customer Relationship Marketing

Market Research

The Purposes of Market Research

Primary Research and Secondary Research

Market Research Data

The Marketing Mix

The Elements of the Marketing Mix

Marketing Mix: Product

Marketing Mix: Product Portfolio Analysis

Marketing Mix: Price

Marketing Mix: Promotion

Marketing Mix: Place

Marketing Analysis (A Level)

Price Elasticity of Demand

Income Elasticity of Demand

Promotional Elasticity of Demand

Product Development

Sales Forecasting

Marketing Strategy (A Level)

The Marketing Plan

Approaches to Marketing Strategy

Strategies for International Marketing

4. Operations Management

The Nature of Operations

The Transformational Process

Efficiency, Productivity & Sustainability

Methods of Operation (Production)

Inventory Management

Methods of Inventory Management

Just in Time

Capacity Utilisation & Outsourcing

Capacity Utilisation & Outsourcing

Location & Scale (A Level)

Location

Scale of Operations

Quality Management (A Level)

Methods of Quality Management

Operations Strategy (A Level)

Operational Decisions

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Lean Production

Operations Planning

5. Finance & Accounting

Business Finance

The Need for Business Finance

Working Capital

Sources of Finance

Internal Sources of Finance

External Sources of Finance

Selecting Sources of Finance

Forecasting & Managing Cash Flows

Cash Flow Forecasts

Costs

Cost Information

Approaches to Costing

Break-Even Analysis

Using Break-Even Charts

Budgets

Using Budgets Effectively

Financial Statements (A Level)

Using Financial Statements Effectively

Statement of Profit or Loss

Statement of Financial Position

Inventory Valuation & Depreciation

Analysing Published Accounts (A Level)

Liquidity Ratios

Profitability Ratios

Financial Efficiency Ratios

Gearing Ratio

Investment Ratios

Using Ratio Analysis To Make Strategic Decisions

Investment Appraisal (A Level)

Methods of Investment Appraisal

Investment Appraisal Decisions

Exam boards

• Edexcel A Level Business
• AQA A Level Business

Study tools

• Cambridge (CIE) A Level Business · Past Papers

Related links

• A Level Business · Revision Notes
• A Level Business · Exam Questions
• A Level Business · Flashcards
• A Level Business · Past Papers