A LevelBusinessCambridge (CIE)1. Business and Its Environment

1. Business and Its Environment (Cambridge (CIE) A Level Business)

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Enterprise

  1. The Nature of Business Activity
  2. The Dynamic Business Environment
  3. Local, National, International Businesses and MNCs
  4. Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship
  5. Risk, Uncertainty and Business Enterprise
  6. Business Plans

Business Structure

  1. Economic Sectors
  2. Business Ownership: Sole Traders and Partnerships
  3. Business Ownership: Companies
  4. Business Ownership: Co-ops and Social Enterprises
  5. Business Ownership: Franchises and Joint Ventures
  6. Choosing the Right Business Ownership

Size of Business

  1. Measurements of Business Size
  2. Business Growth
  3. Evaluating External Business Growth

Business Objectives

  1. Objectives and Business Decisions
  2. Business Objectives in the Private and Public Sector
  3. Corporate Social Responsibility and Elkington's Triple Bottom Line

Stakeholders in a Business

  1. Internal and External Stakeholders
  2. The Influence of Stakeholders

External Influences on Business (A Level)

  1. Political Influences
  2. Legal Influences
  3. Economic Influences
  4. Economic: Government Macroeconomic Objectives
  5. Economic: Government Policies
  6. Social Influences
  7. The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility
  8. Demographic Influences
  9. Technology, Competitors and Suppliers
  10. International Trade
  11. The Impact of Multinationals
  12. Environmental Influences

Business Strategy (A Level)

  1. Developing Business Strategy
  2. SWOT Analysis
  3. PEST Analysis
  4. Porter's Five Forces and Blue Ocean Strategy
  5. Core Competence Framework
  6. Ansoff Matrix
  7. Force Field Analysis and Scenario Planning
  8. Decision Trees
  9. Corporate Planning and Culture
  10. Contingency Planning and Crisis Management
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