An AQA A Level Business revision handout that looks at the key methods that a firm can ensure that their organisational structure is competitive within the market in which they operate.
The latest in the new series of PowerPoint resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the WJEC/Eduqas A-level Business specification (but are suitable for all boards). These slides and hand out are designed to support the delivery of the Component One topic of organisational design. They explain what is meant by authority, responsibility, chain of command, span control, delegation, hierarchy, centralisation, decentralisation, empowerment and delayering. They also explain the characteristics of different organisational structures including hierarchica (flat and tall) and matrix structures. Later the slides consider the advantages and disadvantages of changing organisational structures including the use of delayering and evaluate the choice between empowerment of staff and the maintenance of control. The slides contain the Quick Fire Five questions and also a practice essay (both with solutions). The pack also contains a free set of student revision notes.
The latest in the new series of PowerPoint resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the WJEC/Eduqas A-level Business specification (but are suitable for all boards). These slides and hand out are designed to support the delivery of the Component Three topic of PEST Analysis. They explain the main political factors that affect business activity and the role of government in providing a stable framework for businesses to operate within. The slides examine taxation and subsidies, fiscal and monetary policy, government regulation and deregulation of markets, the role of government as a purchaser of goods and services from the private sector and considers other relevant issues such as patent law and competitive tendering. The slides contain the Quick Fire Five questions and also a practice essay (both with solutions). The pack also contains a FREE set of student revision notes.
A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of using the marketing mix. The presentation considers the elements of the marketing mix (7Ps), the influences on elements of the 7Ps, the differences between consumer and industrial markets, convenience, speciality and shopping goods, the implications of the product life cycle and the Boston Matrix in marketing decisions, the influences on pricing decisions, analysing the promotional mix, branding, distribution decisions, analysis of people, process and the physical environment, the importance of an integrated marketing mix and finally the value of digital marketing and e-commerce. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.
A complete and comprehensive series of teacher PowerPoint resources designed to complement the second year teaching of Component Three (Business in a Changing World) which forms the basis for Paper 3 of the A Level Business qualification. These slides have been designed from the ground-up with a specific focus upon the specification requirements of the WJEC/Eduqas A Level in Business.
With a limited textbook offering from the main publishing houses, these resources provide teachers with time-saving quality materials in one single easy to use PowerPoint that include detailed notes, videos, practice calculations, Quick Fire Five knowledge and essay practice questions, all with suggested solutions. They are designed to offer quality and excellent value for money.
The 424 slides cover the following areas:
Business Change; Risk Management; PEST (Political); PEST (Economic); PEST (Social); PEST (Technological); Legal Issues Facing a Firm; Business Ethics; Business and the Environment; International Trade; Globalisation; The European Union.
A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of managing organisational culture by businesses and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the impact of the social and technological environment on strategic and functional decision making. It specifically examines demographic changes and population movements including urbanisation and migration, changes in consumer lifestyle and buying behaviour and the growth of online businesses. It also analyses Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), including the difference between the stakeholder and shareholder approach and Carroll’s Corporate Social Responsibility pyramid. Technological changes are also considered and include an assessment of change upon the functional areas of a firm. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.
My Power Point presentations are designed specifically to meet the academic demands of the Eduqas GCE Business course and will enable you to deliver specification specific content through the use of high quality, well presented and researched notes plus summary revision questions, calculation practice questions, and essay practice all supplied with suggested answers.
I have thoroughly prepared each and every slide to ensure its relevance to the demands of the Eduqas specification and this will save you time having to prepare your own materials.
Your support is much appreciated as I try to develop a range of materials to cover the specific needs of teachers and students across all exam boards.
Presentations include:
Clear learning objectives relevant to the Eduqas specification
Colourful, accurate and well presented materials
Links to video materials (where appropriate)
Quick Fire Five questions to assess immediate student understanding of the topic.
Practice calculation questions with solutions to assess quantitative skills.
Essay practice questions to develop analysis and evaluation skills.
14 presentations in total that cover the exact demands of the course.
The latest in the series of marketing notes designed for GCSE Business Studies students. They are primarily intended for learning support departments but maybe of use wider afield. This topic looks at the area of Supply and Demand Curves.
These are two Power Points aimed at helping students to identify those topic areas which have not yet been examined upto May 2011 and therefore are more likely to arise. There are some 'model' answers provided but these are obviously open to interpretation and are by no means perfect. Hope that this helps as my students found these useful.
The latest in the new AQA Business revision series. This sheet focuses upon the measurement of human resource performance and in particular it examines: labour productivity; labour retention; labour turnover; unit labour costs; absenteeism (non-AQA); employee costs as a percentage of turnover and the development and use of human resource development plans.
This has been used for many years now withtin the Business Department and has become something of an institution. They are set the challenge of creating a celebrity egg to illustrate the issues of packaging, product and promotion. It works well towards the end of the Autumn Term as a final wind-down.
Another in the series designed primarily to complement the teaching and study of A Level Business and with a focus upon the WJEC/Eduqas specification. This work book examines the concepts of flexible working, hot desking, zero-hours contracts, organisational design, delegation, spans of control, matrix management and centralisation and decentralisation. There are a variety of activities and questions provided and a supporting series of theory notes and case study articles to deepen understanding.
A Level AQA Unit 2
A revision handout that considers the role and impact of promotion and promotional strategies within the context of the marketing mix.
The latest in the series of revision sheets aimed specifically at the new A Level Business specification. This sheet focuses upon the establishment of financial objectives and looks at the distinctions between cash flow and profit; revenue, cost and profit objectives; the different measurements of profit (gross, operating and profit for the year); cash flow objectives; investment and return on capital employed; capital structure decisions and finally the internal and external influences upon financial objectives.
The latest in the new AQA Business specification revision sheets looks at the concept of business finance. It considers short and long-term sources of finance and also the internal and external sources of finance. Specifically it then looks at: sale of assets; venture capital; owner’s equity; bank loans; debentures; share capital; debt factoring; crowd funding; mortgages; retained profit; venture capital; business angels and bank overdrafts. It considers the key benefits and drawbacks of each source of finance and finishes by considering the ways in which businesses decide upon appropriate sources of finance.
A revision sheet designed specifically for the new AQA Business specification but which is relevant to all boards. This sheet looks at the four major financial elements that face business: cash flow forecasts; budgets; break-even analysis and profitability ratios. These topic areas are substantial and the 10 pages cover the different types of budget; methods of setting budgets; sources of budgetary information; variance analysis; cash flow forecast benefits and drawbacks; cash flow forecast structures; contribution analysis; margin of safety; break even analysis; gross, operating and profit for the year margins and finally the usefulness of financial information in the reaching of decisions.