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AQA Business - UNIT 7  Analysing The Strategic Position of a Business
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AQA Business - UNIT 7 Analysing The Strategic Position of a Business

10 Resources
A 10 part resource that includes detailed teacher PowerPoint resources covering Unit 7 of the Year 13 element of the A Level Business course. This represents tremendous value for high quality resources and offers a significant saving against other commerical options or when purchased separately. PowerPoints include: UNIT 7 Analysing the Strategic Position of a Business •Mission, corporate objectives and strategy •Balance Sheets •Income Statements •Financial ratio analysis •Analysing internal position: overall position •Political & legal change •Economic change •Social and technological change •The competitive environment •Investment appraisal Each presentation contains extensive, detailed notes that are specific to the exam requirements of the AQA. These resources are designed to be engaging and accessible and all contain the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test or calculation questions and an essay practice (all with suggested solutions). In addition, each presentation is accompanied with a FREE student revision notes handout to assist with the delivery of the material.
AQA Business - Complete Year 13 Course
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AQA Business - Complete Year 13 Course

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An 18 part resource that includes detailed teacher PowerPoint resources covering the entire Year 13 element of the A Level Business course. This represents tremendous value for high quality resources and offers a significant saving against other commercial options. PowerPoints include: UNIT 7 Analysing the Strategic Position of a Business •Mission, corporate objectives and strategy •Analysing internal position: financial ratio analysis •Analysing internal position: overall position •Analysing external environment: political & legal change •Analysing external environment: economic change •Analysing external environment: social and technological change •Analysing external environment: the competitive environment •Analysing strategic options: investment appraisal UNIT 8 Choosing Strategic Direction •Strategic direction: choosing which markets to compete in and what products to offer •Strategic direction: choosing how to compete UNIT 9 Strategic Methods: How to Pursue Strategies •Assessing a change in scale •Assessing innovation •Assessing internationalisation •Assessing greater use of digital technology UNIT 10 Managing Strategic Change •Managing change •Managing organisational culture •Managing strategic implementation •Problems with strategy and why strategies fail Each presentation contains extensive, detailed notes that are specific to the exam requirements of the AQA. These resources are designed to be engaging and accessible and all contain the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test or calculation questions and an essay practice (all with suggested solutions). In addition, each presentation is accompanied with a FREE student revision notes handout to assist with the delivery of the material.
AQA Business - UNIT 4  Improving Operational Performance
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AQA Business - UNIT 4 Improving Operational Performance

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A 5 part resource that includes detailed teacher PowerPoint resources covering Unit 4 of the A Level Business course. PowerPoints include: •Setting operational objectives •Analysing operational performance •Increasing efficiency and productivity •Improving quality •Managing inventory and supply chains Each presentation contains extensive, detailed notes that are specific to the exam requirements of the AQA. These resources are designed to be engaging and accessible and all contain the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test or calculation questions and an essay practice (all with suggested solutions). In addition, each presentation is accompanied with a FREE student revision notes handout to assist with the delivery of the material.
AQA Business - Managing Inventory and Supply Chains
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AQA Business - Managing Inventory and Supply Chains

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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 inventory and supply chains. The presentation considers ways and value of improving flexibility, speed of response and dependability and focuses upon the concept of mass customisation. It then considers how best to manage supply so that it matches up with levels of demand for goods and examines outsourcing, the use of temporary and part-time employees and producing goods to order. The presentation also examines the key influences acting upon the inventory levels of a firm and includes an interpretation of inventory control charts (stock control charts), lead times, re-order levels and buffer stocks. It concludes with an assessment of the influences on the choices of suppliers and how to manage the supply chain effectively and the value of this to a business. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test, a practice calculation activity 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.
AQA Business - Improving Quality
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AQA Business - Improving Quality

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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 increasing efficiency and productivity. The presentation considers importance of quality before examining different methods of improving quality including the use of quality assurance, quality control, teamworking, and total quality management. The benefits and difficulties of improving quality are analysed and it concludes with an evaluation of the consequences of poor quality for a business. 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.
AQA Business - Increasing Efficiency & Productivity
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AQA Business - Increasing Efficiency & Productivity

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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 increasing efficiency and productivity. The presentation considers importance of capacity, efficiency and labour productivity to a business and then examines both the methods and difficulties of improving efficiency and labour productivity. The benefits of lean production are analysed, including an assessment of Just in Time methods. The lesson proceeds to then explain how to choose the optimal mix of resources (including capital and labour intensive processes), before concluding with a look at how technology is used to improve operational efficiency. 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.
AQA Business - Analysing Operational Performance
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AQA Business - Analysing Operational Performance

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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 analysing operational performance. The presentation considers the interpretation and calculation of operations data. It specifically examines the calculation and meaning of labour productivity, unit costs (average costs), capacity and capacity utilisation. The presentation concludes with an assessment of how data is used in operational decision making and planning. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, several practice calculations, 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.
AQA Business - Setting Operational Objectives
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AQA Business - Setting Operational Objectives

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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 setting operational objectives. The presentation considers the basic purpose of operational objectives and specifically examines costs, quality, speed of response and flexibility, dependability, environmental objectives and added value. The presentation concludes with an examination of the main internal and external influences acting upon operational objectives. 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.
AQA Business - Strategic Positioning
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AQA Business - Strategic Positioning

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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 strategic positioning and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation analyses the strategic positioning options available to a business with a specific reference to both Porter’s generic strategies and Bowman’s strategic clock. It analyses low cost, differentiation and focus strategies and then considers some of the main influences that act upon a firm’s positioning strategy. It proceeds to then examine the value of different strategic positioning strategies before concluding with an evaluation of competitive advantage and the difficulties firms face in maintaining their advantages in the modern market. 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.
AQA Business - Choosing Strategic Direction
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AQA Business - Choosing Strategic Direction

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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 choosing strategic direction and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation analyses the strategic options available to a business with a specific reference to Ansoff’s Matrix. It examines the 4 main strategic directions suggested by Ansoff and analyses their strengths and weaknesses. Specifically it looks at market penetration, market development, product development and finally diversification. It then concludes with an assessment of the reasons for choosing and the value of, different options with regards to strategic direction. 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.
AQA Business - Analysing Strategic Options: Investment Appraisal
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AQA Business - Analysing Strategic Options: Investment Appraisal

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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 investment appraisal and sensitivity analysis and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation analyses the strategic options available to a business with a specific reference to investment appraisal and sensitivity analysis. It examines the 3 main investment appraisal techniques of payback, average rate of return (ARR) and net present value (NPV), including how to calculate and interpret the results of each method. It then considers the factors influencing investment decisions including non-financial factors, risk and uncertainty, before concluding with an evaluation of sensitivity analysis. 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.
AQA Business - The Competitive Environment
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AQA Business - The Competitive Environment

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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 the competitive environment and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the impact of Porter’s Five Forces Model, how and why these factors might change, and the implications of these forces for strategic and functional decision making and profits. It specifically examines the different elements of Porter’s Five Forces model, including an understanding of entry threat (barriers to entry), buyer power, supplier power, rivalry and substitute threat. It then considers how the five forces shape competitive strategy and concludes with a critical examination of the model itself. 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.
AQA Business - Social and Technological Change
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AQA Business - Social and Technological Change

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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.
AQA Business - Economic Change
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AQA Business - Economic Change

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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 changes in the UK and the global economic environment on strategic and functional decision making. Specific areas that are examined by the pack include GDP, taxation, exchange rates, inflation, fiscal and monetary policy and the implications of a more open style of trade (free trade) v protectionism. The pack includes a variety of charts and tables to enable students to practice their analysis of real data as per the examination requirements. The pack concludes with a detailed examination of globalisation. It considers the reasons for greater globalisation, the importance of globalisation and finally the importance of emerging economies for business. 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.
AQA Business - UNIT 10 Managing Strategic Change
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AQA Business - UNIT 10 Managing Strategic Change

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This bundle of four PowerPoint and revision note topics, provides students with an indepth understanding of core areas relating to the AQA A Level Business specification. The pack contains notes abouts managing change, managing organisational culture, managing strategic implementation and concludes with the problems of strategy and why strategies fail. Specific topic areas include: The causes of and pressures for change Disruptive change Incremental change Lewin’s Force Field Analysis The value of change The value of a flexible organisational model Restructuring Delayering Organic v mechanistic structures Knowledge and information management Barriers to change Kotter and Schlesinger’s models The importance of organisational culture Handy’s cultural models Hofstede’s national culture models Influences on organisational culture Problems of changing culture How to implement strategic change Leadership and strategic change Communication and strategic change Network analysis Critical path analysis Strategic drift Planned and emergent strategies Divorce of ownership and control The value of strategic planning Contingency planning Given the inclusion of student revision notes, this pack represents excellent value for money and saves teachers hours of time in preparing notes.
AQA Business - Problems with Strategies and Why Strategies Fail
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AQA Business - Problems with Strategies and Why Strategies Fail

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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 the problems with strategy and why strategies sometimes fail and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the difficulties of strategic decision making and implementing strategy. It examines the key differences between planned and emergent strategies and considers some of the main reasons for strategic drift. It then analyses the impact of the divorce between ownership and control (including corporate governance), before evaluating a firm’s strategic performance. The resource concludes with an assessment of the overall value of strategic planning and the benefits of contingency planning. 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.
AQA Business - Political and Legal Change
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AQA Business - Political and Legal Change

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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 political and legal environment for the UK and EU. It examines the role of government in the encouragement of enterprise, the role of the regulator (CMA) the development of infrastructure, the environment and international trade. It then proceeds to analyse the impact of legislation relating to UK and EU competition law, the labour market (individual and collective labour laws) and finally environmental directives (WEEE). 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.
AQA Business - Managing Change
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AQA Business - Managing Change

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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 some of the different types of change encountered by a firm (internal, external, incremental and disruptive), Lewin’s force field analysis model, the value of change for a business, the benefits of operating as a flexible organisation (including restructuring, delayering, flexible employment contracts, organic structures v mechanistic and knowledge and information management), barriers to managing change and how to overcome barriers to change (Kotter and Schlesinger’s models). 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.
AQA Business - Managing Organisational Culture
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AQA Business - Managing Organisational Culture

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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 importance of organisational culture with a specific examination of the work of both Handy’s power, task, role and person culture and Hofstede’s national cultures, the main influences on organisational culture and concludes with the main reasons for and problems of changing organisational culture. 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.
AQA Business - Analysing Internal Position: Overall Position
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AQA Business - Analysing Internal Position: Overall Position

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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 analysing the internal position and overall position of a business and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the analysis of data other than purely financial statements to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a firm. It then looks at the importance of core competencies before examining short and long-term business performance. The pack concludes with an assessment of different methods of measuring and assessing a business’s performance, including Kaplan and Norton’s balanced scorecard model and Elkington’s triple bottom line. 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.