Sarah Hilton has been a business examiner for over 20 years and a business teacher for longer. She is now a teacher trainer, business teacher and qualification developer. She runs the website revisionstation which provides smashing business teaching resources at budget prices.
Sarah Hilton has been a business examiner for over 20 years and a business teacher for longer. She is now a teacher trainer, business teacher and qualification developer. She runs the website revisionstation which provides smashing business teaching resources at budget prices.
NEW Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (135) 1 Role of an entrepreneur
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a) Creating and setting up a business.
b) Running and expanding/developing a business.
c) Innovation within a business (intrapreneurship).
d) Barriers to entrepreneurship.
e) Anticipating risk and uncertainty in the business environment.
Pearson Edexcel A Level International Business (134) 5 Leadership
This lesson covers:
a) Leadership:
• the distinction between management and leadership.
b) Types of leadership style:
• autocratic
• paternalistic
• democratic
• laissez-faire.
c) The difficulty of moving from entrepreneur to leader.
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New Pearson Edexcel A Level International Business (134) 4 Motivation
This lesson covers:
a) The importance of employee motivation to a business
b) Motivation theories:
• Taylor (scientific management)
• Mayo (human relations theory)
• Maslow (hierarchy of needs)
• Herzberg (two-factor theory).
c) Financial methods to improve employee performance:
• piecework
• commission
• bonus
• profit share
• performance-related pay.
d) Non-financial methods to improve employee performance:
• delegation
• consultation
• empowerment
• team working
• flexible working
• job enrichment
• job rotation
• job enlargement.
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Pearson Edexcel A Level International Business (134) 3 Organisational Design
This lesson covers:
a) Structure:
• hierarchy
• chain of command
• span of control
• centralised and decentralised.
b) Types of structure:
• tall
• flat
• matrix.
c) Impact of different organisational structures on business efficiency and employee motivation.
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Pearson Edexcel A Level International Business (134) 2 Recruitment
This lesson covers:
a) Recruitment and selection process:
• internal versus external recruitment.
b) Costs of recruitment, selection and training
c) Types of training:
• induction
• on-the-job
• off-the-job.
This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation
New Pearson Edexcel A Level International Business (134) 1 Approaches to staffing
This lesson covers:
a) Staff as an asset; staff as a cost.
b) Flexible workforce:
• multi-skilling
• part-time and temporary
• zero-hour contracts
• flexible hours and home working
• outsourcing.
c) Distinction between dismissal and redundancy.
d) Employer/employee relationships
• individual approach
• collective bargaining.
This lesson was written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation
Pearson Edexcel A Level International Business (133) 5 Distribution
This lesson covers:
a) Distribution channels:
• four stage: producer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer
• three stage: producer to retailer to consumer
• two stage: producer to consumer.
b) Changes in distribution methods.
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Pearson Edexcel A Level International Business (133) 4 Pricing Strategies
This lesson covers:
a) Types of pricing strategy:
• cost plus (mark-up on unit cost)
• price skimming
• penetration
• predatory
• competitive
• psychological.
b) Factors that determine the most appropriate pricing strategy for a particular situation:
• number of USPs/amount of differentiation
• price elasticity of demand
• level of competition in the business environment
• strength of brand
• stage in the product life cycle
• costs and the need to make a profit.
c) Changes in pricing to reflect social trends:
• online sales
• price comparison sites.
This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation
Pearson Edexcel A Level International Business (133) 3 Promotion and branding
This lesson covers:
a) Types of promotion.
b) Types of branding.
c) The benefits of strong branding:
• added value
• ability to charge premium prices
• reduced price elasticity of demand.
d) Ways to build a brand:
• unique selling points, USPs)/differentiation
• advertising
• sponsorship
• the use of social media.
e) Changes in branding and promotion to reflect social trends:
• viral marketing
• social media
• emotional branding.
This lesson was written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation
Pearson Edexcel A Level International Business (133) 2 Product service design
This lesson covers:
a) Design mix:
• function
• aesthetics
• cost/economic manufacture.
b) Changes in the elements of the design mix to reflect social trends:
• concern over resource depletion: designing for waste minimisation, re-use and recycling
• ethical sourcing.
This lesson was written by Sarah Hilton for Revsionstation
NEW Pearson Edexcel A Level International Business (133) 1 Marketing objectives
a) Marketing objectives
• increase market share
• increase revenue
• building a brand.
b) The product life cycle and extension strategies.
c) The Boston Matrix and the product portfolio.
d) The concept of ‘marketing mix’.
e) Marketing strategies appropriate for different types of market:
• mass markets
• niche markets
• business to business (B2B)
• business to consumer (B2C).
f) Consumer behaviour – how businesses develop customer loyalty.
Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (132) 5 YED Income Elasticity of Demand
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a) Calculation of income elasticity of demand.
b) Normal and inferior goods.
c) Interpretation of numerical values of income elasticity of demand.
d) The factors influencing income elasticity of demand.
e) The significance of income elasticity of demand to businesses
NEW Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (132) 4 PED Price Elasticity of Demand
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a) Calculation of price elasticity of demand.
b) Interpretation of numerical values of price elasticity of demand.
c) The factors influencing price elasticity of demand.
d) The significance of price elasticity of demand to businesses in terms of implications for pricing.
e) Calculation and interpretation of the relationship between price elasticity of demand and total revenue.
Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (132) 3 Markets
This lesson covers:
The interaction of supply and demand
The drawing and interpretation of supply and demand diagrams to show the causes and consequences of price changes
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Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business
Complete teaching resources for a whole lesson including a PowerPoint and worksheet
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a) Factors leading to a change in supply:
changes in the costs of production
introduction of new technology
indirect taxes
government subsidies
external shocks
Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business
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a) Factors leading to a change in demand:
changes in the prices of substitutes and complementary goods
changes in consumer incomes
fashions, tastes and preferences
advertising and branding
demographics
external shocks
seasonality
Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (131) 3 Market Positioning
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a) Product and market orientation.
b) Market mapping.
c) Market segmentation.
d) Competitive advantage of a product or service.
e) The purpose of product differentiation.
f) Adding value to products/services.
NEW Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business 131 2 Market Research
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a) Primary and secondary market research data (quantitative and qualitative) used to:
• identify and anticipate customer needs and wants
• quantify likely demand
• gain insight into consumer behaviour.
b) Methods of primary market research:
• surveys/questionnaires
• focus groups/consumer panels
• face-to-face/telephone interviews
• product trials/test marketing.
c) Methods of secondary market research:
• websites/social media
• newspapers/magazines/TV/radio
• reports
• databases.
d) Sampling methods:
• random
• quota
• stratified
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Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business 131 1 The Market
This lesson covers:
a) Mass markets and niche markets:
characteristics
market size and market share
brands
b) Dynamic markets:
online retailing
how markets change
innovation and market growth
adapting to change
c) How competition affects the market
d) The difference between risk and uncertainty
Complete teaching resources for a whole lesson includes PowerPoint and worksheet
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Edexcel GCSE Business 2.1.1. Business Growth
Complete lesson with PowerPoint and student worksheet
Covers these topics:
Methods of business growth and their impact:
Internal (organic) growth: new products (innovation, research and development), new markets (through changing the marketing mix or taking advantage of technology and/or expanding overseas)
External (inorganic) growth: merger, takeover
The types of business ownership for growing businesses:
Public limited company (plc)
Sources of finance for growing and established businesses:
Internal sources: retained profit, selling assets
External sources: loan capital, share capital including stock market flotation (public limited companies)