a) Push factors: o saturated markets o competition b) Pull factors: o economies of scale o risk spreading c) Possibility of off-shoring and outsourcing d) Extending the product life cycle by selling in multiple markets This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a student worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

a) Reduction of international trade barriers/trade liberalisation b) Political change c) Reduced cost of transport and communication d) Increased significance of global (transnational) companies e) Increased investment flows (FDI) f) Migration (within and between economies) g) Growth of the global labour force h) Structural change This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a student worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

a) Growth rate of the UK economy compared to emerging economies b) Growing economic power of countries within Asia, Africa and other parts of the world c) Implications of economic growth for individuals and businesses: o trade opportunities for businesses o employment patterns d) Indicators of growth: o Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita o literacy o health o Human Development Index (HDI) This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a student worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

a) Ethics of strategic decisions: o trade-offs between profit and ethics b) Pay and rewards c) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet which covers: a) Internal and external stakeholders b) Stakeholder objectives c) Stakeholder and shareholder influences: o stakeholder: that the business considers all of its stakeholders in its business decisions/objectives o shareholder: that the business should focus purely on shareholder returns (increasing share price and dividends) in its business decisions/objectives d) The potential for conflict between profit-based (shareholder) and wider objectives (stakeholder) This was written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Strong and weak cultures b) Classification of company cultures: o power o role o task o person c) How corporate culture is formed d) Difficulties in changing an established culture Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Corporate timescales: short-termism versus long-termism b) Evidence-based versus subjective decision making Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

a) Expansion of trading blocs: o EU and the single market o ASEAN o NAFTA (ON THE SYLLABUS but no longer in existence) b) Impact on businesses of trading blocs This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a student worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a Powerpoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Tariffs b) Import quotas c) Other trade barriers: o government legislation o domestic subsidies Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

a) Exports and imports b) The link between business specialisation and competitive advantage c) Foreign direct investment (FDI) and link to business growth This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a student worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a Powerpoint and a worksheet which covers: a) Small business survival in competitive markets: o product differentiation and USPs o flexibility in responding to customer needs o customer service o e-commerce Written by Sarah Hilton from Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Distinction between inorganic and organic growth b) Methods of growing organically c) Advantages and disadvantages of organic growth Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet which covers: a) Reasons for mergers and takeovers b) Distinction between mergers and takeovers c) Horizontal and vertical integration d) Financial risks and rewards e) Problems of rapid growth Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Objectives of growth: o to achieve economies of scale (internal and external) o increased market power over customers and suppliers o increased market share and brand recognition o increased profitability b) Problems arising from growth: o diseconomies of scale o internal communication o overtrading Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) PESTLE (political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental) b) The changing competitive environment c) Porter’s Five Forces Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet a) SWOT analysis o internal considerations: strengths and weaknesses o external considerations: opportunities and threats Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Edexcel A Level Business 3.1.2 Theories of Corporate Strategy (complete lesson) This lesson covers: a) Development of corporate strategy: o Ansoff’s Matrix o Porter’s Strategic Matrix b) Aim of portfolio analysis c) Achieving competitive advantage through distinctive capabilities d) Effect of strategic and tactical decisions on human, physical, and financial resources This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a Powerpoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Development of corporate objectives from mission statement/corporate aims b) Critical appraisal of mission statements/corporate aims Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Competition and market size Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) The effects on businesses of: o consumer protection o employee protection o environmental protection o competition policy o health and safety Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation