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

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.1.1 BUSINESS GROWTH (COMPLETE LESSON) 211 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: 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) Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.2.3 PROMOTION (COMPLETE LESSON) 223 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: Promotion: Appropriate promotion strategies for different market segments: advertising sponsorship product trials special offers branding The use of technology in promotion: targeted advertising online, viral advertising via social media, e-newsletters Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.2.1 PRODUCT (COMPLETE LESSON) 221 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: The design mix: Function, aesthetics, cost The product life cycle: The phases of the product life cycle Extension strategies The importance to a business of differentiating a product/service Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) The importance of employee motivation to a business b) Motivation theories: o Taylor (scientific management) o Mayo (human relations theory) o Maslow (hierarchy of needs) o Herzberg (two factor theory) c) Financial incentives to improve employee performance: o piecework o commission o bonus o profit share o performance-related pay d) Non-financial techniques to improve employee performance: o delegation o consultation o empowerment o team working o flexible working o job enrichment o job rotation o job enlargement Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 1.5.5 EXTERNAL INFLUENCES (COMPLETE LESSON) 155 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: The importance of external influences on business: possible responses by the business to changes in: technology legislation the economic climate Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Business 1.8.1 Measuring success in business: • revenue • market share • customer satisfaction • profit • growth • owner/shareholder satisfaction • employee satisfaction. Complete lesson with a PPT and worksheet By Sarah Hilton at 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

BTEC National Level 3 Business Unit 20 2016 (current) specification Investigating Corporate Social Responsibility This bundle covers: A Examine the CSR issues facing large private sector businesses B Investigate the benefits and drawbacks for businesses of adopting a CSR policy C Review the CSR record of a private sector business. There is a PowerPoint for every single learning aim and a worksheet to match it.

This is a PPT and a learning mat It covers the A1 of the BTEC business level 3 national Unit 18 creative promotion A1 The purposes of marketing communcations Written by Sarah Hilton For Revisionstation

This lesson is suitable for students that need extra support with the tricky topic of critical path analysis (CPA) It is written for students studying Edexcel A level Business but would also suit students on the Pearson International Edexcel A level business course. This includes a worksheet and a separate answer booklet in Word and PDF format Written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation

This lesson is suitable for students that need extra support with the tricky topic of ratio analysis It is written for students studying Edexcel A level Business but would also suit students on the Pearson International Edexcel A level business course. This includes a worksheet and a separate answer booklet in Word and PDF format Written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation

AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0 This lesson covers: Influences on the extent and methods of employee involvement in decision making Employee representation methods to include trade unions and works council How to manage and improve employer – employee communications and relations Value of good employer – employee relations This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton from Revisionstation

AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0 This lesson covers: Influences on the mission of a business Internal and external influences on corporate objectives and decisions Influences on corporate objectives should include the pressures for short termism, business ownership, the external and internal environment. The links between mission, corporate objectives and strategy The distinction between strategy and tactics The impact of strategic decision making on functional decision making Internal and external influences on functional objectives and decisions The value of SWOT analysis This lesson was written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0 This lesson covers: Porter’s five forces, how and why these might change, and the implications of these forces for strategic and functional decision making and profits An understanding of the five forces to include: entry threat (barriers to entry) buyer power supplier power rivalry substitute threat This lesson was 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 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 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) Quality: o control o assurance o circles o Total Quality Management (TQM) b) Continuous improvement (Kaizen) c) Competitive advantage from quality management Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.5.1 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURES (COMPLETE LESSON) 251 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: Different organisational structures and when each are appropriate: Hierarchical and flat Centralised and decentralised The importance of effective communication: The impact of insufficient or excessive communication on efficiency and motivation Barriers to effective communication Different ways of working: Part time, full time and flexible hours Permanent, temporary, and freelance contracts The impact of technology on ways of working: efficiency remote working Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation