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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 Operational Performance
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AQA Business - Analysing Operational Performance

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A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business and modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of analysing operational performance. The presentation considers the interpretation and calculation of operations data and an assessment of how data is used in operational decision making and planning. It specifically examines the calculation and meaning of labour productivity, unit costs (average costs), capacity and capacity utilisation. 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 - Strategic Positioning
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AQA Business - Strategic Positioning

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A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. 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 Porter’s generic strategies. 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 - 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 and modified to reflect the 2023 changes. 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 - Managing Strategic Implementation
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AQA Business - Managing Strategic Implementation

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A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of managing strategic implementation by businesses and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers how to implement strategy effectively and the value of leadership in its implementation. It then looks at the value of communication and its impact on implementing strategy. The pack concludes with an assessment of network analysis. This includes an understanding and interpretation of network diagrams, amending network diagrams and identifying the critical path and calculation of total float. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a variety of practice calculation activities, 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 range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. 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 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.
AQA Business - Assessing Innovation
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AQA Business - Assessing Innovation

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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 assessing innovation and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the pressures for innovation and examines the concepts of product and process innovation. It then looks at the value of innovation before examining some of the main ways in which a firm can demonstrate innovation. This includes an assessment of Kaizen, research and development, intrapreneurship and benchmarking. The pack concludes with an assessment of how firms can protect their intellectual property rights using patents and copyright and the impact of innovation upon the functional areas of 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 - Managing Organisational Culture
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AQA Business - Managing Organisational Culture

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A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. 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, 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 - Political and Legal Change
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AQA Business - Political and Legal Change

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A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. 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. 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 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 - 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 range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. 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 evaluates a firm’s strategic performance. The resource concludes with an assessment of the overall value of strategic planning and the benefits of contingency planning and crisis management. 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 - Assessing Internationalisation
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AQA Business - Assessing Internationalisation

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A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of assessing internationalisation and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the importance of globalisation and the growth and importance of emerging economies to business. It then considers the basic purpose of international trade. Next it examines the various strategies that firms can use to access foreign markets before assessing the impact of multinational corporations upon global markets. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a practice calculation question, 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: Financial Ratio Analysis
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AQA Business - Analysing Internal Position: Financial Ratio Analysis

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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 financial ratio analysis and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the basic purpose of financial ratios. It then examines the key ratios of ROCE, Gearing, Payables and Receivable Days, Current Ratio and Inventory Turnover considering each of their strengths and weaknesses and providing suggestions as to how each could be improved. The pack concludes with a critical analysis of ratios and assesses their weaknesses. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, several practice calculation 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 - Assessing a Change in Scale
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AQA Business - Assessing a Change in Scale

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A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of assessing a change in scale and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the reasons behind business growth and retrenchment. It then examines the concepts of organic and external growth before analysing the key issues with growth. This includes economies of scale, economies of scope, diseconomies of scale, and overtrading. The pack concludes with a critical analysis of methods of growth including mergers, takeovers, ventures and franchising before assessing different types of growth including vertical, horizontal and conglomerate integration. 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.
Eduqas A Level Business - Employer-Employee Relationships
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Eduqas A Level Business - Employer-Employee Relationships

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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 employer-employee relationships. They explain the duties and rights of employers and employees including contracts of employment, health and safety, minimum wage and living wage, and dismissal. They examine the concept and importance of equal opportunities and then explain the role of trade unions including a brief historical look back at the development of unions and their role in the UK economy, what is meant by collective bargaining and the different types of industrial disputes that might arise between employer and employee. The slides conclude with an assessment of the role and impact of ACAS. 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.
Eduqas A Level Business - Motivation
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Eduqas A Level Business - Motivation

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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 motivation. They explain the benefits of a motivated workforce and then examine the motivational theories of FW Taylor (Scientific Managament), Elton Mayo (Human Relations), Abraham Maslow(Hierarchy of Needs), Frederick Herzberg(Two Factor Theory), Victor Vroom and finish with Porter and Lawler (Expectancy Theory). Financial methods of motivation are then considered with a focus upon piece rate, commission, bonus, salary, profit sharing, share ownership and performance related pay. Finally it examines non-financial means of motivation with a look at consultation, job design, job enlargement, job rotation, job enrichment, empowerment, team working and flexible working. It concludes with an evaluation of the impact of a motivated workforce upon a business. 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.
Edexcel GCSE Business - The Competitive Environment
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Edexcel GCSE Business - The Competitive Environment

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A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) 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 Edexcel 1BS0 specification. The presentation considers the main elements involved in a competitive environment and the strengths and weaknesses associated with competitors. It considers issues such as price, quality, product range and also includes a useful assessment of SWOT analysis and its use in business decision making. The pack contains a starter and plenary activity, class activities, knowledge questions, key word definitions and an examination style question, all complete with suggested answers.
Eduqas A Level Business - Aims and Objectives
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Eduqas A Level Business - Aims and Objectives

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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 is suitable for all boards. These slides and hand out are designed to support the delivery of the Component Two topic of aims and objectives. They explain the role of vision statements and their relationship to a business’s aims. They also explain how objectives are used by a business in order to achieve their aims and make use of SMART objectives and mission statements in doing so. They conclude by evaluating the value of value statements, objectives and mission statements and their impact on a business and its stakeholders. The slides contain the Quick Fire Five questions and also a practice essay (all with suggested solutions). In addition to the main PowerPoint a PDF copy of the notes has been provided to assist with pupil hand outs.
Eduqas A Level Business - Trading, Profit and Loss Account (Income Statement)
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Eduqas A Level Business - Trading, Profit and Loss Account (Income Statement)

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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 is suitable for all boards. These slides and hand out are designed to support the delivery of the Component One topic of trading, profit and loss accounts (income statements) plus the calculation and interpretation of gross and net profit margins. They explain the main components of a trading, profit and loss account (income statement) and the way that it is constructed. It then shows the calculation of gross and net profit and considers ways in which profit could be improved, before evaluating the calculations of profitability ratios to assess the performance of a business. The slides contain the Quick Fire Five questions, practice calculation questions and also a practice essay (all with suggested solutions). In addition to the main PowerPoint a PDF copy of the notes has been provided to assist with pupil hand outs.