GCSE and A Level Business resources
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AQA Business - Setting Financial Objectives
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 financial objectives. It starts with a look at the value of setting financial objectives, including the concept of a return on investment (ROI) and an understanding of the proportion of long-term funding that is debt. It then looks at the distinction between cash flow and profit and the three different types of profit (operating profit, gross profit and profit for the year). Revenue, cost and profit objectives are then considered, alongside cash flow objectives, investment and capital structure objectives. The presentation concludes with an examination of the key internal and external influences acting upon the financial objectives 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.
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AQA A Level Business UNIT 6 - Improving Human Resource Performance
A 5 part resource that includes detailed teacher PowerPoint resources covering Unit 6 of the A Level Business course.
PowerPoints include:
•Setting Human Resource Objectives
•Analysing Human Resource Performance
•Improving Organisational Design and Human Resource Flow
•Improving Motivation and Engagement
•Improving Employer-Employee Relations
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 - Improving Employer-Employee Relations
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 improving motivation and employee engagement. It starts with a look at the key influences acting upon the extent and methods of employee involvement in decision making. This specifically includes analysis of both trade unions and works councils. The presentation then examines how to manage and improve employer-employee communications and relations, including a look at the communication model and the role of IT in the modern business. The presentation concludes with an evaluation of the value of good employer-employee relations. 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 - Improving Motivation and Engagement
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 improving motivation and employee engagement. It starts with a consideration of the benefits of motivated and engaged staff and specifically considers the theories of Taylor, Maslow and Herzberg but then in addition also adds in the theories of Mayo and Vroom. It then examines how to improve employee engagement and looks at some of the main financial methods of motivating staff including the use of piece rate, commission, salary schemes and performance-related pay. The use of non-financial methods of motivation are also examined including another look at Hackman and Oldham’s job design model, job rotation, job enrichment and empowerment. The presentation concludes with an examination of key influences on the choice and effectiveness of financial and non-financial reward systems. 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 - Improving Organisational Design and Human Resource Flow
A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This is a very detailed presentation and is designed to cover the topic of how firms seek to improve their organisational design and also how they manage their human resource flow. The presentation begins with a look at job design and some of the main influences that act upon it. It specifically considers the work of Hackman and Oldham and analyses their job design model. Next, the presentation critically examines some of the main influences acting upon organisational design and this includes decisions relating to authority, span of control, hierarchy, delegation, centralisation and decentralisation. After a consideration of the value of changing job and organisational design, the presentation concludes with an examination of how managing the human resource flow helps meet human resource objectives. Specifically there is an assessment of human resource planning, recruitment, training, redeployment and redundancy. 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 Human Resource Performance
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 human resource performance and examines the calculation and interpretation of human resource data. Specific calculations include labour turnover and retention rates, labour productivity, employee costs as a percentage of turnover and labour costs per unit. The presentation concludes with an examination of the use of data for human resource decision making and planning. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test, practice calculation questions 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 Human Resource Objectives
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 human resource objectives. The presentation considers the value of setting human resource objectives, including a consideration of employee engagement and involvement, talent development, training, diversity, alignment of values, and finally the number, skills and location of employees. The presentation concludes with an assessment of the internal and external influences acting upon human resource objectives and analyses both ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ Human Resources Management (HRM) approaches. 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.
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AQA Business - UNIT 7 Analysing The Strategic Position of a Business
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.
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AQA Business - Complete Year 13 Course
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.
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AQA Business - UNIT 4 Improving Operational Performance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.