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) Structure: o hierarchy o chain of command o span of control o centralised and decentralised b) Types of structure: o tall o flat o matrix c) Impact of different organisational structures on business efficiency and motivation Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Recruitment and selection process: o internal versus external recruitment b) Costs of recruitment, selection and training c) Types of training: o induction o on-the-job o off-the-job Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Leadership: o the distinction between management and leadership b) Types of leadership style: o autocratic o paternalistic o democratic o laissez-faire Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Characteristics and skills required b) Reasons why people set up businesses: o financial motives: profit maximisation and profit satisficing o non-financial motives: ethical stance, social entrepreneurship, independence and home working Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Survival b) Profit maximisation c) Other objectives: o sales maximisation o market share o cost efficiency o employee welfare o customer satisfaction o social objectives 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) The difficulties in developing from an entrepreneur to a leader Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Opportunity cost b) Choices and potential trade-offs Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Sources of finance: o family and friends o banks o peer-to-peer funding o business angels o crowd funding o other businesses b) Methods of finance: o loans o share capital o venture capital o overdrafts o leasing o trade credit o grants Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Purpose of sales forecasts b) Factors affecting sales forecasts: o consumer trends o economic variables o actions of competitors c) Difficulties of sales forecasting Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Relevance of a business plan in obtaining finance b) Interpretation of a simple cash-flow forecast and calculations based on changes in the cash-flow variables c) Use and limitations of a cash-flow forecast Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Owner’s capital: personal savings b) Retained profit c) Sale of assets Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Contribution: selling price – variable cost per unit b) Break-even point: o total fixed costs + total variable costs = total revenue c) Using contribution to calculate the break-even point d) Margin of safety e) Interpretation of break-even charts f) Limitations of break-even analysis Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Purpose of budgets b) Types of budget: o historical figures o zero based c) Variance analysis d) Difficulties of budgeting Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Statement of financial position (balance sheet): o measuring liquidity: calculating current ratio and acid test ratio o ways to improve liquidity b) Working capital and its management: the importance of cash Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Capacity utilisation: o current output (divided by) maximum possible output (x 100) b) Implications of under- and over-utilisation of capacity c) Ways of improving capacity utilisation Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

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

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. This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

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. This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation