A set of 4 case studies covering Edexcel A Level Business Studies 1.5.1 Role of an Entrepreneur, including:
a) Creating and setting up a business
b) Running and expanding/developing a business
c) Innovation within a business (intrapreneurship)
d) Barriers to entrepreneurship
e) Anticipating risk and uncertainty in the business
environment
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A set of 5 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business Studies 1.4.5 Leadership including:
a) Leadership:
o the distinction between management and leadership
b) Types of leadership style:
o autocratic
o paternalistic
o democratic
o laissez-faire
A set of 7 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business Studies 1.5.2 Entrepreneurial motives and characteristics, including:
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
A set of 8 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business Studies 1.5.3 Business Objectives, including:
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
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
All 45 case studies for 1.4 Managing people including:
1.4.1 Approaches to staffing
1.4.2 Recruitment, selection and training
1.4.3 Organisational design
1.4.4 Motivation in theory and practice
1.4.5 Leadership
Each case study is related to a real life business example, contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A set of 10 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business Studies on 1.5.4 Forms of Business, including:
a) Sole trader, partnership and private limited company
b) Franchising, social enterprise, lifestyle businesses, online businesses
c) Growth to PLC and stock market flotation
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
All 33 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business studies 1.5 Entrepreneurs and Leaders, including:
1.5.1 Role of an entrepreneur
1.5.2 Entrepreneurial motives and characteristics
1.5.3 Business objectives
1.5.4 Forms of business
1.5.5 Business choices
1.5.6 Moving from entrepreneur to leader
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A series of activities designed to stretch and challenge A Level Business Studies students.
These activities include articles, TED Talks, YouTube clips, Documentaries and Podcasts, all of which will facilitate wider knowledge and understanding of the key topic areas of the syllabus.
Activities come with a Cornell Note Taking template
A set of 147 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business Studies Theme 1: Marketing and people
Due to bundle size restrictions, the bundle excludes 1.2.3, 1.2.4 and 1.2.5 but if the bundle is purchased, and you email proof of this (the TES resource receipt email) to mrsstrickey@gmail.com, I will be happy to email the missing case studies to you.
Each case study relates to a relevant business, contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.