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Subjects

Cambridge - Business Studies - 0450

  • Overview
  • Chapters

The aims describe the purposes of a course based on this syllabus. The aims are to enable students to:

· apply their knowledge and critical understanding to current issues and problems in a wide range of business contexts

· make effective use of relevant terminology, concepts and methods, and recognise the strengths and limitations of the ideas used in business

· distinguish between facts and opinions, and evaluate qualitative and quantitative data in order to help build arguments and make informed judgements

· appreciate the perspectives of a range of stakeholders in relation to the business environment, individuals, society, government and enterprise

· develop knowledge and understanding of the major groups and organisations within and outside business, and consider ways in which they are able to influence objectives, decisions and activities

· develop knowledge and understanding of how the main types of businesses are organised, financed and operated, and how their relations with other organisations, consumers, employees, owners and society are regulated

· develop skills of numeracy, literacy, enquiry, selection and use of relevant sources of information, presentation and interpretation

· develop an awareness of the nature and significance of innovation and change within the context of business activities

· acquire a foundation for further study of business or other subjects.

  • 1: Understanding business activity
    1.1: Business activity
    1.1.1: The purpose and nature of business activity
    1.2: Classification of businesses
    1.2.1: Business activity in terms of primary, secondary and tertiary sectors
    1.2.2: Classify business enterprises between private sector and public sector
    1.3: Enterprise, business growth and size
    1.3.1: Enterprise and entrepreneurship
    1.3.2: The methods and problems of measuring business size
    1.3.3: Why some businesses grow and others remain small
    1.3.4: Why some (new or established) businesses fail
    1.4: Types of business organisation
    1.4.1: The main features of different forms of business organisation
    1.5: Business objectives and stakeholder objectives
    1.5.1: Businesses can have several objectives and the importance of them can change
    1.5.2: The role of stakeholder groups involved in business activity
    1.5.3: Differences in the objectives of private sector and public sector enterprises
  • 2: People in business
    2.1: Motivating employees
    2.1.1: The importance of a well-motivated workforce
    2.1.2: Methods of motivation
    2.2: Organisation and management
    2.2.1: Draw, interpret and understand simple organisational charts
    2.2.2: The role of management
    2.2.3: Leadership styles
    2.2.4: Trade unions
    2.3: Recruitment, selection and training of employees
    2.3.1: Recruitment and selecting employees
    2.3.2: The importance of training and the methods of training
    2.3.3: Why reducing the size of the workforce might be necessary
    2.3.4: Legal controls over employment issues & their impact on employers and employees
    2.4: Internal and external communication
    2.4.1: Why effective communication is important and the methods used to achieve it
    2.4.2: Demonstrate an awareness of communication barriers
  • 3: Marketing
    3.1: Marketing, competition and the customer
    3.1.1: The role of marketing
    3.1.2: Market changes
    3.1.3: Concepts of niche marketing and mass marketing
    3.1.4: How and why market segmentation is undertaken
    3.2: Market research
    3.2.1: The role of market research and methods used
    3.2.2: Presentation and use of market research results
    3.3: Marketing mix
    3.3.1: Product
    3.3.2: Price
    3.3.3: Place – distribution channels
    3.3.4: Promotion
    3.3.5: Technology and the marketing mix
    3.4: Marketing strategy
    3.4.1: Justify marketing strategies appropriate to a given situation
    3.4.2: The nature and impact of legal controls related to marketing
    3.4.3: The opportunities and problems of entering new foreign markets
  • 4: Operations management
    4.1: Production of goods and services
    4.1.1: The meaning of production
    4.1.2: The main methods of production
    4.1.3: How technology has changed production methods
    4.2: Costs, scale of production and break-even analysis
    4.2.1: Identify and classify costs
    4.2.2: Economics and diseconomies of scale
    4.2.3: Break-even analysis
    4.3: Achieving quality production
    4.3.1: Why quality is important and how quality production might be achieved
    4.4: Location decisions
    4.4.1: The main factors influencing the location and relocation decisions of a business
  • 5: Financial information and decisions
    5.1: Business finance: needs and sources
    5.1.1: The need for business finance
    5.1.2: The main sources of finance
    5.2: Cash-flow forecasting and working capital
    5.2.1: The importance of cash and of cash-flow forecasting
    5.2.2: Working capital
    5.3: Income statements
    5.3.1: What profit is and why it is important
    5.3.2: Income statements
    5.4: Statement of financial position
    5.4.1: The main elements of a statement of financial position
    5.4.2: Interpret a simple statement of financial position and make deductions from it
    5.5: Analysis of accounts
    5.5.1: Profitability
    5.5.2: Liquidity
    5.5.3: How to interpret the financial performance of a business
    5.5.4: Why and how accounts are used
  • 6: External influences on business activity
    6.1: Economic issues
    6.1.1: Business cycle
    6.1.2: How government control over the economy affects business activity
    6.2: Environmental and ethical issues
    6.2.1: Environmental concerns and ethical issues for businesses
    6.3: Business and the international economy
    6.3.1: The importance of globalisation
    6.3.2: Reasons for the importance and growth of multinational companies (MNCs)
    6.3.3: The impact of exchange rate changes

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