134 Business A2 Level (Revision Notes)

Description134 Business A2 Level (Revision Notes) by Kashif AzizThis is a comprehensive and carefully balanced compilation of all the relevant topics that need to be essentially covered and understood by any A/A2 Level candidate who wishes to ace their Business As Level Revision Notes. We have managed to adopt a purely focused and goal oriented approach in this context that would enable students not only to grasp the content but also assist them in analyzing and evaluating individual components.Table of ContentsUnit-1 Business and its EnvironmentBusiness As Level Revision NotesEnterpriseBusiness StructureLocal, National and Multinational BusinessMultinationalsPrivatizationSize of BusinessExternal GrowthBusiness ObjectivesStakeholders in a BusinessExternal Influences On Business ActivityPolitical and LegalEconomic Constraints and EnablersSocialTechnological (Including the Internet)Other BusinessesDemographicEnvironmentalUnit-2 People in OrganisationsManagement and LeadershipMotivationHuman Resource Management (HRM)Approaches to HRMCooperation Between Management & WorkforceWorkforce PlanningRole of Trade Unions in HRMOrganisational StructureRelationship Between Business Objectives, People and Organizational StructureTypes of Structure: Functional, Hierarchical (Flat and Narrow), MatrixFormal and Informal OrganizationsDelegation and AccountabilityCentralizationLine and StaffBusiness CommunicationPurposes of CommunicationMethods of CommunicationChannels of CommunicationBarriers To CommunicationThe Role of Management in Facilitating CommunicationUnit-3 Marketing (A Level)What Is Marketing?Market Researchthe Marketing MixMarketing PlanningMarket PlanningElasticityProduct DevelopmentForecastingGlobalisation and International MarketingGlobalizationUnit-4 Operations Managementthe Nature of OperationsOperations PlanningEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Inventory ManagementCapacity UtilisationOutsourcingLean Production and Quality ManagementLean Production:Project ManagementUnit-5 Finance and Accounting (A Level)the Need For Business FinanceSources of FinanceCostsApproaches To Costing: Full, ContributionAccounting FundamentalsForecasting and Managing Cash FlowsBudgetsContents of Published AccountsInventory ValuationDepreciationAnalysis of Published AccountsInvestment AppraisalUnit-6 Strategic Management (A Level)What Is Strategic Management?SWOT AnalysisPest or External Environment AnalysisBusiness Vision/Mission Statement and ObjectivesBoston MatrixPorter’s Five ForcesCore CompetenciesCore Competencies and StrategyStrategic Choicethe Ansoff MatrixForce Field AnalysisDecision TreesStrategic ImplementationBusiness PlanCorporate Culture and Strategic ImplementationDeveloping a Change CultureManaging and Controlling Strategic ChangeContingency Planning and Crisis Management