AQA AS/A-level year 1 : business / Brian J. Logan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Neil, author.

Series:

My revision notes.

My revision notes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business--Examinations--Study guides.

Business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Hoddler Education, 2015.

Summary:

Target success in AQA AS/A-level Business with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. With My Revision Notes every student can: - Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner - Consolidate subject knowledge by working through clear and focused content coverage - Test understanding and identify areas for improvement with regular 'Now Test Yourself' tasks and answers - Improve exam technique through practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid - Get exam ready with extra quick quizzes and answers to the practice questions available online

Contents:

Cover; Book title; Contents; 1 What is business?; Understanding the nature and purpose of business; Understanding different business forms; Understanding that businesses operate within an external environment; 2 Managers, leadership and decision-making; Understanding management, leadership and decision-making; Understanding management decision-making; Understanding the role and importance of stakeholders; 3 Decision-making to improve marketing performance; Setting marketing objectives; Understanding markets and customers; Making marketing decisions: segmentation, targeting and positioning

Making marketing decisions: using the marketing mix4 Decision-making to improve operational performance; Setting operational objectives; Analysing operational performance; Making operational decisions to improve performance: increasing efficiency and productivity; Making operational decisions to improve performance: improving quality; Making operational decisions to improve performance: managing inventory and supply chains; 5 Decision-making to improve financial performance; Setting financial objectives; Analysing financial performance; Making financial decisions: sources of finance

Making financial decisions: improving cash flow and profits6 Decision-making to improve human resource performance; Setting human resource objectives; Analysing human resource performance; Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow; Making human resource decisions: improving motivation and engagement; Making human resource decisions: improving employer-employee relations; Now test yourself answers

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 16, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4718-4197-9

1-4718-4196-0