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The specification

All themes & topics

The full Edexcel A-Level Business specification, organised exactly as Pearson sets it. Click into any theme for notes on each sub-topic.

Theme 1 · A-Level

Marketing & People

Foundations of business: meeting customer needs, the market, marketing mix and managing people.

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1.1
Meeting customer needs →
Mass & niche markets · Market research · Market positioning
1.2
The market →
Demand · Supply · Markets & equilibrium · Price elasticity of demand · Income elasticity
1.3
Marketing mix and strategy →
Product/service design · Promotion · Pricing strategies · Distribution · Marketing strategy
1.4
Managing people →
Approaches to staffing · Recruitment, selection & training · Organisational design · Motivation in theory & practice · Leadership
1.5
Entrepreneurs & leaders →
Role of an entrepreneur · Entrepreneurial motives · Business objectives · Forms of business · Business choices · Moving from entrepreneur to leader
Theme 2 · A-Level

Managing Business Activities

Raising finance, financial planning, managing finance, resource management and external influences.

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2.1
Raising finance →
Internal & external finance · Methods of finance · Liability
2.2
Financial planning →
Sales forecasting · Sales, revenue & costs · Break-even · Budgets
2.3
Managing finance →
Profit · Liquidity · Business failure
2.4
Resource management →
Production, productivity & efficiency · Capacity utilisation · Stock control · Quality management
2.5
External influences →
Economic influences · Legislation · The competitive environment
Theme 3 · A-Level

Business Decisions & Strategy

Long-term decisions, business strategy, decision-making techniques and influences on business decisions.

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3.1
Business objectives & strategy →
Corporate objectives · Theories of corporate strategy · SWOT analysis · Impact of external influences
3.2
Business growth →
Growth · Mergers & takeovers · Organic growth · Reasons for staying small
3.3
Decision-making techniques →
Quantitative sales forecasting · Investment appraisal · Decision trees · Critical Path Analysis
3.4
Influences on business decisions →
Corporate influences · Corporate culture · Shareholders vs stakeholders · Business ethics
3.5
Assessing competitiveness →
Interpretation of financial statements · Ratio analysis · Human resources
3.6
Managing change →
Causes & effects of change · Key factors in change · Scenario planning
Theme 4 · A-Level

Global Business

Globalisation, global markets and business expansion, global marketing, and global industries & companies (multinationals).

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4.1
Globalisation →
Growing economies · International trade & business growth · Factors contributing to globalisation · Protectionism · Trading blocs
4.2
Global markets & business expansion →
Conditions that prompt trade · Assessment of a country as a market · Assessment as a production location · Reasons for global mergers/joint ventures · Global competitiveness
4.3
Global marketing →
Marketing approach · Marketing mix · Cultural / social factors
4.4
Global industries & MNCs →
Impact of MNCs · Ethics · Controlling MNCs