UK · Subject guide
Business
A-Level Business (AQA 7132), against the DfE/Ofqual subject content.
01 · Overview
Business
A-Level Business (AQA 7132), against the DfE/Ofqual subject content.
- Subject guide
- A-Levels
- Topics mapped
- 10
02 · Complete topic map
Complete topic map
Every topic recorded for this subject in the curriculum is reproduced below in its full hierarchy. The descriptions reflect the mapped scope without implying additional exam rules.
- 01
What is business?
Introduces the nature and purpose of business, mission and objectives, different forms of ownership and the role of enterprise and entrepreneurs in a changing environment.
- 02
Managers, leadership and decision making
Examines management and leadership styles and how decisions are made using data, decision trees and an understanding of the influence of stakeholders.
- 03
Marketing management
Covers setting marketing objectives, researching and analysing markets and consumer behaviour, and designing and managing the marketing mix to meet customer needs.
- 04
Operational management
Looks at setting operational objectives and improving efficiency, quality, capacity, inventory and supplier relationships across goods and services.
- 05
Financial management
Addresses financial objectives, sources of finance, cash flow and budgets, break-even analysis, profit and the interpretation of financial performance.
- 06
Human resource management
Explores HR objectives, workforce planning, organisational design, motivation theory, employee engagement and the management of employer-employee relations.
- 07
Analysing the strategic position of a business
Assesses a firm's internal position through financial ratios and core competences and its external position using economic, political, social, technological and competitive analysis.
- 08
Choosing strategic direction
Considers how businesses select strategic options for products and markets, including the use of frameworks such as Ansoff's matrix and Porter's generic strategies.
- 09
Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies
Examines methods of growth and retrenchment, organic and inorganic expansion, the impact of globalisation and the use of digital technology to implement strategy.
- 10
Managing strategic change
Investigates the causes and management of change, scenario planning, organisational culture, and the challenges of implementing and overcoming resistance to strategy.
03 · Where this subject applies
Where this subject applies
These pathways and regions are explicitly connected to the subject in the curriculum.
Pathways and specifications
AS-Level
Advanced Subsidiary — the first year of A-Level study (standalone or first half of the full A-Level).
A-Level (A2)
The full Advanced Level — AS content plus the second-year A2 content.
Nations and regions
All registered regions
04 · Official sources
Official sources
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Public references
UK · EuraStudy Guides
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