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Cambridge International AS and A Level
BusinessStudies
Peter Stimpson
Peter Joyce
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Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgement
Chapter 1 Enterprise
1.1 Business activity
1.2 Adding value
1.3 The role and characteristics of successful
entrepreneurs
1.4 Why some new enterprises fail
1.5 Enterprise benefits for the country
1.6 Social enterprises
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7.3 Inflation and unemployment how business
activity can be affected
7.4 Government economic policies how business
strategy can adapt
7.5 Exchange rates how business activity can be
affected
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Chapter 9 Motivation
9.1 Motivation
9.2 Taylors scientific approach
9.3 Mayo
9.4 Maslow
9.5 Herzberg
9.6 McClelland
9.7 Process theories
9.8 Motivation in practice Financial
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9.9 Motivation in practice Non-financial
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20.2 The production process
20.3 Adding value
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Chapter 28 Costs
28.1 Importance of costs
28.2 Classifying costs
28.3 Break-even
28.4 Uses of costing information
28.5 Costing methods
28.6 Using contribution costing
28.7 Full costing versus contribution costing
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37.2 Business plans
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37.4 Corporate culture
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37.6 Contingency planning
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Introduction
Purpose of this revision guide
Cambridge International AS and A Level Business Studies Revision
Guide has been written to support students working towards
this important qualification. The guide follows exactly the order
of topics contained in the current Cambridge International AS
and A Level Business Studies syllabus produced by Cambridge
International Examinations and the endorsed textbook
Cambridge International AS and A Level Business Studies published
by Cambridge University Press (Stimpson/Farquharson ISBN
9780521126564). The guide is so comprehensive that it will also
prove to be invaluable to students following other similar courses
such as AQA AS/ A level and IB Business and Management.
The Revision Guide has four main objectives:
1. Explain important subject content, concepts and
techniques using easily remembered approaches
2. Give a clear understanding to students of the key skills
that each type of examination question requires
3. Allow for practice at planning and answering
examination questions
4. Encourage students to avoid the most common errors
in their answers but include the most relevant points of
analysis and evaluation.
Note
Cambridge International Examinations bears no
responsibility for these answers or for the comments offered.
The style of each chapter follows the same format and the key features are:
Chapter section
Revision objectives
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Top
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Place
Planning
Methods of revising
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Examination skills
How can you use the skills and knowledge you have
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Introduction xi
They are also known as assessment objectives which means
the ways in which an examiner will assess or mark your
answer. Your answers need to demonstrate the following:
Application
This skill requires you to make a clear link between your answer
and the business in the case study (Example: Cambridge Papers
2 or 3) or in the stem of the question (Example: Cambridge
Paper 1). A clear link does not just mean mentioning the name
of the business or the names of the owners/directors of the
business. True application of an answer means that, for example,
your knowledge and understanding are being used to analyse
the problems this business may be facing or how an important
decision will impact on this particular business.
For example, if the question is: Analyse the advantages and
disadvantages of the piece rate system of payment for cooks in
Jamies restaurant, then an example of part of an answer which
is not applied would be:
The piece rate system encourages faster working by employees
and this may reduce the quality of the finished product. This
argument could apply to any business, not just a restaurant.
Here is an example of part of an answer that is applied:
If cooks are paid piece rate then they may concentrate
on preparing meals too quickly so food may not be cooked
properly causing customers to complain.
Application is a very important skill to demonstrate in
Business Studies examinations as different businesses will
respond in different ways to problems or ways of resolving
them or be affected in different ways by external events.
Without demonstrating this skill of application you may lose
about 25 per cent of the total marks but, in addition, you are
likely to lose marks for the skill of evaluation too.
Analysis
This skill requires that answers contain more than just
knowledge. Analysis can be demonstrated in several different
ways in answers to Business Studies questions. For example:
Evaluation
This skill requires students to draw conclusions from the
arguments used, make judgements which are supported
or make recommendations that are justified by preceding
analysis. To be really effective and to earn good marks the
evaluation should be rooted in the context of the business
featured in the data or case study which means the
judgement made must be applied to the business.
Before evaluation can be effectively demonstrated, the
answer must show evidence of knowledge, application and
analysis. Evaluation cannot just appear in an answer without
the building up of relevant and applied arguments, based on
subject knowledge, to support it. Many examples of questions
that require evaluation and students answers to them are
contained in this book.
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xii Introduction
being examined. It is very important that you understand these
command words so that you do not:
State
List
Define
What is meant by
Knowledge
Knowledge
Application
Analyse
Explain why
Explain the advantages and
disadvantages of
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Recommend and justify
Do you agree
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Application
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Assuming you have done your very best during the Business
Studies course and that you have followed the revision tips
above, what are the best ways to prepare for the examination
day itself?
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Acknowledgement
The following is reproduced by permission of Cambridge International Examinations:
Syllabus Name and Code
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International Business
Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Cambridge International AS and A Level
Business Studies 9707
Month/Year
June 2010
Chapter/Page in Book
Chapter 7, Page 42
November 2010
Chapter 8, Page 48
November 2010
November 2010
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November 2009
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June 2011
November 2010
Paper 33, Q1
June 2010
Paper 32, Q4
November 2010
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June 2011
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