Business Studies A2

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7.1a Mission Statements
Corporate plan definition,
Mission statement definition,
Is a mission statement a qualitat...
13  cards
7.1b SWOT
Swot analysis definition,
Swot meaning,
External opportunities definition
5  cards
7.1c Strategy
Business strategy definition,
Are strategic decisions short med...,
How are strategies formed
9  cards
7.2a Balance Sheets
What are balance sheets,
What can balance sheets be used t...,
Equity formula
24  cards
7.2b Income Statements
What does an income statement show,
What is the purpose of an income ...,
Income statement order
18  cards
7.2c Assessing Financial Performance
What are the ways in which financ...,
Intra firm definition,
Inter firm definition
9  cards
7.2d Ratios - ROCE
Ratio analysis involves what,
Ratios compare what,
What does roce stand for
12  cards
7.2e Ratios - Current Ratio (Liquidity)
What do current ratios measure,
What is liquidity,
Current ratio formula
7  cards
7.2f Ratios - Gearing
What are the two main sources of ...,
What does gearing show,
Is lower or higher gearing usuall...
14  cards
7.2g Ratios - Efficiency
What do financial efficiency rati...,
Payable days creditor days formula,
What does payable days tell us
19  cards
7.3a Using Non-Financial Data to Analyse Performance
Performance metrics are used in a...,
Difficulties in using marketing h...,
What are the models created to ju...
3  cards
7.3b Core Competences
Core competences definition,
What is a key strategy of core co...,
Businesses must not assume what w...
4  cards
7.3c Assessing Short and Long Term Performance
Short termism definition,
Why might a business take a short...,
How does short termism affect the...
7  cards
7.3d Kaplan and Norton
What did the kaplan and norton ba...,
What is the aim of the kaplan and...,
What are the four perspectives of...
14  cards
7.3e Elkington
What did elkington suggest,
What was the traditional bottom l...,
Advantages of elkingtons theory
5  cards
7.4a Political and Legal: Scope and Effects of Competition Law
Legislation and regulation protec...,
Main roles of business legislation,
What is the aim of competition po...
16  cards
7.4b Political and Legal: Scope and Effects of Labour Market Law
What is employment law aimed at,
What are the characteristics prot...,
Examples of discrimination laws a...
22  cards
7.4c Political and Legal: Scope and Effects of Labour Market Law
Costs of business on the environment,
Key environmental issues for busi...,
Main environmental regulations
12  cards
7.4d Political and Legal: Enterprise
Entrepreneur definition,
Enterprise definition,
Rewards for enterprise
5  cards
7.4e Political and Legal: Regulation, Impact of Policy on Infrastructure and Trade
Infrastructure definition,
How does infrastructure spending ...,
Where is the uk ranked in the wor...
21  cards
7.5a Economy - Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle
Economic influences,
Microeconomics definition,
Macroeconomics definition
29  cards
7.5b Exchange Rates
What do exchange rates represent,
How does a currencys value change,
Where does the demand for the pou...
11  cards
7.5c Inflation
Inflation definition,
How is inflation calculated,
What are the two types of inflation
22  cards
7.5d Government Economic Policies
Any government can use macroecono...,
Governments have a choice of 5 ke...,
What is a problem for governments...
28  cards
7.5e Economy: International Trade
What is the european union,
The eu allows free movement of wh...,
Opportunities for uk businesses f...
32  cards
7.6a The Social Environment: Ethics
What does the social environment ...,
The social environment is split i...,
What does demographics involve
27  cards
7.6b The Social Environment and CSR
What are negative externalities a...,
Negative externalities definition,
Do businesses pay for negative ex...
24  cards
7.6c The Social Environment: Ethics
Ethics definition,
Internal pressures to be ethical,
External pressures to be ethical
8  cards
7.7 Technology
Aspects of technology in business,
Technological innovations can be ...,
Opportunities of new technology
9  cards
7.8 The Competitive Environment: Porter's Five Competitive Forces
What is an important external inf...,
Opportunities of competition,
Threats of competition
22  cards
7.9a Investment Appraisal - Payback
Investment definition,
Investment decision making defini...,
Reasons for investment
12  cards
7.9b Making Investment Decisions - ARR
Arr meaning,
What can arr be compared with,
Arr formula
7  cards
7.9c Making Investment Decisions - NPV
Npv meaning,
What is npv based on,
What does a discount table show
6  cards
7.9d Making Investment Decisions - Qualitative Factors and Making Decisions
What are qualitative factors base...,
Qualitative factors to consider,
Ways to check if investment appra...
5  cards
8.1 a Ansoff Matrix
What is the ansoff matrix,
What is the output from the matrix,
What are the four growth strategi...
29  cards
8.2a Porter's Generic Strategies
Competitive advantage definition,
Three genetic strategies that por...,
Four areas in generic strategy di...
20  cards
8.2b Bowman's Strategic Clock
What does bowmans strategic clock...,
What two concepts is the bowmans ...,
The eight positions on bowmans st...
35  cards
8.2c Competitive Advantage
Two main types of competitive adv...,
What is a comparative advantage,
What are the two options for a bu...
6  cards
9.1a Growth and Retrenchment
Reasons a business would wish to ...,
What are the two types of growth,
What is organic growth also known as
26  cards
9.1b Mergers and Takeovers
Merger definition,
What happens to a shareholders sh...,
Takeover definition
19  cards
9.1c Ventures
Corporate venturing definition,
Venture capitalists business ange...,
What is an alternative source of ...
9  cards
9.1d Franchising
What does a franchise involve,
Franchisee definition,
Franchisor definition
8  cards
9.1e Economies of Scale
When do economies of scale arise,
Average cost per unit formula,
When does minimum efficient scale...
20  cards
9.1f Diseconomies of Scale
Diseconomies of scale definition,
Types of diseconomies of scale,
What happens in co ordination dis...
10  cards
9.1g Other Issues With Growth
When do economies of scope occur,
Example of a business that benefi...,
How do economies of scope work
19  cards
9.1h Greiner's Growth Model
What does greiners growth model d...,
What are the two axes on the model,
What does greiners growth model i...
19  cards
9.2a Innovation
Invention definition,
Innovation definition,
What does innovation include
16  cards
9.2b Methods of Innovation
Ways to innovate,
R d definition,
How does r d support innovation
18  cards
9.2c Protecting an Innovation
A business is more likely to see ...,
Intellectual property definition,
What is the problem with ip
12  cards
9.3a Internationalisation
International market definition,
Reasons to go international,
How a business benefits from inte...
5  cards
9.3b Off-Shoring and Re-Shoring
Disadvantages of manufacturing in...,
Offshoring definition,
How firms benefit from offshoring
8  cards
9.3c Methods of Entering International Markets
Main methods a business could use...,
How risky is exporting compared t...,
What are the two ways of exporting
20  cards
9.3d Influences on Buying and Producing Abroad
Reasons a firm buys products from...,
Ways a firm ensures success of bu...,
Reasons a firm sells products abroad
31  cards
9.4a Digital Technology: E-Commerce
Four things a business could use ...,
M commerce definition,
Reasons to use m commerce
5  cards
9.4b The Impact of Commerce on Functional Areas
What are the impacts of e commerc...,
What are the impacts of e commerc...,
What are the impacts of e commerc...
7  cards
9.4c Other Uses of Data Technology
Big data definition,
What are the four vs that the big...,
Ways big data can be used
11  cards
9.4d The Value of Digital Technology and its Impact on Functional Areas of a Business
Value of digital technology to bu...,
Issues with digital technology
2  cards
10.1a Causes Of And Pressures For Change
What does change management involve,
Causes and pressures of change,
Types of change
14  cards
10.1b Lewin's Force Field Analysis
What are the four aspects of change,
Force field analysis definition,
Change can only occur when
3  cards
10.1c Flexible Organisations
Flexible organisation definition,
Businesses need to have structure...,
Problems of being a flexible orga...
14  cards
10.1d Value of Knowledge and Information Management
Knowledge and information managem...,
Value of managing information and...,
Example of knowledge and informat...
3  cards
10.1e Kotter and Schlesinger
Barriers to change,
Factors that limit the success of...,
Examples of resistance to change
18  cards
10.2a What is Culture?
Culture definition,
Culture may change over time beca...,
What does culture consist of
5  cards
10.2b Handy's Cultural Model
What are cultural models,
What did handy identify,
Each culture suggested by handy i...
12  cards
10.2c Hofstede's Cultural Model
What did hofstede suggest,
How did hofstedes cultural model ...,
What are the six dimensions in ho...
37  cards
10.2d Influences on Culture
Parts of the cultural web what im...,
What does symbols and titles include,
What does language or jargon refe...
6  cards
10.3a Strategic Implementation
Strategy definition,
Strategic implementation definition,
What does strategic implementatio...
14  cards
10.3b Network Analysis (CPA)
Critical path analysis definition,
Information needed for cpa,
What does cpa calculate
14  cards
10.3d CPA - Interpretation
What does the critical path show,
What does is mean if there is no ...,
What does the float show
6  cards
10.4a The Value of Strategic Planning
Strategic plan definition,
Why do strategic decisions have t...,
Reasons strategies might fail
13  cards
10.4b Why Strategies Fail
Reasons why divorce of control ca...,
Why would giving directors freedo...,
What does a corporate governance ...
24  cards
Business Examples
Bosch environmental r d investment,
Bosch exchange program,
Starbucks sustainable coffe chall...
84  cards
Formulae
Revenue,
Profit,
Market capitalisation
47  cards
7.6c - The Social Environment (Ethics)
0  cards

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