Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (334) 2 Stakeholder model versus shareholder model a) Internal and external stakeholders. b) Stakeholder objectives. c) Stakeholder and shareholder influences: • stakeholder: that the business considers all of its stakeholders in its business decisions/objectives • shareholder: that the business should focus purely on shareholder returns (increasing share price and dividends) in its business decisions/objectives. d) The potential for conflict between profit-based (shareholder) and wider objectives (stakeholder). Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (334)1 Corporate culture a) Strong and weak cultures. b) Classification of company cultures: • power • role • task • person. c) How corporate culture is formed. d) Difficulties in changing an established culture. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (333) 5 Contribution a) Nature and purpose of contribution. b) Calculation and interpretation of contribution. c) Use of contribution as a decision-making technique. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (333) 4 Critical path analysis a) Nature and purpose of critical path analysis. b) Complete and interpret simple networks to identify the critical path. c) Calculate: • earliest start time • latest finish time • total float. d) Limitations of using critical path analysis. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (333) 3 Decision trees a) Construct and interpret simple decision-tree diagrams. b) Calculations and interpretations of figures generated by these techniques. c) Limitations of using decision trees. Written by Sarah Hilton by Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (333) 2 Investment appraisal a) Simple payback. b) Average (accounting) rate of return. c) Discounted cash flow (net present value only). d) Calculations and interpretations of figures generated by these techniques. e) Limitations of these techniques. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (333) 1 Quantitative sales forecasting a) Calculation of time-series analysis: moving averages (three period/four quarter). b) Interpretation of scatter graphs and line of best fit: extrapolation of past data to future. c) Limitations of quantitative sales forecasting techniques. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (332) 4 Problems arising from growth a) Diseconomies of scale. b) Internal communication. c) Overtrading. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (332) 3 Inorganic growth a) Mergers and takeovers: • reasons for mergers and takeovers • distinction between mergers and takeovers • horizontal and vertical integration • conglomerates • financial risks and rewards. b) Advantages and disadvantages of inorganic growth. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (332) 2 Organic growth a) Methods of growing organically. b) Advantages and disadvantages of organic growth. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (332) 1 Growth a) Objectives of growth: • economies of scale (internal and external) • increased market power over customers and suppliers • increased market share and brand recognition • increased profitability. b) The distinction between inorganic and organic growth. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (331) 4 Impact of external influences a) PESTLE (political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental). b) The changing competitive environment. c) Porter’s five forces. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (331) 3 SWOT analysis a) SWOT analysis • internal considerations: strengths and weaknesses • external considerations: opportunities and threats. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (331) 2 Theories of corporate strategy a) Development of corporate strategy: • Ansoff’s Matrix • Porter’s Strategic Matrix. b) Aim of portfolio analysis. c) Effect of strategic and tactical decisions on human, physical, and financial resources. Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This is an essay planning sheet for Edexcel A level business but it’s in Word so it could be adapted to any board. I use these at revision time with U6 students together with past papers and the model marked answers. They use these to plan answers to the longer questions and it helps to cement the techniques for exams of using the case study as evidence to support their points.